Friday, November 7, 2014

French screenwriter 'astonished' at honorary Oscar

FILE - In this Thursday, Oc. 16, 2014 file photo, French writer and screenwriter Jean-Claude Carriere, left, poses with his daughter Kiara, 12, after being honored with the medal of Commander of the National Order of Merit during an honor ceremony at Culture ministry in Paris, France. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present Honorary Awards to Carrière, Hayao Miyazaki and Maureen O’Hara, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Harry Belafonte at the Academy’s 6th Annual Governors Awards on Saturday, November 8, 2014, in Los Angeles. The 83-year-old novelist, screenwriter and playwright said he was “astonished” and “filled with joy” when he learned he was being recognized for his five-decade film career. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jean-Claude Carriere has written more than 100 films. After winning an Oscar in 1962 for one of his earliest works, the French writer will accept a second statuette this weekend at the film academy's Governors Awards.








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