Jean-Claude Lamy

Jean-Claude Lamy (born 3 August 1941) was a French journalist, writer and publisher.

He was born in Valence in the Drôme department. As a journalist, Jean-Claude Lamy joined France-Soir in the 60s where he stayed over thirty years. There he met Pierre Lazareff and wrote the first biography of the famous newspapers director. In addition, he was also a chronicler at Le Figaro, through which he met the great writers of his time (Hervé Bazin, Marguerite Duras, Albert Cohen, Marguerite Yourcenar, François Nourissier, Paul Gordeaux etc.) of whom he realized the portraits through interviews. Since 2001, Jean-Claude Lamy is a columnist at the Midi Libre.

In the 1970s, Jean-Claude Lamy became a close friend of Françoise Sagan. The novelist confided her memories, and he wrote, with her agreement and complicity, an important biography, Françoise Sagan, une légende (Mercure de France).