| Jean Pierre Conty | |
| Birth Name: | Jean Pierre Walrafen |
| Birth Date: | 9 December 1917 |
| Birth Place: | Merlebach (Moselle) |
| Occupation: | Writer |
Jean Pierre Conty, real name Jean Pierre Walrafen, (9 December 1917 - 12 September 1984) was a 20th-century French writer, famous for his spying novels.
The hero of most of his novel is Mr. Suzuki, a Japanese spy. He has also published under the pen name Jean Crau .[1]
In 1954, his play Affaire vous concernant is directed by Pierre Valde at the Théâtre de Paris. In 1965, he coauthored with Jean Bernard-Luc, a comédie-vaudeville which has now become a classic of the genre : Quand épousez-vous ma femme ?, staged on theatre with Michel Serrault, Jean-Pierre Darras and Maria Pacôme.[2]
Several adaptations in comic strips of the series Mr. Suzuki have been made by Jacomo:[3]
Robert Vernay has directed the cinematographic adaptation of Monsieur Suzuki prend la mouche in 1960 under the title: with Jean Thielment, Ivan Desny, Pierre Dudan and Claude Farell.
In 1953, he was awarded the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière for his novel Opération Odyssée.[4]