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Romain Gary
Deceased

How Did Romain Gary Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 66
Also known asRoman Kacew, Émile AjarGenderMaleNationalitySecond Polish RepublicBorn21/05/1914Born inVilna, Russian Empire [now Vilnius, Lithuania]Died02/12/1980 (aged 66)Died in7th arrondissement of ParisCausegunshot woundWikidataQ157322 ↗TMDb#560055 ↗

Romain Gary, also known by the pen name Émile Ajar, was a Lithuanian-born French novelist, diplomat, film director, and military aviator. He is the only author to have won the Prix Goncourt twice. He is considered a major writer of French literature of the second half of the 20th century.

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Filmography6 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2022Racisé.e.s : Une histoire franco-américaineMovieHimself (archive)108
1975ApostrophesSeriesSelf61
1972Midi trenteSeriesSelf58
1967The Road to CorinthMovie—53
1964BackfireMovie—50
1958Small WorldSeriesSelf44