Writing

Josette Bruce

Born February 25, 1920 · Bremen, Germany

Died February 10, 1996 · aged 75

Josette Bruce (née Josépha Pyrzbil; also Josette Dourne; 1920 – 10 February 1996) was a French novelist of Polish origin. She is remembered for taking over the literary series OSS 117 about secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath after the death of her husband Jean Bruce, creator of the series. Born in Poland, she met her future husband, Jean Bruce, on a train. In 1966, three years after she bec…