Jacques Charby

{{Expand French|topic=bio|Jacques Charby|date=January 2012}}

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| name = Jacques Charby

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|6|13|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Paris, France

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2006|1|1|1929|6|13|df=yes}}

| death_place = Paris, France

| othername =

| occupation = Actor, director, writer

| yearsactive = 1956–2000

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Jacques Charby (13 June 1929 – 1 January 2006) was a French actor, director, writer, and outspoken activist during against colonialism during the Algerian War. A member of the Réseau Jeanson or Jeanson network, he cooperated with Algeria's National Liberation Front in the fight for Algerian independence. He also wrote the first feature-length film chronicling Algerian Independence, entitled So Young a Peace, which was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1965 |title=4th Moscow International Film Festival (1965) |accessdate=2012-12-08 |work=MIFF |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116145645/http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1965 |archivedate=2013-01-16 }}

Life and work

Charby was born Jacques Charbit in Paris.

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