
Boris Vian
Biography
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 a highly individual writing style with numerous made-up words, subtle wordplay and surrealistic plots. L'Écume des jours (Froth on the Daydream) is the best known of these works, and one of the few translated into English.
Vian was also an important influence on the French jazz scene. He served as liaison for Hoagy Carmichael, Duke Ellington and Miles Davis in Paris, wrote for several French jazz-reviews (Le Jazz Hot, Paris Jazz) and published numerous articles dealing with jazz both in the United States and in France. His own music and songs enjoyed popularity during his lifetime, particularly the anti-war song "Le Déserteur" (The Deserter).
Acting (12 movies)

Dangerous Love Affairs
1959

La chasse à l'homme
1952

A Girl in a Pocket
1957

Le cinéma de Boris Vian
2011

Rage, Sex, and Jazz: I Spit on Your Graves by Vernon Sullivan
2022

Hôtel La Louisiane
2015

La Joconde, histoire d'une obsession
1958

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1956

Le Bel Âge
1960

Vadim Mister Cool
2016

Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort
2020

Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances
1954
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances | 1954 | Writer | 
| Chères vieilles choses | 1957 | Writer | 
| I Spit on Your Grave | 1959 | Screenplay | 
| L'Herbe rouge | 1985 | Writer | 
| Bulles de Vian | 2009 | Writer | 
| Our Faust | 2015 | Writer | 
| The Cowboy of Normandy | 2015 | Writer | 
| Flowers | 2024 | Original Music Composer |