Jean-Claude Deret

Biography

Jean-Claude Deret was a French television writer, songwriter, actor, and author born Claude Breitman on July 11, 1921. He began his career as a songwriter in Saint-Germain-des-Prés before emigrating to Quebec, where he became a theatre and television actor. He returned to France in 1959 and created the popular television series Thierry la Fronde, which led to numerous writing credits, including children's books, detective novels, and plays.