La Tombe 361 Posted October 4 46 minutes ago, Lafaucheuse said: I didn't think it would get so much media coverage : all the tv channel and newspaper are live about it, the Elysee has published a statement, so did Macron and the PM. Anyway, he died from cardiac arrest after an anaphylactic shock in reaction to medication injected during a medical examination. Wonder which one of the Splendid's troup will be the next one to go ? After Pierre Christin yesterday, another French A-lister gone by tomorrow ? These news probably belong in the French speaking deathlist though but anyway, I get that it's becoming a French topic here, I don't mind His death is a shock ! In April, it was his last public apparition : Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,073 Posted October 4 15 minutes ago, La Tombe said: His death is a shock ! I know it's a shock, don't get me wrong, he was an A-List celeb I know that, but I feel like his death receives more media coverage and reaction than the one of Delon for example, which seems quite odd to me… maybe it's due to its age and unexpectedness… edit : he did receive a Mirror obit btw, not that it's important as he wasn't a ddp pick but still Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fantomasss 209 Posted October 4 I'm not surprised for media reaction. He was still active and Splendid has made lot of the Lost famous french movies ! Médias qualified him as a French Woody Allen about the kind of character he could be in his movies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
La Tombe 361 Posted October 6 Obituaries of Michel Blanc from American medias (Variety), (TheHollywoodReporter) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinbabad 1,155 Posted November 8 Actress Genevieve Grad, mostly know for her role as Louis de Funes daughter in the The Troops of Saint Tropez film series has died aged 80. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,073 Posted November 18 16th hit : Charles Dumont will le Pen be the 17th ? 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fantomasss 209 Posted November 18 It's very sad, finally the author of "je ne regrette rien" is dead... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,232 Posted November 18 51 minutes ago, Lafaucheuse said: 16th hit : Charles Dumont Wow, I had no idea he was still alive. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,590 Posted November 18 54 minutes ago, Lafaucheuse said: 16th hit : Charles Dumont A16th hit - this is really impressive! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leon Brittan 297 Posted November 18 10 minutes ago, Book said: A16th hit - this is really impressive! The Frenchies have been dropping like flies this year 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,590 Posted November 18 3 minutes ago, Leon Brittan said: The Frenchies have been dropping like flies this year At least one Deathlist that does well this year... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,073 Posted November 18 we're currently organizing our 2025 French list, hoping it'll be as good as this first edition turned out to be ! Last year was so disappointing in terms of french deaths that a lot of lingerers have finally proved to be good calls this year. What impresses me is the quality of hits : almost exclusively A-list and legends scoring this year (Delon, Badinter, Hardy, Presle, De Gaulle, Dumas…) I think we can expect a few more hits (Le Pen being the obvious one right now). A few immortals remain such as Morin, Chirac, Laborde, Chandernargor and Bouvard (who recently withdrew from his monthly radio chronicle due to health problem, 96 in a week or two) which, if they survives the year, bodes well for the future. Let's wait and see ! Obits for Dumont to come (and Delon which I completely forgot…) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fantomasss 209 Posted November 18 I'm not sure but I think that Dumont was the last celebrity still alive to have collaborated with Edith Piaf. Or do you know another people ? I think to Line Renaud that Edith Piaf hated, who could be the last to have had an interaction with Piaf, but in a bad sense... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,843 Posted November 18 28 minutes ago, Fantomasss said: I'm not sure but I think that Dumont was the last celebrity still alive to have collaborated with Edith Piaf. Or do you know another people ? I think to Line Renaud that Edith Piaf hated, who could be the last to have had an interaction with Piaf, but in a bad sense... Line Renaud, 96, WAS a collaborator of Piaf's though. She co-starred opposite Piaf in the movie Boum sur Paris (1953, wiki), so she counts. She also co-starred with Piaf in the 1951 movie Paris Still Sings (wiki). Brigitte Bardot, 90, co-starred with Piaf in Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954, wiki). Piaf also starred in an obscure Mexican film in 1958 called Música de siempre (wiki). At least 2 of her co-stars are still alive from that flick – American actress Tongolele, 92, and Mexican Golden Age child actress Angélica María, 80. Mike Stoller, 91, co-wrote the music for her famous song "L'Homme à la moto", but as she covered the song rather than originally record, it's doubtful as to whether they actually collaborated. In terms of people who duetted with Piaf, I think they're all dead. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,073 Posted November 21 Edgar Morin… not dead, looking fantastic (if not a little thinner and speaking slower ?) on live TV a week or two ago at 193 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,124 Posted November 21 1 minute ago, Lafaucheuse said: Edgar Morin… not dead, looking fantastic (if not a little thinner and speaking slower ?) on live TV a week or two ago at 193 Didn't realize he was that old. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,073 Posted November 21 13 minutes ago, drol said: Didn't realize he was that old. Ahah doesn’t look that old right ? Anyway 103, my bad* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve 640 Posted November 21 Please let Le Pen be the 17th hit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,073 Posted November 22 Ran into this other French deahtlist a few years ago. It's the first year they did this good, I suggested a few names to them last year which were included. Interestingly enough, they got Patrice Lafont right even though he died of a sudden heart attack without prior health scare. Wonder if we might get in touch with them for a crossover… 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
La Tombe 361 Posted December 1 An other blow to the French cinema at the end of this year : 3 times Cesar-winning French actor Niels Arestrup is dead at 75. RIP 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,073 Posted December 1 22 minutes ago, La Tombe said: An other blow to the French cinema at the end of this year : 3 times Cesar-winning French actor Niels Arestrup is dead at 75. RIP Posted it in the foreign thread, completely unexpected and shocking, loving man and great actor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,624 Posted December 1 Him in The Beat My Heart Skipped might be the best cinematic performance of the 2000s, great loss. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
