Didier Decoin (13 March 1945 – 5 August 2026) was a French screenwriter and writer awarded the Prix Goncourt in 1977.
Life and career
Didier Decoin was the son of filmmaker Henri Decoin. He began his career as a newspaper journalist at France-Soir, Le Figaro and VOD, and radio Europe 1. At the same time he started writing.
While continuing his writing, he became writer in film and television (and adapted scripts for television as the major films Les Misérables, The Count of Monte Cristo, Balzac and Napoleon).
In 1995, he became the Secretary of the Académie Goncourt.
Decoin died on 5 August 2026, at the age of 81.