Maurice Druon

Maurice Druon, French author and screenwriter (died 2009)

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Born: April 23, 1918
Died: April 14, 2009
Zodiac sign: Taurus
Birth year: 1918

About Maurice Druon

Maurice Druon was a French novelist and a member of the Académie Française, of which he served as "Perpetual Secretary" (chairman) between 1985 and 1999. While his scholarly writing earned him a seat at the Académie, Druon is best known for a series of seven historical novels published in the 1950s under the title Les Rois maudits (The Accursed Kings). Druon became aide de camp to General François d'Astier de La Vigerie.

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The world when Maurice Druon was born

Maurice Druon was born in 1918. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1918

Best-selling book"The U.P. Trail" – Zane Grey

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentWorld Series played in September due to WWI
Top headlineWorld War I ends — Spanish Flu pandemic begins
Technology milestoneFirst regular airmail service
World population~1.78B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
U.S. population102.0M

1918 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Maurice Druon's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1918	2026
Gas	$0.25	$3.45/gal
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	102.0M	341 million

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