Series
1995
Aimé Césaire: A Voice for History
A three-part study that introduces audiences to the celebrated Martinican author Aimé Césaire, who coined the term "négritude" and launched the movement called the "Great Black Cry".
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Acting
Dominique Desanti
Born
1914-08-31 · 96 yrs
Died
2011-04-08
From
Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Known for
Acting
Dominique Desanti (1920 – April 8, 2011) was a French journalist, novelist, educator and biographer. The daughter of a Russian immigrant, she was born Dominique Persky in Paris. She served in the French Resistance during the German occupation. She was a member of the French Communist Party from 1943 until 1956. Desanti was a correspondent for L'Humanité in the years following World War II. She also taught university in the United States. Desanti was married to the philosopher Jean-Toussaint Desanti; he died in 2002. She died in Paris in 2011. Source: Article "Dominique Desanti" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
