Pierre Boulle

About Pierre Boulle

Birth Day: February 20, 1912
Birth Place: France
Birth Sign: Pisces

Pierre Boulle Net Worth

Pierre Boulle net worth and salary: Pierre Boulle is a Novelist who has a net worth of $20 Million. Pierre Boulle was born in in February 20, 1912. Best remembered for his 1963 science fiction novel The Planet of the Apes, he also penned the 1952 bestseller The Bridge over the River Kwai. His lesser-known works include Garden on the Moon (novel) and Time Out of Mind (short stories).
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💰Pierre Boulle Net worth: $20 Million (Updated at 15 March 2019)

About

Best remembered for his 1963 science fiction novel The Planet of the Apes, he also penned the 1952 bestseller The Bridge over the River Kwai. His lesser-known works include Garden on the Moon (novel) and Time Out of Mind (short stories).

Before Fame

After studying engineering at the École Supérieure d'Electricité, he worked on a rubber plantation in British Malaya.

Trivia

He earned the Croix de Guerre for his spying work on behalf of the World War II-era resistance movement in French Indochina.

Family Life

Born to a Catholic family in Avignon, France, he later fell in love with a Frenchwoman he met while working in Malaya (the pair never married).

Associated With

His novel Planet of the Apes was adapted into a popular 1968 film starring Charlton Heston.