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Connoisseur of [[popular culture]], he was instrumental in giving [[comic books]] (already more respectfully known as ''[[bandes dessinées]]'' in France), its respectability as [[The Ninth Art|the ninth art]] and was a contributor to the film magazine [[Midi Minuit Fantastique]] and a co-screenwriter to [[Franju]]'s ''[[Judex (1963 film)|Judex]]''. Connoisseur of [[popular culture]], he was instrumental in giving [[comic books]] (already more respectfully known as ''[[bandes dessinées]]'' in France), its respectability as [[The Ninth Art|the ninth art]] and was a contributor to the film magazine [[Midi Minuit Fantastique]] and a co-screenwriter to [[Franju]]'s ''[[Judex (1963 film)|Judex]]''.
-He prepared and [[preface]]d many reference works, author profiles or series, most notably at [[Éditions Robert Laffont]] where he supervised the series « Bouquins » since 1982 including [[Eugène Sue]], [[Gustave Le Rouge]], [[Maurice Leblanc]], [[Fantômas]], [[Lovecraft]] and [[Jack London]].+He prepared and [[preface]]d many reference works, author profiles and thematic series, most notably at [[Éditions Robert Laffont]] where he supervised the series « Bouquins » since 1982 including [[Eugène Sue]], [[Gustave Le Rouge]], [[Maurice Leblanc]], [[Fantômas]], [[Lovecraft]] and [[Jack London]].
He was nicknamed the "man of a thousand prefaces". He was nicknamed the "man of a thousand prefaces".
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* ''Sur les chemins qui marchent'' (mémoires de l'auteur), éd. du Rocher, 2006 * ''Sur les chemins qui marchent'' (mémoires de l'auteur), éd. du Rocher, 2006
* ''[[Tarzan]] ou le Chevalier crispé'', [[10/18]]. L'ouvrage comprend en annexe un lexique de la [[langue grand-singe]]. * ''[[Tarzan]] ou le Chevalier crispé'', [[10/18]]. L'ouvrage comprend en annexe un lexique de la [[langue grand-singe]].
-* ''Pour un neuvième art : la bande dessinée''+* ''[[Pour un neuvième art : la bande dessinée]]''
* ''Pour Une Contre Histoire Du Cinéma'' * ''Pour Une Contre Histoire Du Cinéma''
* ''Sous le masque de [[Léo Malet]] : [[Nestor Burma]]'' (éd. [[Encrage (éditions)|Encrage]]) * ''Sous le masque de [[Léo Malet]] : [[Nestor Burma]]'' (éd. [[Encrage (éditions)|Encrage]])

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Francis Lacassin, (November 18 1931 in Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle (Gard), France - August 12, 2008, Paris), was a French journalist, publisher, writer, screenwriter and essayist.

From 1964 onwards he contributed to the literary magazine Bizarre, published by Jean-Jacques Pauvert. He wrote on fantastic literature and detective fiction for Magazine Littéraire, and contributed to l'Express and Point.

He was also the literary advisor for Christian Bourgois's 10/18 series.

Connoisseur of popular culture, he was instrumental in giving comic books (already more respectfully known as bandes dessinées in France), its respectability as the ninth art and was a contributor to the film magazine Midi Minuit Fantastique and a co-screenwriter to Franju's Judex.

He prepared and prefaced many reference works, author profiles and thematic series, most notably at Éditions Robert Laffont where he supervised the series « Bouquins » since 1982 including Eugène Sue, Gustave Le Rouge, Maurice Leblanc, Fantômas, Lovecraft and Jack London.

He was nicknamed the "man of a thousand prefaces".

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