Henri Charrière

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Henri Charrière was a French criminal and memoirist best known for his autobiographical novel "Papillon," which recounts his dramatic imprisonment and escape from the French penal colony of Devil’s Island.

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instanceOf criminal
human
memoirist
writer
alias Papillon NERFINISHED
autobiographicalSubject his escape attempts from the penal colony
his imprisonment in French Guiana
basedOn his experiences in the French Guiana penal colony
birthDate 1906-11-16
birthPlace Saint-Étienne-de-Lugdarès, Ardèche, France NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath throat cancer
controversy historical accuracy of "Papillon" has been questioned
convictedOf murder
countryOfCitizenship France
deathDate 1973-07-29
deathPlace Madrid, Spain NERFINISHED
emigratedTo Venezuela NERFINISHED
escapeFrom French Guiana penal system
genre autobiographical novel
memoir
hasInfluenceOn prison-escape literature and films
imprisonedAt Devil’s Island penal colony NERFINISHED
inspired popular perceptions of Devil’s Island
knownFor dramatic accounts of prison escapes
languageOfWorkOrName French
laterResidence Venezuela NERFINISHED
literaryMovement 20th-century French literature
militaryService served in the French Navy
name Henri Charrière NERFINISHED
nationality French
nicknameMeaning "Papillon" means "butterfly" in French NERFINISHED
notableWork Papillon NERFINISHED
occupation convict
memoirist
writer
penalColony French Guiana NERFINISHED
publicationDateOfWork Banco, 1972
Papillon, 1969
sexOrGender male
spouse Rita Charrière NERFINISHED
subjectOf film "Papillon" (1973) NERFINISHED
film "Papillon" (2017)
workAdaptedAs 1973 film "Papillon" starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman NERFINISHED
2017 film "Papillon" starring Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek NERFINISHED
wrote Banco NERFINISHED
Papillon NERFINISHED

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Îles du Salut associatedWithAuthor Henri Charrière
Papillon mainCharacter Henri Charrière