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Fania Fénelon(1918-1983)

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Fania Fénelon was born on 2 September 1918 in Paris, France. She was a writer, known for Playing for Time (1980), The Mike Douglas Show (1961) and The Light of Experience (1976). She died on 19 December 1983 in Paris, France.
BornSeptember 2, 1918
DiedDecember 19, 1983(65)
BornSeptember 2, 1918
DiedDecember 19, 1983(65)
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Playing for Time (1980)
Playing for Time
7.3
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1980
Mike Douglas in The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
The Mike Douglas Show
7.1
TV Series
  • Self - Author
The Light of Experience (1976)
The Light of Experience
TV Series
  • Self
60 Minutes (1968)
60 Minutes
7.4
TV Series
  • Self - Holocaust Survivor (segment "Vanessa & Fania")

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  • Playing for Time (1980)
    Playing for Time
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • autobiography: "The Musicians of Auschwitz"
    • 1980

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  • Born
    • September 2, 1918
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • December 19, 1983
    • Paris, France(cancer)
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    • 1 Biographical Movie

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    At Bergen-Belsen, she slept in the same tent near the most famous Holocaust victim, Anne Frank.

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