Sad day, Monday, May 6, for the French nation. Presenter and writer Bernard Pivot, who made millions of people read thanks to his show “Apostrophes”, died at the age of 89, his daughter Cécile Pivot announced to AFP.
Bernard Pivot, remembered with a book in his hand and glasses in the other, also presented the show “Bouillon de culture” and, starting in 1985, organized Dicos d’or, a spelling championship that quickly became international.
He joined the Académie Goncourt in 2004, became its president in 2014 and resigned at the end of 2019.
Bernard Pivot, who turned 89 on Sunday, conceived the idea of ”Apostrophes” in 1974. The first edition was broadcast for the first time on public television on January 10, 1975.
This show, which he presented live, after the Piano Concerto no. 1 by Rachmaninov, was not to be missed on Friday evenings. There was a lot of laughing, there was a rivalry of spirit, smoking and drinking, insults and kisses… The public adored her, and book sales followed.
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“Apostrophes” ran for fifteen years, from 1975 to 1990, and was watched by millions of viewers. And some excerpts are still a big hit on the internet.
So when the January 2020 affair involving the writer Gabriel Matzneff, an author who enjoyed much indulgence while having sex with underage girls, came to light, a March 1990 show on which the writer was a guest was much revised.
“Today, morality is above literature. From a moral point of view, it is a step forward”, defended Bernard Pivot.
After the end of the show, he created “Bouillon de culture”, also on the public service, with wider duties than books.
Born in Lyon (central-eastern France) on May 5, 1935, Bernard Pivot was also known as a connoisseur of wines and a fan of football, especially of the AS Saint-Etienne team.
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