Gilbert Prouteau was born on June 14, 1917 in Nesmy, Vendée, France. He was a writer and director, known for
La vie passionnée de Clémenceau (1953),
Dieu a choisi Paris (1969) and
La France à l'heure olympique (1961). He died on August 2, 2012 in Cholet, Maine-et-Loire, France.