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Paul Éluard was the nom de plume of Eugène Grindel ( December 14, 1895 - November 18, 1952), a French poet. He was active in the Dada and Surrealist movements.Paul Eluard was born in Saint-Denis, near Paris.
After a happy childhood, he contracted tuberculosis at 16 years old and was forced to halt his studies. In the Swiss sanatorium of Davos, he met Gala, born Helena Deluvina Diarkinoff, whom he married in 1917Events January 2 The Royal Bank of Canada takes over Quebec Bank. January 22 World War I: President Woodrow Wilson calls for "peace without victory" in Europe. January 25 The Danish West Indies is sold to the United States for $25 million January 25 Anti-. Together they had a daughter named Cecile. At this point he began to write his first poems. He was particularly inspired by Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman ( May 31, 1819 March 26, 1892) was an American poet and humanist born on Long Island, New York. His most famous work is the collection of poetry, Leaves of Grass''. Life Whitman was born in a farmhouse near present-day South Huntington, New Y. In 1918Events January January 8 President Woodrow Wilson announces his " Fourteen Points" for the aftermath of World War I. February February 3 The Twin Peaks Tunnel begins service in San Francisco as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world (11,920 feet long)., he was discovered by Jean Paulhan , who presented him to Andre Breton and Louis AragonLouis Aragon ( October 3, 1897 December 24, 1982), French historian, poet and novelist. Member of the Dadaist and subsequently the surrealist circles. Married Russian-born author Elsa Triolet (born 1896) in 1939, the sister-in-law of Russian poet Vladimir. This was his introduction to the Dada movement.
After a marital crisis, he began to travel, returning in 1924Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 See also 1924 in aviation 1924 in film 1924 in literature 1924 in mu. His poems of this epoque reflected the difficulties of that period, in which he had another bout of tuberculosis and separated with Gala because she left him for Salvador DalíCarl Van Vechten Salvador Domenec Felip Jacint Dali Domenech ( May 11, 1904 January 23, 1989) was an important Spanish- Catalan painter, best known for his surrealist works. Dali's work is noted for its striking combination of bizarre dreamlike images wit.
In 1934Events January-April January 1 Alcatraz becomes a federal prison. January 7 First Flash Gordon comic strip is published. January 10 Execution of Marinus van der Lubbe January 24 Einstein visits White House January 26 The Apollo Theater opens in Harlem, Ne, he married Nusch, (Maria Benz) a model of friends Man Ray and Pablo Picasso, who was considered somewhat of a mascot of the Surrealist movement. During World War II, he was involved in the French Resistance. He battled also with his poems, such as his 1942 poem "Liberty". His work was quite militant, yet simple.
After the premature death of Nusch, he met his last love, Dominique, and dedicated his work "The Phoenix" to her. Paul Eluard died from a heart attack in November 1952. He is buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery.
The poems in La Capitale de la Douleur, or The Capital of Pain, inspired the 1965 Jean-Luc Godard film Alphaville, une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution.
