Edmonde Charles-Roux Net Worth
Edmonde Charles-Roux Net Worth is
$1.9 Million
Edmonde Charles-Roux Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Edmonde Charles-Roux was born on April 17, 1920 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. She is a writer, known for Coco Before Chanel (2009), Dimenticare Palermo (1990) and For Art's Sake: The Story of Ballets Russes (2009). She was previously married to Gaston Defferre. | Date Of Birth | April 17, 1920 |
| Place Of Birth | Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
| Profession | Writer |
| Star Sign | Aries |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | In 1946, she was hired as a writer for a new women's magazine, Elle. Two years later, she began writing for the French edition of Vogue, which named her editor-in-chief in 1954, replacing Michel de Brunhoff (brother of Jean de Brunhoff, the author of the Babar children's books). She promoted the careers of up-and-coming designers, notably Emanuel Ungaro and Yves Saint-Laurent. |
| 2 | Soon after the fall of France in WWII, her parents returned to their hometown, Marseille. She earned a nursing degree and volunteered to serve in an ambulance corps in the French Foreign Legion. At Verdun, she was wounded during an aerial bombardment of the field hospital where she was working. She was wounded again when the First French Army, to which she was attached, advanced into Austria. She was awarded the Croix de Guerre and the Legion of Honor. |
| 3 | Her father was a diplomat whose postings took the family from one international capital to another. She spent much of her childhood in Prague and Rome. |
| 4 | Former editor-in-chief of French Vogue. President of the literary circle the Académie Goncourt. |
| 5 | Her husband Gaston Defferre was mayor of Marseille from 1944-1945 and 1953-1986. |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coco Before Chanel | 2009 | book | |
| Dimenticare Palermo | 1990 | novel "Oublier Palermoe |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empreintes | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| For Art's Sake: The Story of Ballets Russes | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - Chanel Biographer |
| La traversée du désir | 2009 | Documentary | Herself |
| Passions d'opéra: Soixante ans d'art lyrique | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Le Goncourt des lycéens | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Yves Saint Laurent - Le temps retrouvé | 2002 | Documentary | Herself |
| Vivement dimanche | 2001 | TV Series | Herself |
| Bouillon de culture | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Thé ou café | 1996 | TV Series | Herself |
| Apostrophes | 1975-1990 | TV Series | Herself |
| Le divan | 1989 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Samedi soir | 1971 | TV Series | Herself |
Known for movies
Coco Before Chanel (2009)
as Writer
Dimenticare Palermo (1990)
as Writer
For Art's Sake: The Story of Ballets Russes (2009)
as Herself - Chanel Biographer
Yves Saint Laurent - Le temps retrouvé (2002)
as Herself