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Date of birth
25 Aug 1907
120 years ago at Paris, France

Also Known As

  • Charles Weiskopf

Charles Gombault

Charles Henri Gombault (1907–1983) was a French journalist and publisher.

Biography

He was the son of Georges Gombault, also a renowned journalist and a politician. He attended the Lycee Condorcet. In 1928, he joined the Paris-Jour daily and later worked at Paris- Midi and Paris-Soir, where he mainly covered politics. After the German invasion of France, he fled to London and joined the Free French movement. He returned in 1944 after the liberation of Paris.

Soon after, he and Pierre Lazareff established the France-Soir newspaper, which became an enormous success.

His first marriage gave him two children. In 1966, he married the fashion designer Primrose Bordier. He died in Paris in 1983.

Source: Article "Charles Gombault" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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