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Maurice Druon
Druon in 2003
Druon in 2003
Born(1918-04-23)23 April 1918
Paris, France
Died14 April 2009(2009-04-14) (aged 90)
Paris, France
OccupationNovelist
NationalityFrench
Period1942–2009
Notable awards • Grand Cross Legion of Honour
 • Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
 • Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
 • Prix Goncourt
 • Commemorative medal for voluntary service in Free France
Spouse
Geneviève Gregh
(m. 1938; div. 1954)
Madeleine Marignac
(m. 1968)
Minister of Culture
In office
5 April 1973 – 27 February 1974
PresidentGeorges Pompidou
Prime MinisterPierre Messmer
Preceded byJacques Duhamel
Succeeded byAlain Peyrefitte
Member of the National Assembly
for Paris's 22nd constituency
In office
3 April 1978 – 22 May 1981
Preceded byBernard Lafay [fr]
Succeeded byBernard Pons

Maurice Druon (23 April 1918 – 14 April 2009) was a French novelist and a member of the Académie Française, of which he served as "Perpetual Secretary" (chairman) between 1985 and 1999.

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