André Lafargue

French journalist and resistance fighter

André Lafargue (2 July 1917 – 18 July 2017) was a French journalist and theatre critic. He turned 100 in July 2017, two weeks before his death.[1] Lafargue began writing for Paris-Matin, later known as Ce matin, le pays, in 1947. A year later, he joined the Parisien libéré, later known as Le Parisien, in 1948. In the 1970s, he was the founding contributor of the theatre reviews in the newspaper. He retired in 1987.

André Lafargue
André Lafargue in 2012
Born
Jean André Lafargue

(1917-07-02)2 July 1917
Died18 July 2017(2017-07-18) (aged 100)
Paris, France
Alma materSciences Po
OccupationJournalist
Spouse(s)
(m. 1957⁠–⁠2017)
; his death
Children1 son, 1 daughter
Parent(s)Jean Lafargue
Florence

Lafargue died on 18 July 2017 in Paris at the age of 100.[2]

References

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  1. Vavasseur, Pierre (2 July 2017). "André Lafargue : 100 ans de résistance". Le Parisien. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  2. "André Lafargue, journaliste centenaire, est décédé". Le Figaro. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.

Other websites

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  Media related to André Lafargue at Wikimedia Commons