Jacques Maigne Explained

Jacques Maigne
Birth Date:4 April 1951
Birth Place:Toulouse, France
Nationality:French
Occupation:Writer

Jacques Maigne (4 April 1951 – 29 October 2020) was a French writer and journalist.[1]

Biography

Born on 4 April 1951 in Toulouse, Maigne graduated from the Centre de formation des journalistes de Paris in 1975.[2] He moved to Nîmes in 1977,[3] [4] debuting his career at La Provençal before joining the editorial staff of Sud. He was a regional correspondent, sent to the Middle East by Libération from 1986 to 1995. He then became a freelance journalist and cofounded the magazine In vino. In 1985, he received the Plume d'aigle from the Association nationale des aficionados.[5]

Maigne wrote about Latin America, bullfighting, rugby, gastronomy, Flamenco, and popular music. He produced 12 documentaries for Arte, including one based on a novel by Antoine Blondin.[6] [7] He also signed the text of illustrated albums.[8]

Jacques Maigne died from cancer of 29 October 2020 at the age of 69.[9]

Books

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maigne, Jacques (1951-....). BnF Catalogue général. French.
  2. Web site: Jacques MAIGNE. Centre de Formation des Journalistes. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180927165256/http://reseaucfj.com/annuaire/journalistes/910-jacques-maigne.html. 27 September 2018.
  3. Web site: Journaliste et écrivain nîmois, Jacques Maigne s'est éteint. 29 October 2020. La Gazette. French.
  4. Web site: Maigne Jacques. Occitanie Livre & Lecture. French.
  5. Web site: Tableau récapitulatif Palmarès ANDA. anda.aficionados.free.fr. French.
  6. Web site: Chapeau de roues. 28 June 2003. Libération. French.
  7. Web site: " Le peloton pelotonné ". 28 June 2003. L'Humanité. French.
  8. Book: Bernié-Boissard, Catherine. Boissard. Michel. Velay. Serge. 2009. Petit dictionnaire des écrivains du Gard. French. Nîmes. Alcide. 978-2-917743-07-2.
  9. Web site: Dernière faena pour l’ami Jacques. 31 October 2020. Libération. French.