Jean-Pierre Lajournade was born on April 19, 1937 in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. He was a writer and director, known for La fin des Pyrénées (1970), Cinéma-cinéma (1969) and Le joueur de quilles (1968). He was married to Fiammetta Ortega and Jacqueline Wester. He died on November 8, 1976 in Paris, France.