yazar, senarist, roman yazarı, mühendis, bilimkurgu yazarı
Önemli eserleri
The Bridge over the River Kwai, Maymunlar Gezegeni (roman)
Ödülleri
Officer of the Legion of Honour, Croix de guerre 1939–1945, Resistance Medal, En İyi Uyarlama Senaryo Akademi Ödülü, Grand prix de littérature de la SGDL, Prix Sainte-Beuve, Médaille commémorative de la guerre 1939–1945, Commemorative medal for voluntary service in Free France
