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Jean Chalon (born 8 March 1935) is a French journalist and writer. He first hesitated before a career as a Spanish teacher before deciding for journalism. He has spent most of his career at Le Figaro.

In love with nature, especially trees, and an admirer of famous women, Jean Chalon wrote and published the biographies of many female, holy or courtesan characters, writers or billionaires: Marie Antoinette, Louise de Vilmorin, Natalie Barney, Alexandra David-Néel, Colette, Liane de Pougy, Florence Gould, Thérèse de Lisieux ... but also of Lola Flores, a singer and flamenco dancer.

Chalon is a member of the jury of prix Alexandra-David-Néel/Lama-Yongden.[1]

In 1994, Chalon was awarded the Prix Marcel Proust for Liane de Pougy, courtisane princesse et sainte.

Bibliography

Prefaces

• La double tragédie de Misia Sert, by Alexander Rzewuski
• Francis de Miomandre, un Goncourt oublié, by Remi Rousselot, 2013

Postfaces

• Domme ou l’Essai d’occupation by François Augiéras

Distinctions

He was made a chevalier of the Légion d'honneur on 14 July 2011.

References

External links

• Jean Chalon on Babelio
• Jean Chalon on INA.fr (10 August 1979)
• Jean Chalon, un éternel jeune homme on Le Figaro (15 October 2007)
• J’ai vu Louise de Vilmorin devenir « Marilyn Malraux ». Par Jean Chalon on Paris Match (27 September 2010)

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