ImissMontpellier 73 Posted September 26, 2017 Spoiler Bonsoir, For at least four months, many French celebrities have died: actresses (Jeanne Moreau, Mireille Darc), politicians (Simone Veil), billionaires (Liliane Bettencourt, Pierre Bergé). I've some names who might kick the bucket in 2018 and are obitable: Jean-Louis Trintignant, in his 80's, told the press he has cancer. Very likely to have an UK obit as he starred in Palme d'or winner Amour and won a Cesar award. Bernard Tapie is a French businessman and politician. He is said to have a cancer. He was the president of Olympique de Marseille football Club which won the Champions league. He has many legal difficulties such as Credit Lyonnais bank case. He is very famous in France. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
esher 3 Posted September 28, 2017 Ok, what we've got so far (49 names but 5 already gone): Claire Maurier Jean-Louis Trintignant Renée Simonot Danielle Darrieux Juliette Greco Albert Uderzo Jacques Chirac Johnny Hallyday Andre Gounelle Valéry Giscard d'EstaingLiliane Bettencourt Pierre Cardin Petula Clark Jean-Paul Gaultier Michael Lonsdale Raymond Cauchetier Agnès Varda Paul Bocuse Zizi Jeanmaire Gérard Depardieu Jean-Luc Godard Bernadette Chirac Jeanne Moreau Jean-Marie Le Pen Brigitte Bardot Alain Badiou Roman Polanski Just Fontaine Alain DelonJérôme GolmardAnne Golon Charles AznavourEmmanuelle Riva Hubert de Givenchy Jacques Delors Roland Dumas Suzy Delair Michel Sardou Gilles Jacob Jacqueline Boyer Isabelle Aubret France Gall Vicky Leandros Stéphane Audran Leslie Caron Antonine Maillet Paul Biya Manu Dibango Bernard Tapie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,556 Posted September 28, 2017 4 hours ago, esher said: Ok, what we've got so far (49 names but 5 already gone): Petula Clark Vicky Leandros But Petula Clark is a Brit and Vicky Leandros is a Greek... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
esher 3 Posted September 28, 2017 22 minutes ago, Book said: But Petula Clark is a Brit and Vicky Leandros is a Greek... Indeed, but is it «french-speaking» or not, then ? I've asked the question before... the same goes for flemish belgian politicians, whose native language is dutch but who speak also french (Belgium being a half-french speaking country). Must french be the native language or not, then ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeretBleu 138 Posted October 10, 2017 French actor Jean Rochefort is dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ImissMontpellier 73 Posted December 18, 2017 Johnny Hallyday died two weeks ago. on my French speaking deathlist: Bernard Tapie Jacques Dutronc Françoise Hardy Brigitte Bardot Philippe Bouvard ( a 80-something radio host very famous in France) Robert Badinter ( French politician) Valéry Giscard d'Estaing Jacques Chirac Eugene Saccomano ( famous voice of radio especially for soccer fans) Jean-Marie Le Pen Marine Le Pen Pierre Bellemare France Gall Gilbert Rozon (accused of rape in Canada) Jacques Delors Martine Aubry (Delors' daughter, mayor of Lille for years, former minister) Gérard Depardieu and other names I forgot. Patrice Evra 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeretBleu 138 Posted December 26, 2017 On 18/12/2017 at 21:45, ImissMontpellier said: Johnny Hallyday died two weeks ago. on my French speaking deathlist: Bernard Tapie Jacques Dutronc Françoise Hardy Brigitte Bardot Philippe Bouvard ( a 80-something radio host very famous in France) Robert Badinter ( French politician) Valéry Giscard d'Estaing Jacques Chirac Eugene Saccomano ( famous voice of radio especially for soccer fans) Jean-Marie Le Pen Marine Le Pen Pierre Bellemare France Gall Gilbert Rozon (accused of rape in Canada) Jacques Delors Martine Aubry (Delors' daughter, mayor of Lille for years, former minister) Gérard Depardieu and other names I forgot. Patrice Evra i prepare my list. 20 names, ok for you ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prophet 251 Posted December 26, 2017 My List: 1. Jacques Chirac 2. Alain Delon 3. Valéry Giscard d’Estaing 4. Bernard Tapie 5. Pierre Richard 6. Renee Simonot 7. Jean-Luc Godard 8. Pierre Cardin 9. Gerard