Pierre Barbaud was born on October 10, 1911 in Saint-Eugène, Algiers, Algeria. He was a composer and actor, known for Hiroshima mon amour (1959), Chronique d'un été (Paris 1960) (1961) and La Pointe-Courte (1955). He died on September 10, 1990 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France.