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- Gérard Brach was born on July 23, 1927 in Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He was a writer and director, known for Jean de Florette (1986), The Name of the Rose (1986) and Bitter Moon (1992). He died on September 9, 2006 in Paris, France.
- In his 20s, Brach developed tuberculosis and spent five years in a sanatorium. Brach was also agoraphobic. During the last 10 years of his life, he hardly ever left the Paris apartment where he lived alone, rarely receiving visitors, except for the occasional director.
- French screenwriter, often in collaboration with Roman Polanski. Began in the industry as a press officer with 20th Century Fox.
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