Pierre Bénard
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Pierre Bénard was a French
journalist
.
Bénard was born in 1898; his father was clerk to an attorney. He began as a journalist in the 1920s, for L'Œuvre, where he held the judicial brief, and for Bonsoir. He was the author of upbeat novels and of many prefaces for works on contemporary law, at the same time doing large-scale reportages for various weekly publications including Gringoire
(from which he distanced himself in 1934).
He joined the Canard enchaîné in 1923, and became editor-in-chief there in 1936. During this period he was opposed to Jean Galtier-Boissière
, on the issue of French military intervention in Spain
.
During the Second World War, he participated in the beginning of 1944 in the underground paper of Défense de la France
. He also wrote in Combat and in the clandestine Lettres françaises; his articles were unsigned but written in an a characteristic style, identifiable by his pun
s, witticisms and incessant carriage returns.
After the liberation of France Bénard went back to editing weekly papers, but died shortly after on 22 December 1946.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
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Bénard was born in 1898; his father was clerk to an attorney. He began as a journalist in the 1920s, for L'Œuvre, where he held the judicial brief, and for Bonsoir. He was the author of upbeat novels and of many prefaces for works on contemporary law, at the same time doing large-scale reportages for various weekly publications including Gringoire
Gringoire
Gringoire can refer to:*Pierre Gringore*Gringoire a French newspaper between 1928 and 1944...
(from which he distanced himself in 1934).
He joined the Canard enchaîné in 1923, and became editor-in-chief there in 1936. During this period he was opposed to Jean Galtier-Boissière
Jean Galtier-Boissière
Jean Galtier-Boissière was a writer, polemist, and journalist from Paris, France. He founded Le Crapouillot and wrote for Le Canard enchaîné.-Bibliography:* Croquis De Tranchées. 1917...
, on the issue of French military intervention in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.
During the Second World War, he participated in the beginning of 1944 in the underground paper of Défense de la France
Défense de la France
Défense de la France is the name given to a group of the French Resistance during the Second World War.Essentially developed in the Northern Zone, Défense de la France distinguishes itself by an activity centred on the distribution of a clandestine newspaper created in August 1941 by a group of...
. He also wrote in Combat and in the clandestine Lettres françaises; his articles were unsigned but written in an a characteristic style, identifiable by his pun
Pun
The pun, also called paronomasia, is a form of word play which suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect. These ambiguities can arise from the intentional use and abuse of homophonic,...
s, witticisms and incessant carriage returns.
After the liberation of France Bénard went back to editing weekly papers, but died shortly after on 22 December 1946.