Pierre Bénichou

Pierre Bénichou, Commandeur, (1 March 1938 – March 31, 2020) was a French journalist.[3]

Pierre Bénichou

Commandeur
Born(1938-03-01)1 March 1938
Oran, French Algeria
Died31 March 2020(2020-03-31) (aged 82)
Paris, France
Other namesBeau Pedro, roi du tango
Tonton Merguez
La Béniche
Bob du grand huit[1]
Le Président[2]
Le Rossignol d'Oran
La Josephine Baker du Maghreb
OccupationJournalist, Columnist
Spouse(s)Alix Dufaure
Parent(s)André Bénichou
RelativesPaul Bénichou (paternal uncle)
Vincent Lindon (stepson)

Early life

Pierre Bénichou was born on 1 March 1938 in Oran, French Algeria.[4] His father, André Bénichou, a philosophy professor, opened a private school after he was dismissed from his job for being Jewish in 1941, in the midst of World War II.[5] One of his father's pupils was author Albert Camus.[5] His paternal uncle, Paul Bénichou, was a historian.[5] His paternal grandparents were practising Jews.[5] He moved to Paris, France, in 1949.[5]

Career

Bénichou was a journalist.[6] He started his career as an intern for France Soir.[4] He joined France Dimanche in 1956.[5] He became a reporter for Jours de France in 1961.[4] He became the editor-in-chief of Le Nouvel Observateur, another magazine, in 1966, at a time when it was the most sold weekly newspaper in Europe[4] He subsequently joined Les Grosses Têtes, a cult radio programme on RTL that made him a staple name in France for decades.[4] He was also a contributor to Vivement Dimanche, a television programme hosted by Michel Drucker. A much loved figure, he was widely considered as a "monument historique" of French Media. [4][3][7][8]

Bénichou became a Commander of the Legion of Honour on 25 March 2016.[9]

Personal life

Bénichou was married to Alix Dufaure; she died in 2012. They had one son together, Antoine. [4] Actor Vincent Lindon is his stepson by his widow's first marriage.[4] Bénichou died on 31 March 2020.[8][10]

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gollark: Libraries don't, programs do.
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gollark: It serves a somewhat similar purpose.
gollark: For example, call out to the `gzip` program instead of dynamically/statically/whateverly linking zlib.

References
  1. Émission On va s'gêner, 30.
  2. Il était surnommé ainsi par l'humoriste Coluche. « Émission On n'est pas couché», 20.
  3. Giesbert, Franz-Olivier (1 April 2020). "FOG – Pierre Bénichou, un monument historique". Le Point.
  4. "Pierre Bénichou". Gala. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  5. Lacub, Marcela (30 August 2016). "Pierre Bénichou, après la fête". Libération. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  6. "Pierre Bénichou". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  7. ""Les Grosses Têtes" : Pierre Bénichou est décédé". RTL.fr.
  8. "Mort de Pierre Bénichou, ancien dirigeant de « L'Obs » et chroniqueur des « Grosses Têtes »". 31 March 2020 – via Le Monde.
  9. "ORDRE NATIONAL DE LA LÉGION D'HONNEUR : Décret du 25 mars 2016 portant élévation aux dignités de grand'croix et de grand officier" (PDF). Journal officiel de la République française. Présidence de la République. 27 March 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  10. "Death of Pierre Bénichou, former leader of "L'Obs" and columnist of "Grosses Têtes"". Archyde.com. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
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