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Alain Boublil

Writing

Born March 5, 1941 · Tunis, French Protectorate of Tunisia [now Tunisia]

Also known as Franck Harvel · Jim Wild Carson · Franck Bristone

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Biography

Alain Boublil is a French national musical theatre lyricist and librettist, best known for his collaborations with the composer Claude-Michel Schönberg for musicals on Broadway and London's West End. These include La Révolution Française (1973), Les Misérables (1980), Miss Saigon (1989), Martin Guerre (1996), The Pirate Queen (2006), and Marguerite (2008).

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Awards & recognition

  • Knight of the Legion of Honour · 2024
  • Tony Award — Best Original Score · 1987
  • Academy Award — Best Original Song · 2013 · nominated
  • Tony Award — Best Original Score · 1991 · nominated
  • Tony Award — Best Book of a Musical · 1991 · nominated

Filmography6 titles

Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary

2010Writer

Les Misérables

2012Musical, Songs, Writer

Les Misérables: The Staged Concert

2019Writer

The Heat Is Back On: The Remaking of Miss Saigon

2015as Self

Great Performances

1971as Self

Killing Me Softly with His Songs

2022as Self