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Boris Vian

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Also known as Boris Paul Vian, Vernon Sullivan, Baron Visi, Brisavion, Brise, Bison Ravi

French writer and musician (1920–1959)

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Boris Vian was a French poet, painter, translator, and engineer who was also active as a jazz trumpeter and lyricist. Born in Ville-d'Avray in 1920, he was educated at Lycée Condorcet, Lycée Hoche, and École Centrale Paris. His notable works include *Le Déserteur*, *Froth on the Daydream*, *I Spit on Your Graves*, and *Vercoquin and the Plankton*. He was a member of the College of 'Pataphysics and associated with the Zazou movement.

Vian worked for AFNOR and Philips Records. He used several pseudonyms, including Bison Ravi, Andy Blackshick, Xavier Clarke, and S. Culape. His musical output was characterized by the jazz genre. He died in the 7th arrondissement of Paris in 1959.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1920
Died
1959
Works
303

Top works

  • Les fourmis
  • L'homme au bras d'or
  • L'écume des jours
  • L'Équarrissage pour tous
  • J'irai cracher sur vos tombes

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Film & TV

Writing · Ville-d'Avray, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Boris Vian (10 March 1920 – 23 June 1959) was a French polymath: writer, poet, musician, singer, translator, critic, actor, inventor and engineer. He is best remembered today for his novels. Those published under the pseudonym Vernon Sullivan were bizarre parodies of criminal fiction, highly controversial at the time of their release. Vian's other fiction, published under his real name, featured…

Known for

  • Rage, Sex, and Jazz: I Spit on Your Graves by Vernon Sullivan — Self - Writer (archive footage)2022
  • Gainsbourg, toute une vie2021
  • Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort — Self (archive footage)2020
  • Vadim Mister Cool — Self (archive footage)2016
  • Hôtel La Louisiane — Self (archive footage)2015
  • Le cinéma de Boris Vian — Self (archives)2011
  • Boris Vian: The Jazz Life — Self (archive footage)2009
  • Le Bel Âge — Boris1960
  • Dangerous Love Affairs — Prévan1959
  • La Joconde, histoire d'une obsession — Mona Lisa smile teacher (uncredited)1958

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
France
Active from
1920
Active to
1959
french lyricistjazztrumpeter

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
121,783
Total plays
1,054,139

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Boris Vian (March 10, 1920 – June 23, 1959) was a French writer, poet, singer, and musician, who also wrote under the pseudonym Vernon Sullivan. He was born in Ville-d'Avray, near Paris, and educated at the École Centrale Paris. His works were often highly controversial, but his writing and performance of jazz songs gained the admiration of many famous names. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Boris+Vian">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    · 2020 · cited 15,964x

  2. The cBio Cancer Genomics Portal: An Open Platform for Exploring Multidimensional Cancer Genomics Data

    · 2012 · cited 15,168x

  3. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    · 2018 · cited 10,997x

  4. Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    · 2012 · cited 10,801x

  5. Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019

    · 2020 · cited 10,235x

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Music

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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Boris Vian, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Artwork

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Encyclopedic overview

Boris Vian ( French: [bɔʁis vjɑ̃]; 10 March 1920 – 23 June 1959) was a French polymath who is primarily remembered for his novels. Those published under the pseudonym Vernon Sullivan were bizarre parodies of criminal fiction, highly controversial at the time of their release owing to their unconventional outlook.

Vian's other fiction, published under his real name, featured a highly individual writing style with numerous made-up words, subtle wordplay and surrealistic plots. His novel Froth on the Daydream (L'Écume des jours) is the best known of these works and one of the many translated into English.

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