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Voltaire
Paris, France
François-Marie Arouet, known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholi…
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François-Marie Arouet, known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and separation of church and state. Voltaire was a versatile writer, producing works in almost every literary form, including plays, poems, novels, essays, and historical and scientific works. He wrote more than 20,000 letters and more than 2,000 books and pamphlets. He was an outspoken advocate of several liberties, despite the risk this placed him in under the strict censorship laws of the time. As a satirical polemicist, he frequently made use of his works to criticize intolerance, religious dogma, and the French institutions of his day.
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2023
Candide
Movie Novel
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2018
Rossini: Semiramide
Movie Original Story
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2012
Verdi: Alzira
Movie Original Story
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2008
El Infierno Perfecto
Movie Writer
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2003
Leonard Bernstein: Candide
Movie Writer
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1994
Simple - Minded
Movie Novel
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1992
Tancredi
Movie Original Story
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1991
Candide
Movie Novel
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1990
Semiramide
Movie Original Story
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1989
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide
Movie Original Film Writer
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1988
Dandy
Movie Novel
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1978
Erotic Adventures of Candy
Movie Novel
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1972
The Artless One
Movie Writer
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1970
The Adventures of Zadig
Movie Novel
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1966
L’Or et le plomb
Movie Writer
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1965
BBC Play of the Month
TV show Author
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1960
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
Movie Novel
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1954
Candinho
Movie Novel
