Jean-Marie Drot | |
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Born |
Nancy, France | 2 March 1929
Died | 23 September 2015
Chatou, France | (aged 86)
Nationality | French |
Education | École Normale Supérieure |
Occupation | Writer |
Jean-Marie Drot (2 March 1929 – 23 September 2015) was a French writer and documentary maker. [1] [2]
Drot was born in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle. He was the director of the French Academy in Rome from 1985 to 1994. [3] Drot and Giovanni Pieraccini, an Italian socialist politician, founded an organization, RomaEuropa, which initiated the Romaeuropa Festival, a cultural festival. [4] Drot is noted for his documentary work on Montparnasse. [1] [5]