Marc Ferro was born on December 24, 1924 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France. He was a writer and producer, known for Pétain (1993), Lénine par Lénine (1970) and Les malades passent à l'acte (1981). He was previously married to Yvonne France Blondel . He died on April 21, 2021 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France.