Jean-François Devay

Jean-François Devay (born on October 15th 1925 - deceased on July 25th 1971), French journalist. Old of free France (Military Cross, Medal of resistance, Medal miltaire), it took part any young man in the release of Paris; old of the newspaper Fights and AFP, then successively editor association of Day of France, director of information of Paris presses Intansigeant, it will become owner (transferee) magazine Crapouillot .

Initially known like close relation of the Communists, it is directed very early towards the career of professional journalist. In 1948, it accomplishes a voyage in Germany in company of Boris Vian in the zone of American occupation.

In January 1962, financed by friends financial artists, industrialists and (whose Marcel Dassault, Alain Griotteray, Eddie Barclay, Juliette Greco, Francoise Sagan and Fernand Raynaud), It founds the weekly magazine Minute , later strongly directed against the policy of the president of the Republic Charles de Gaulle, in reaction to the drama of the end of the Guerre of Algeria, while supporting the parties of the center (Jean Lecanuet and Valery Giscard d'Estaing). He dies of a lung cancer in 1971, at the 45 years age.

Publication

Three months to die , Paris, the Roundtable, 1971.

Audio

Leading Posthumous and Interview, a few weeks before its death, by Pierre Fresnay, Paris, ED. Minute, 1971, disc 33 turns.

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