Denis Lalanne Explained
| Denis Lalanne |
| Birth Date: | 1 April 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Pau, France |
| Death Place: | Anglet, France |
| Nationality: | French |
| Occupation: | Sports journalist |
| Years Active: | 1955–2019 |
Denis Lalanne (1 April 1926 – 7 December 2019) was a French sports journalist who specialized in tennis, rugby union, and golf.[1]
Biography
As an adolescent, Lalanne attended boarding school in Seine-et-Oise, where he befriended Michel Bouquet. He then wrote for L'Équipe, a French daily sports newspaper. In this time period, he wrote several books on rugby, including Le grand combat du XV de France and La peau des Springboks.[2] [3]
In 1978, Lalanne led the commentary for the France-Scotland rugby match with Georges de Caunes, and the French Open.
His book Le grand combat du XV de France was adapted into a documentary film in 2006 by Serge Tignères and Étienne Bellan Huchery. A limited edition box set was released by the French Rugby Federation.
In 2011, Lalanne founded the Festival Singe-Germain in Saint-Germain-des-Prés with Jean Cormier, a sports and cultural festival.
Novels written by Lalanne include Un long dimanche à la campagne and Le devoir de français,[4] the latter of which was adapted into a film.[5]
He still had a weekly column for Midi olympique until his death.
In 2012, an award in Lalanne's name was founded by the French Tennis Federation called the Prix Denis-Lalanne. The prize is given to the best French-language article written during the French Open.
In April 2019, Lalanne published his last novel, Dieu ramasse les copies.
Denis Lalanne died in his home in Anglet, France on 7 December 2019.[6]
Works
- Jean Borotra - Roger Courtois - Jean et Maurice Prat (1955)
- La mêlée fantastique (1961)
- Le Grand Combat du Quinze de France (1962)
- Le Tennis (1963)
- Les Coquelicots de Cardiff (1965)
- La Girouette en deuil (1968)
- Géants du Rugby (1970)
- Les conquérants du XV de France (1970)
- Les nouveaux géants du rugby (1974)
- Dauga (Podium) (1975)
- Grand Chelem (1977)
- Nous reviendrons à Eden Park : le fabuleux roman de la Coupe du monde de rugby 1987 (1987)
- Golf 1987 : le roman de l'année (1987)
- Le grand combat du XV de France (1993)
- Un long dimanche à la campagne (1995)
- Le temps des Boni (2002)
- Rue du bac : Salut aux années Blondin (2002)
- Une table chez Romanoff (2003)
- Élissalde de pères en fils (2006)
- Dicovale : Le dico non officiel du rugby (2007)
- La peau des Springboks (2007)
- Chronique Coupe du Monde de Rugby 2007 (2007)
- Bergougnan : Un génie du rugby (2008)
- Le rugby est ma patrie (2009)
- Trois balles dans la peau (2011)
- Allez les gazelles (2012)
- Lignes d'avant(s) et lignes d'arrivée (2015)
- La Famille Rugby (2015)
- Rugbymania : French flair attitude (2016)
- Dieu ramasse les copies (2019)
Notes and References
- Web site: Disparition de Denis Lalanne, grande plume du rugby. 7 December 2019. L'Équipe. French.
- Web site: Le grand combat du XV de France. 4 November 1993. La Table Ronde. French.
- Web site: La peau des Springboks. 16 May 2007. La Table Ronde. French.
- Web site: Le devoir de français. 24 September 1974. Gallimard. French.
- 21 July 1978. Le Devoir de français. French. Paris. TF1.
- Web site: L’écrivain et journaliste sportif Denis Lalanne est mort. 7 December 2019. Sud-Ouest.fr. French.
