18 Facts About Juliette Benzoni

Juliette Benzoni was born Andree-Marguerite-Juliette Mangin, the daughter of Marie-Susanne Arnold and Charles-Hubert Mangin.

Juliette Benzoni grew up in an upper-middle-class family in Paris.

Juliette Benzoni married a doctor, Maurice Gallois in 1941, and they moved to Dijon where she became the mother of two children.

Juliette Benzoni went to Morocco to visit her late husband's parents and found work at a radio station writing advertisements.

In 1982 her husband Andre Juliette Benzoni died, making her a widow for the second time.

Juliette Benzoni lived in a Second Empire mansion with her daughter Anne Gallois, and went for long walks with her dog in the Bois de Vincennes, visiting her favourite library "Monaco" in Saint-Mande.

Juliette Benzoni travelled widely, and enjoyed gardening and cooking for her family and guests.

Juliette Benzoni began writing narrative adaptations and scenarios for comic strips that ran in some of the daily newspapers in Paris under the aegis of Opera Mundi.

Juliette Benzoni agreed, already having an idea inspired by the legend of the Golden Fleece, and began to write the adventures of a golden-haired beauty during the Hundred Years' War.

Juliette Benzoni travelled all over the world to visit castles, museums, monasteries, libraries and villages for her work.

Juliette Benzoni met many members of the nobility, historians, authors, professors, directors and entertainers.

Juliette Benzoni wrote the preface for her book Par le Fer ou le Poison, where he mentioned her love of Alexander Dumas, and said "vous aidez a faire aimer l'histoire aux Francais".

Juliette Benzoni wrote a series of books based on the histories of the castles in France, Le Roman des Chateaux de France, with a foreword by Stephane Bern, journalist and moderator.

Later in 1985, Juliette Benzoni confessed to having " a weakness for Catherine, because she was the first of my heroines", whereas the series Marianne, a star for Napoleon was an order by my publisher for the occasion of the bicentenary of the Emperor" Henri de Monfort wrote in his new books review "qui est la meilleure garantie du plaisir et de l'emotion qu'y prendra le lecteur.

Juliette Benzoni stated that when she saw the film, she "cried like a waterfall" because the producer Bernard Broderie had completely changed the story.

Juliette Benzoni wrote the screenplay with Jean Chatenet and the television series became a huge success.

In 1973, Juliette Benzoni received the Alexandre Dumas Prix for her work to date, the Catherine and the Marianne series.

Juliette Benzoni died peacefully in her sleep on 7 February, 2016 in Saint-Mande, with, her daughter Anne at her side.