François-Marie Banier

Biography

François-Marie Banier was born on June 27, 1947, in Paris, France, to a middle-class family. A precocious talent, he developed friendships with wealthy arts patrons and artists from an early age, including Salvador Dalí and Marie-Laure de Noailles. His photographs of celebrities and public figures gained recognition, while his novel "Le Passé Composé" was published in 1971.