Jacques Laurent or Jacques Laurent-C�ly (6 January 1919, Paris ? 28 December 2000) was a French writer and journalist. He belonged to the literary group of the Hussards, and is known as a prolific historical novelist, essay writer, and screenwriter under the nom de plume of Cecil Saint-Laurent. The 1955 film Lola Mont�s, directed by Max Ophuls, was based on his historic novel based on the life of Lola Montez. He also directed the film Quarante-huit heures d'amour/48 Hours of Love (1969). He was elected to the Acad�mie Fran�aise in 1986. 

January 5th, 1919 in Paris  /  Died:   Dec 28th, 2000