Henri Amouroux

Actor Jul 1 (died age 87) Périgueux, Dordogne, France 1975–1985 (10 year career)

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Biography

Henri Amouroux (1 July 1920 in Périgueux, Dordogne – 5 August 2007 in Le Mesnil-Mauger) was a French historian and journalist. Amouroux was born in the French city of Périgueux on 1 July 1920. After studying at the ECJ, he began his career as a journalist during World War II and joined a French Resistance group based in Bordeaux (group Jade-Amicol). He was awarded Croix de guerre 1939-1945. Amouroux wrote several books on the German occupation of France during his life, especially a ten-volume…