1. Bernard Pivot was chairman of the Academie Goncourt from 2014 to 2020.
11 Facts About Bernard Pivot
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At age 10 Bernard Pivot went to a Catholic boarding school where he discovered a passion for sport, while he was more average at traditional school subjects, except French and history.
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In 1971 the Figaro Litteraire closed and Bernard Pivot joined Le Figaro.
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Bernard Pivot left in 1974 after a disagreement with Jean d'Ormesson.
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In 1974, the ORTF was dissolved and Bernard Pivot started his Apostrophes programme.
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Bernard Pivot then created Bouillon de culture, with the aim of broadening people's interests beyond reading.
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Bernard Pivot died of cancer in Neuilly-sur-Seine, on 6 May 2024, at the age of 89.
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In 1985, Bernard Pivot created the Championnats d'orthographe with linguist Micheline Sommant, which in 1992 became Championnats mondiaux d'orthographe, then the Dicos d'or in 1993.
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Bernard Pivot became aware that Lipton was inspired by his questionnaire and invited him to appear on the final episode of Bouillon de culture.
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On 26 November 1973, Bernard Pivot invited the paedophile novelist Tony Duvert onto his show Ouvrez les guillemets.
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Bernard Pivot was immediately defended by far-right essayist Eric Zemmour.