How old was George Simenon when he was born?
Simenon was born on 13 February, 1903 at the provincial town of Liege in Belgium. Born to Desire Simenon and Henriette Simenon, George’s birth date was changed to 12 February owing to the superstition of number 13 being an unlucky number. George had a sibling, Christian Simenon who was born in September, 1906.
When did Georges Simenon and his family move to Liege?
In April 1905, two years after Simenon’s birth, the family moved to 3 rue Pasteur (now 25 rue Georges Simenon) in Liège’s Outremeuse [ fr] neighbourhood. Simenon’s brother Christian was born in September 1906 and eventually became their mother’s favourite child, much to Simenon’s chagrin.
How many lovers did Georges Simenon have in 11 days?
As Georges Simenon’s centenary approaches, Mark Lawson unravels clues to the life of the Belgian thriller-writer and discovers a mysterious character who could write a book in 11 days and claimed to have had 10,000 lovers Georges Simenon Photograph: -/AFP
What was the cause of death of George Simenon?
On the night of 3-4 September in 1989, George Simenon died in his sleep of natural causes in his house in Lausanne. He was honored by a Silver commemorative coin minted in 2003 in Belgian celebrating the centenary of George Simenon’s birth.
How old was Georges Simenon when he worked at the Gazette de Liege?
In January 1919, the 15-year-old Simenon took a job at the Gazette de Liège, a newspaper edited by Joseph Demarteau.
When was the first Georges Simenon movie made?
George Simenon’s works have regularly been adapted as television shows or movies. The character, Maigret has been portrayed by French, British, Irish, Austrian, Belgian, Russian, German and Japanese actors. One of the first was a 1932 french film called ‘Night at the Crossroads’.
When was Georges simenonbegan born with a lie?
Sat 23 Nov 2002 11.02 EST The life of Georges Simenonbegan with a lie. He was born, during a rainstorm in Liège, 10 minutes into Friday February 13, 1903, but his superstitious mother insisted the birth was registered for the more auspicious Thursday.