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Biography |
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1899 |
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Born September 9 in Brasso (then part of Hungary, now Romanian) |
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1920 |
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Went to Berlin where he worked as a journalist and studied at the Berlin-Charlottenburg Academy of Fine Arts |
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1924 |
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Moved to Paris where he would live the rest of his life |
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1933 |
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Published his first book of photographs titled "Paris after Dark" |
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1956 |
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His film, "Tant qu'il aura des bêtes" won the "Most Original Film" award at the Cannes Film Festival |
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1974 |
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Named "Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres" |
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1976 |
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Given the Legion of Honor |
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1978 |
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Won the first "Grand Prix National de la Photographie" in Paris |
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1984 |
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Died July 8 in Eze, Alpes-Maritimes, in the south of France |
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2000 |
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An exhibition of some 450 works by Brassaï was organized with the help of his widow, Gilberte at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris |
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