Person
Henri Charrière
Writing
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- Nov 16, 1906
- Died
- Jul 29, 1973
- From
- Saint-Étienne-de-Lugdarès, Département Ardèche, France
Henri Charrière was a French citizen sentenced to imprisonment for murder and transported to the penal settlements of French Guiana. His astonishing escapes became material for his published self-biography and the feature film "Papillon".
