"Pierre Desproges (May 9, 1939 \u2013 April 18, 1988) was a French humorist. He was famous for his elaborate, eloquent and above all, virulent diatribes criticizing anything and everything.He was born in Pantin, Seine-Saint-Denis. According to himself, he made no significant achievements before the age of 30. From 1967 to 1970, he worked as: life insurance salesman, opinion pool investigator, \"lonely hearts\" columnist, horse racing forecaster, and sales manager for a styrofoam beam company."@en . . . "1988-04-18Z"^^ . "Pierre Desproges"@en . . . "1939Z"^^ . . "French comedian" . "1988Z"^^ . "0221648" . "Desproges, Pierre"@en . . . . "1939-05-09Z"^^ .