Frederic Dard

Novelist

Birthday June 29, 1921

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace France

DEATH DATE Jun 6, 2000 (78)

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About

A French fiction writer, he is best known for his San-Antonio adventure series, which includes nine titles. He wrote numerous other novels under multiple pseudonyms, including Frederic Antony, Verne Goody, and William Blessings.

Before Fame

He was born and raised in France. He published the first book in the San-Antonio series, Messieurs les hommes (Tough Justice), in 1967.

Trivia

He randomly chose his pseudonym San-Antonio (which is also the name of his famous fictional detective), by looking at a United States map.

Family Life

He married Odette Damaisin in 1940. He died in Switzerland when he was in his late seventies.

Associated With

He and Gaston Leroux both wrote detective fiction.