Norbert Carbonnaux was born on March 28, 1918 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], Île-de-France, France. He was a writer and director, known for Candide ou l'optimisme au XXe siècle (1960), Courte tête (1956) and Le temps des oeufs durs (1958). He died on November 6, 1997 in Paris, France.