Henri Charrière was born November 16, 1906 in Saint Étienne de Lugdelarès, France.
He was a writer who wrote a novel. The novel has been acted into a movie and shown on popular tv movie apps.
The novel, the papillon was about his escape from the colony in French Guinea.
In 1931, Henri was convicted of murder and he was shown mercy in 1970 by the French Courts.
Henri Charrière was previously a French man but he later became Venezuelan. Henry passed away on July 29, 1973, in Madrid, Spain. He died at the age of 66 years.
He died as a result of throat cancer.
In 1929, Henri Charrière got married to Georgette Fourel, and a year after, they divorced in 1930. Some years later, he went on ahead to marry again.
He married Rita Bensimon in 1945 and was together till he passed away in 1973.
Henri Charrière had a daughter.
Henri Charrière's Net Worth
Henri Charrière's net worth is estimated at an amount of eleven million dollars. His source of income was being a writer.
