- Born on July 26, 1885 in Elbeuf
- Deceased on October 9, 1967 in this municipality, at the age of 82 years
- Burial in 1967 in Neuilly-sur-Seine
Family
- Married on October 30, 1912 in Paris, with Janine de Szymkiewicz (1892 - 1924)
- Married on September 6, 1926 in Saint-Médard-d'Excideuil, with Simone Arman de Caillavet (1894 - 1968), femme de lettres
- Relationship with Private
Occupations
- membre de l'Académie française
- président du jury du festival de Cannes
- romancier
- essayiste
- biographe