Press Releases  Alumnus René Paul de la Varre Publishes Memoir
Date Released: 2/14/2008  René Paul de la Varre, ’93, a graduate
of the Liberal Studies program, recently published Like Pop,
Like Schling, a memoir chronicling his life growing up in a
family of filmmakers, which began with his grandfather, André de
la Varre Sr., an Academy Award winner.  The book retraces René’s
footsteps through America, Europe and the Middle East over the
past five decades. He pays particular honor to his relationship
with his father, a talented filmmaker, pianist and writer, who
was also an alcoholic.  René was born in Vienna, Austria, but
spent parts of his life wandering like a nomad. He currently
lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina with his wife and
daughters.