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Georges de Caunes
Louis Georges Gustave de Caunes (26 April 1919 – 28 June 2004) professionally known as Georges de Caunes was a well-known French television and radio presenter, journalist, writer and producer whose career spanned over six decades in French language television and radio.
Biography.
Biography Career.
De Caunes joined broadcasting in 1945, shortly after the Second World War, there he translated Voice of America into French for the National broadcaster Radiodiffusion française. When television was launched in 1949, De Caunes became one
well-known actress in France.
He was awarded both National Order of Merit and the Legion of Honour by President François Mitterrand.
Biography Death and tribute.
Following a long time of illness, De Caunes died on 28 June 2004. Since his death, tributes rendered him, streets and avenues named after him. Writers of adventure books receive the "literary Prix Georges de Caunes" as the book festival in La Rochelle. Since 2005, the Festival Georges de Caunes, Human Adventure Sports and takes place in Vallauris