Philippe Beaussant was born on May 6, 1930 in Caudéran, Bordeaux, Gironde, France. He was a writer, known for Der König tanzt (2000), Chroniques de France (1964) and Zurück zum Barock (1993). He was married to Marie-Cécile Villedieu de Torcy. He died on May 8, 2016 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France.