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Si·me·non

(sē-mə-nôN′), Georges Joseph Christian 1903-1989.

Belgian-born writer known especially for his detective novels featuring Inspector Maigret, including Maigret's Memoirs (1950).

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Simenon

(ˈsɪmənɒn; French simnɔ̃)

(Biography) Georges (ʒɔrʒ). 1903–89, Belgian novelist. He wrote over two hundred novels, including the detective series featuring Maigret

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Si•me•non

(sim^əˈnɔ̃)

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Georges (Joseph Christian), 1903–89, French novelist, born in Belgium.

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Simenon - French writer (born in Belgium) best known for his detective novels featuring Inspector Maigret (1903-1989)

Georges Joseph Christian Simenon, Georges Simenon

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1989: Georges Simenon, inset above, creator of detective Maigret, died in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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1989: Georges Simenon, creator of detective Maigret, died in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Early last year, fans of the actor Rowan Atkinson were surprised, and many astonished, by the British network ITV's announcement it would be airing a feature-length adaptation of Georges Simenon's Maigret tend un piege (Maigret Sets a Trap), with Atkinson in the lead role.

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This adaptation of the 1968 detective novel "La Main," by Georges Simenon, is richly served by director Robert Icke's classy, cinematic staging.

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David Hare's adaptation of a novel by the great detective writer Georges Simenon stars the brilliant Mark Strong.

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George Simenon's literary hero has been portrayed on UK screens in the 1960s by Rupert Davies, in the 1990s by Michael Gambon and now in the 21st century by Rowan Atkinson.

My new tec on a classic; Rowan Atkinson returns to our screens this week to play French detective Maigret in the latest reincarnation of the character from George Simenon's famous novels and admits that he had to be persuaded to take on the role

The Mr Bean star will play pipe-smoking Parisian detective Jules Maigret in two feature-length episodes for ITV, based on the novels by Georges Simenon.