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Biography
Jean Gruault (3 August 1924 – 8 June 2015) was a French screenwriter and actor. He wrote 25 films between 1960 and 1995. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the 1980 film Mon oncle d'Amérique. Source: Article "Jean Gruault" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Awards & recognition
- David di Donatello — best foreign screenplay · 1981
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1981 · nominated
- César Award — Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation · 1981 · nominated
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Screenplay · 1980 · nominated
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Screenplay · 1970 · nominated
Filmography16 titles

François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death
1996as Self
1996as Self

Jules and Jim
1962Adaptation
1962Adaptation

The Taking of Power by Louis XIV
1966Writer
1966Writer

The Wild Child
1970as Visitor at Institute
1970as Visitor at Institute

The Nun
1966Writer
1966Writer

My American Uncle
1980Writer
1980Writer

Two English Girls
1971Writer
1971Writer

The Story of Adele H
1975Screenplay
1975Screenplay

Love Unto Death
1984Screenplay
1984Screenplay

Golden Eighties
1986Writer
1986Writer

The Green Room
1978Screenplay
1978Screenplay

Paris Belongs to Us
1961Writer
1961Writer

The Carabineers
1963as Bebe's Father (uncredited)
1963as Bebe's Father (uncredited)

Life Is a Bed of Roses
1983Writer
1983Writer

The Brontë Sisters
1979Writer
1979Writer

Marguerite & Julien
2015Original Story
2015Original Story