Pierre Bénichou

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Pierre Bénichou
File:Pierre Bénichou 2016.jpg
Born (1938-03-01)1 March 1938
Oran, French Algeria
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Paris, France
Other names Beau Pedro, roi du tango
Tonton Merguez
La Béniche
Bob du grand huit[1]
Le Président[2]
Le Rossignol d'Oran
La Josephine Baker du Maghreb
Occupation Journalist, Columnist
Spouse(s) Alix Dufaure
Parent(s) André Bénichou
Relatives Paul Bénichou (paternal uncle)
Vincent Lindon (stepson)

Pierre Bénichou, Commandeur, (1 March 1938 – 31 March 2020) was a French journalist.[3]

Early life

Pierre Bénichou was born on 1 March 1938 in Oran, French Algeria.[4] His father, André Bénichou, a philosophy professor, opened a private school after he was dismissed from his job for being Jewish in 1941, in the midst of World War II.[5] One of his father's pupils was author Albert Camus.[5] His paternal uncle, Paul Bénichou, was a historian.[5] His paternal grandparents were practising Jews.[5] He moved to Paris, France, in 1949.[5]

Career

Bénichou was a journalist.[6] He started his career as an intern for France Soir.[4] He joined France Dimanche in 1956.[5] He became a reporter for Jours de France in 1961.[4] He became the editor-in-chief of Le Nouvel Observateur, another magazine, in 1966, at a time when it was the most sold weekly newspaper in Europe[4] He subsequently joined Les Grosses Têtes, a cult radio programme on RTL that made him a staple name in France for decades.[4] He was also a contributor to Vivement Dimanche, a television programme hosted by Michel Drucker. A much loved figure, he was widely considered as a "monument historique" of French Media.[4][3][7][8]

Bénichou became a Commander of the Legion of Honour on 25 March 2016.[9]

Personal life

Bénichou was married to Alix Dufaure, journalist for Marie Claire; she died May 2, 2012.[10] They had one son together, Antoine. Actor Vincent Lindon and his brother Sylvain are his stepson; Dufaure divorced Laurent Lindon in 1964.[4]

References

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  2. Il était surnommé ainsi par l'humoriste Coluche. « Émission On n'est pas couché», 20.
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