His science-fiction novel Planet of the Apes, where intelligent apes gain mastery over humans, was adapted into a series of five award-winning films that spawned magazine versions and popular themed toys. The film by David Lean won many Oscars, and Boulle was credited with writing the screenplay, because its two genuine authors had been blacklisted. Pierre François Marie Louis Boulle (20 February 1912 30 January 1994) was a French writer.He was born in Avignon, France.Boulle wrote many novels and short stories in French.Two stories became popular English language movies: Planet of the Apes and The Bridge on the River Kwai.

He used these experiences in The Bridge over the River Kwai, about the notorious Death Railway, which became an international bestseller. Planet of the Apes Science Fiction Desperate Games by. Pierre Boulle (20 February 1912 – 30 January 1994) was a French novelist best known for two works, The Bridge over the River Kwai (1952) and Planet of the Apes (1963) that were both made into award-winning films.īoulle was an engineer serving as a secret agent with the Free French in Singapore, when he was captured and subjected to two years' forced labour. A Noble Profession by Pierre Boulle A Noble Profession Thriller Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle. His science-fiction Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. Planet Of The Apes introduced audiences to the concept of a planet (spoiler: its Earth) taken over by our hairy brethren. The film by David Lean won many Oscars, and Boulle was credited with writing the screenplay, because its two genuine authors had been blacklisted. Boulle was an engineer serving as a secret agent with the Free French in Singapore, when he was captured and subjected to two years' forced labour. Pierre Boulle (20 February 1912 – 30 January 1994) was a French novelist best known for two works, The Bridge over the River Kwai (1952) and Planet of the Apes (1963) that were both made into award-winning films.

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. Pierre Boulle (20 February 1912 30 January 1994) was a French novelist best known for two works, The Bridge over the River Kwai (1952) and Planet of the Apes (1963) that were both made into award-winning films.

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