When is André Gide's birthday?

André Gide's birthday is November 22. He was born on November 22, 1869 in Paris, France.

How old was André Gide when he died?

André Gide died on February 19, 1951, aged 81.

Who shares a birthday with André Gide?

Famous people who share André Gide's November 22 birthday include Charles de Gaulle, Scarlett Johansson, George Eliot, Alberto Moravia and Mark Ruffalo.

Literature · Film · Media · 1869–1951

André Gide — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 22 November 1869 · Died: 19 February 1951 · Age: 81

French author of The Immoralist and The Counterfeiters, who wrote frankly about sexuality and won the Nobel Prize in Literature

Did you know?He was a close friend of Oscar Wilde and the two writers famously travelled together through North Africa.

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Date of birth22 November 1869
Date of death19 February 1951
Age at death81
NationalityFrench
BirthplaceParis, France
Occupationjournalist, film producer, essayist

Editor's Take:

Gide spent his career insisting on honesty about himself at a time when that carried real risk. His novels and journals wrestle with desire, freedom and the gap between private truth and public morality. He wrote openly about his homosexuality decades before that was acceptable in France. He also used his reputation to expose colonial abuses in the Congo and, after a 1936 visit, to criticise Stalin's Soviet Union. The Nobel Prize he received in 1947 recognised a writer who made candour into an art.

Key Milestones

1902: The Immoralist – novel
1908: NRF – co-founds literary review
1925: The Counterfeiters – novel
1927: Travels in the Congo – colonial critique

André Paul Guillaume Gide (French:; 22 November 1869 – 19 February 1951) was a French author whose writing spanned a wide variety of styles and topics. He was awarded the 1947 Nobel Prize in Literature.

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André Gide: The Writer of Uncomfortable Truths

French writer and Nobel laureate, 1869–1951

Gide was a Parisian by birth, born on 22 November 1869.

He helped found the Nouvelle Revue Française in 1908.

His works include The Immoralist and The Counterfeiters.

He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947.

Career highlights

1902The Immoralist: novel
1908NRF: co-founds literary review
1925The Counterfeiters: novel
1927Travels in the Congo: colonial critique
1947Nobel Prize: literature

Did you know?His account of a 1936 trip to the Soviet Union disappointed many left-wing admirers.

Age at death: 81
Years since death: 75

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Father: Paul Gide
Mother: Juliette Gide
Spouse: Madeleine Gide
Child: Catherine Gide

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How old was André Gide when he died?: André Gide died on February 19, 1951, aged 81.
Who shares a birthday with André Gide?: Famous people who share André Gide's November 22 birthday include Charles de Gaulle, Scarlett Johansson, George Eliot, Alberto Moravia and Mark Ruffalo.

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