Marcel Sauvage was born in the
4th arrondissement of
Paris. He fought in
World War I, but was discharged after being seriously wounded. In 1920, under the influence of
Max Jacob, he used his demobilisation bonus to found the magazine
Action together with
Florent Fels. As a writer, he published essays (
Au rythme des idées, 1918), poetry (
Quelques choses, 1919;
Voyage en Autobus, 1921;
Le Chirurgien des Roses, 1922;
Cicatrices, 1923) and short stories (''Le Premier Homme que j'ai tué'', 1929). During the 1930's, he had several novels published by
Éditions Denoël. In May 1922, Sauvage attended the
International Congress of Progressive Artists and signed the "Founding Proclamation of the Union of Progressive International Artists". From 1927, he was a member of the jury of the
Prix Renaudot. In 1949, he became known as the
ghostwriter of the memoirs of
Josephine Baker. Sauvage died in
Peymeinade in 1988, aged 92.
Family He was married to the novelist
Paule Malardot, with whom he had one son. == References ==