Vian, Boris, 1920-1959 (Personal Name)

His Vercoquin et le plancton, 1946

Gale Literature Resource Center WWW Site, 5 Sep. 2008: French authors page (Boris Vian; variant name Vernon Sullivan; born 10 Mar. 1920, Ville-d'Avray, Paris, France, died 23 June 1959, Paris, France)

New Grove dict. of mus. WWW site, Dec. 22, 2010: (b Paris, 10 March 1920; d Paris, 22 June 1959; French cornetist, songwriter, and jazz critic)