Was De Gaulle Still Alive When The Book And Film, The Day Of The Jackal, First Came Out

[sandyRoe]

?

[janbee]

CDG died 1970. The book, I think, came out in 1971

[janbee]

The film was 1973

[Peter Pedant]

died 1970
book 1971
and film 1973

[Fibonacci]

Charles de Gaulle died: November 9, 1970
Book published : June 7, 1971

[Peter Pedant]

blimey good memory janbee
I had to look it up ( thinking he was )

[mikey4444]

I recall what was perhaps an apocryphal quote from De Gaulle.

He and his wife were being interviewed by the BBC, when it was announced that he was going to retire. Madam De Gaulle was asked what she was most looking forward to in her husbands retirement.

She replied, in heavily accented English " A penis"

De Gaulle broke in, hurriedly and said ::::: " No no my dear ! ...here they say
appiness"

Well, I thought it was funny !

[Peter Pedant]

de Gaulle's home town was later Colombey les deux Eglises

and in the other one they worshipped God !

ter daaaaah