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| Born | (1936-08-27)27 August 1936 |
| Died | 4 June 2025(2025-06-04) (aged 88) Paris, France |
| Education | Washington and Lee University |
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| Employer | C8 |
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Philippe Labro (27 August 1936 – 4 June 2025) was a French author, journalist and film director. He worked forRTL,Paris Match,TF1, andAntenne 2. He received thePrix Interallié for his autobiographyL'Étudiant étranger in 1986.[1]
At the age of eighteen, Labro left France to study atWashington and Lee University inVirginia. He then travelled across the United States. On his return to Europe, he became a reporter. From 1960 to 1962, during theAlgerian war, Labro was a member of the military. He then returned to his journalistic activities. While covering theassassination of John F. Kennedy for French newspaperFrance-Soir, he metJack Ruby inDallas days before he shot and killedLee Harvey Oswald; he was thus subsequently officially interviewed by theWarren Commission.He wrote and directed many films and was a close friend ofJean-Pierre Melville, as he recalls in the 2008 documentaryCode Name Melville. From 1985 to 2000, he was director of programmes atRTL becoming the vice president of the station in 1992.
In April 2010, he became Commander of theLégion d'honneur.[2]
Labro died from cancer in Paris, on 4 June 2025, at the age of 88.[3]
