Jean Lacouture was born on June 9, 1921 in Bordeaux, Gironde, France. He was a director and writer, known for Un comédien lit un auteur (1979), Leclerc le libérateur (1994) and Far from Vietnam (1967). He was previously married to Simonne Miollan. He died on July 16, 2015 in Roussillon, Vaucluse, France.