Pierre Lazareff was a French newspaper editor and publisher.
10 Facts About Pierre Lazareff
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Pierre Lazareff was the son of a Russian Jewish emigrant, David Lazareff, and an Alsatian Jew, Marthe Helft.
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Pierre Lazareff was passionate about newspapers from his childhood, even running a family paper called Le Journal des Bibis.
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Pierre Lazareff worked for Mistinguett and for the Moulin Rouge, where he was responsible for the funeral of La Goulue.
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Pierre Lazareff wrote in the theatre section of Le Soir.
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Pierre Lazareff then moved to London, again working on American broadcasts to occupied Europe.
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Pierre Lazareff hired Rene Levesque as a news reader at this time.
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Pierre Lazareff was involved with other famous journals of the time such as Le Journal du dimanche, France Dimanche, Tele 7 jours, etc.
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Pierre Lazareff's wife Helene Gordon Lazareff was a pioneer in the field of women's magazines, and founded Elle magazine.
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Pierre Lazareff died in 1972 and was buried at Pere Lachaise.