de Staël (1914–55) is buried in Montrouge Cemetery. Personalities associated with the commune Amaury-Duval (1808-1885) a student of Ingres including Portrait d'Isaure Chassériau in 1838 Harry Baur, Montrouge 1880 – Paris 1943, actor Edouard Boubat, (1923-30 June 1999 in Montrouge), photographer Alexandre Boutique (1851-1923), novelist Émile Boutroux (1845-1921), philosopher and member of the Académie française. Gérard Brach (23 July 1927 in Montrouge - 9 September 2006 in Paris), screenwriter Jean-Roger Caussimon 24 July 1918 in Montrouge - 20 October 1985 in Paris, actor, poet, and libertarian songwriter. Pierre Collet (1914 Montrouge, 1977 in Paris), actor Pierre Colombier, film director, died 25 January 1958. Michel Colucci (Coluche) (1944-1986), humorist. Born in Paris, spent his youth in the city. Jean-Claude Deret (1921-), né Breitman, author, screenwriter, actor, director Robert Doisneau (1912-1994), photographer. Born in Gentilly, settled in Montrouge in 1937 Jacques Dynam (30 December 1923 in Montrouge - 11 November 2004 in Paris), real name Jacques Barbé, actor Raymond Federman (1928-2009), American writer, born in Montrouge Carole Gaessler, journalist for France 2 and France 5 Théophile Gautier is supposed to have lived on avenue Verdier Jean Giraud (Moebius) (1938-2012), cartoonist and scenarist Jean-Jacques Goldman, (1951- ), songwriter and singer. Born in Paris, lives now in Marseille Piotr Kowalski (1927-2004) Octave Lapize (1887-1917), cyclist Virginie Ledoyen, actress living in Montrouge since 2003 René Metge, (23 October 1941 in Montrouge Ariane Mnouchkine, theatre director, lives in Montrouge. Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), lived at 22 rue Victor Hugo in 1916 Jules Pillevesse (1837–1903), composer and conductor died in the commune Bernard Pivot (1935-), journalist. Born in Lyon, lived in the city from 2003 to 2007. Raoul Pugno (1852-1914), born in Montrouge, composer and pianist François Roy, actor and film score composer Claude Sautet (1924-2000), screenwriter and film director born in Montrouge Évelyne Sullerot (1924-2017), famous for her feminist militantism Valentine Tessier (1892- 1981), actress, spent her youth in Montrouge Atiq Rahimi, prix Goncourt 2008, lives in Montrouge Others Fort de Montrouge, one of the 16 forts built around Paris in the 1840s, located mainly in the commune of Arcueil. See also Communes of the Hauts-de-Seine department References External links Montrouge official website Communes of Hauts-de-Seine