Today’s Happy Birthday shout out goes to Françoise Sagan, born June 21, 1935.

Françoise Sagan was a French playwright, novelist, and screenwriter. Sagan was known for works with strong romantic themes involving wealthy and disillusioned bourgeois characters. Her best-known novel was her first, Bonjour Tristesse, which was written when she was a teenager.

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