Philippe Beaussant was born on May 6, 1930 in Caudéran, Bordeaux, Gironde, France. He was a writer, known for New Reports from France (1964), The King Is Dancing (2000) and Retour au baroque (1993). He was previously married to Marie-Cécile Villedieu de Torcy. He died on May 8, 2016 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France.