The Second World War had dramatic consequences for his family, who had to take refuge in hiding in the Massif Central in 1941.
[2] Returning to Paris in 1960, he began a career as a journalist, first at Agence France Presse, then for an economic newspaper for three years, then for magazines.
At the same time, he made a name for himself in 1963 as a playwright, writing for radio and television, and also for the stage, under the pen name Victor Haïm.
He ended his journalistic career in 1977,[2][3] His first success was in 1963 with his play The Skin of the Carnivore, which was created by Pierre Valde, a professor at the Cours Dullin, and, in particular, Gérard Desarthe, and Michelle Marquais.
From 1982 onwards, he wrote screenplays, his first work being Entre Chats et Loups, followed by Les Incorrigibles (1977), Ja Peur (1994), Noces Cruelles (1996).
In 1992, he worked at the Regional School of Actors in Cannes, and two years later, at the Department of Culture and Communication at the University of Évry.