Marcel Paul Pagnol (28 February 1895 – 18 April 1974) was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. Regarded as an auteur, in 1946, he became the first filmmaker elected to the Académie française.
Majestueux et imperturbable, il déploie fièrement ses branches devant la bastide rose aux volets bleus. Ce large chêne bicentenaire a entendu résonner les mots de Marcel Pagnol à trente ans ...