Jacques Laurent or Jacques Laurent-Cély (6 January 1919, Paris – 28 December 2000) was a French writer and journalist.
He belonged to the literary group of the Hussards, and is known as a prolific historical novelist, essay writer, and screenwriter under the nom de plume of Cecil Saint-Laurent. The 1955 film Lola Montès, directed by Max Ophuls, was based on his historic novel based on the life of Lola Montez. He also directed the film Quarante-huit heures d'amour/48 Hours of Love (1969).
He was elected to the Académie Française in 1986.
| Preceded by Fernand Braudel |
Seat 15 Académie française 1986-2000 |
Succeeded by Frédéric Vitoux |
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