Bernard Clavel was born on May 29, 1923 in Lons-le-Saunier, Jura, France as Bernard Charles Henri Clavel. He was a writer, known for L'espagnol (1967), Vincendon (1980) and Le silence des armes (1976). He died on October 5, 2010 in La Motte-Servolex, Savoie, France.