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- Birth nameFrédéric Louis Sauser
- Blaise Cendrars was born on September 1, 1887 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. He was a writer and director, known for La Venere nera (1923), Sutter's Gold (1936) and Um Filme 100% Brasileiro (1985). He was married to Raymone and Félicie Poznanska. He died on January 21, 1961 in Paris, France.
- SpousesRaymone(October 27, 1949 - January 21, 1961) (his death)Félicie Poznanska(1912 - ?) (divorced, 3 children)
- Lost his right arm in World War I.
- He created his literary name, Cendrars, by combining the French words for ashes ('cendres') and art ('ars').
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