Depardieu 10. Jean-Paul Belmondo 11. Brigitte Bardot 12. Leslie Caron 13. Anouk Aimee 14. Claude Lelouch 15. Jean-Louis Trintignant 16. Michel Piccoli 17. Michel Houellebecq (a risky pick) 18. Claudia Cardinale 19. Charles Gerard 20. Sophia Loren 21. Albert Uderzo 22. Jean-Marie Le Pen 23. Roland Dumas 24. Prince Henrik 25. Claire Maurier 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ImissMontpellier 73 Posted December 26, 2017 51 minutes ago, Prophet said: My List: 1. Jacques Chirac 2. Alain Delon 3. Valéry Giscard d’Estaing 4. Bernard Tapie 5. Pierre Richard 6. Renee Simonot 7. Jean-Luc Godard 8. Pierre Cardin 9. Gerard Depardieu 10. Jean-Paul Belmondo 11. Brigitte Bardot 12. Leslie Caron 13. Anouk Aimee 14. Claude Lelouch 15. Jean-Louis Trintignant 16. Michel Piccoli 17. Michel Houellebecq (a risky pick) 18. Claudia Cardinale 19. Charles Gerard 20. Sophia Loren 21. Albert Uderzo 22. Jean-Marie Le Pen 23. Christian Clavier 24. Prince Henrik 25. Claire Maurier Hey I forgot about Prince Henrik! Should have been in my list why did you put Christian Clavier in your list? He is not old, seems in good health. I don't get it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prophet 251 Posted December 26, 2017 7 hours ago, ImissMontpellier said: ... why did you put Christian Clavier in your list? He is not old, seems in good health. I don't get it. He isn't a good pick, I know. I will replace him with Roland Dumas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ImissMontpellier 73 Posted December 31, 2017 On 18 décembre 2017 at 21:45, ImissMontpellier said: Johnny Hallyday died two weeks ago. on my French speaking deathlist: Bernard Tapie Jacques Dutronc Françoise Hardy Brigitte Bardot Philippe Bouvard ( a 80-something radio host very famous in France) Robert Badinter ( French politician) Valéry Giscard d'Estaing Jacques Chirac Eugene Saccomano ( famous voice of radio especially for soccer fans) Jean-Marie Le Pen Marine Le Pen Pierre Bellemare France Gall Gilbert Rozon (accused of rape in Canada) Jacques Delors Martine Aubry (Delors' daughter, mayor of Lille for years, former minister) Gérard Depardieu and other names I forgot. Patrice Evra My last list of French Speaking deathlist. Only 20 names. 1) Jacques Chirac 2) Jacques Delors 3) Bernard Tapie 4) Charles Aznavour 5) Jean-Marie Le Pen 6) Juliette Greco 7) Valéry Giscard d'Estaing 8) Jacques Dutronc 9) Françoise Hardy 10) Sheila 11) Jean Daniel (founder of French newspaper Le nouvel observateur, born 1920) 12) Claude Lanzmann ( directed Shoah movie. Born 1920) 13) Annie Cordy (Belgian film actress and singer, born 1928) 14) Jean-Louis Trintignant 15) Pierre Cardin 16) Pierre Soulages 17) Suzy Delair (French actress who is 100 today) 18) Robert Badinter 19) Gilbert Rozon 20) Renaud (French songwriter who had be alcoholic for decades, wrote a song against Margaret Thatcher) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted January 1, 2018 Here is my pitiful attempt from the other side of the world: 1. Renee Simonot - actress, Catherine Deneuve's mum 2. Suzy Delair - actress 3. Juliette Greco - bisexual singer, old buddy of Sartre's. 4. Valéry Giscard d'Estaing - ex-president 5. Jacques Chirac - ex-president 6. Helene Cixouse - feminist theorist 7. Anne Sylvestre - actress 8. Jean Marie Le Pen - Nazi 9. Lise Bourdin - actress 10. Micheline Presle - actress 11. Paul Bocuse - superstar chef 12. Jean Luc Godard - nouvelle vague director 13. Andre Gounelle - theologian 14. Alberto Uderzo - Asterix cartoonist 15. Alain Badiou - philosopher 16. Line Renaud - singer 17. Lionel Jospin - ex-prime minister 18. Genevieve Page - actress 19. Jean Piat - actor 20. Brigitte Bardot - wild guess pick. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted January 1, 2018 1 hour ago, gcreptile said: Hi Davey. G'day. Not posting so much these days as I am busy with work but I couldn't resist having a go at the French game. Mind you, I have about as much chance of winning this game as "my" Amiens SC has of winning Ligue 1... I am still keeping an eye on my entries in Windy City and the George V pools, too, by the way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,140 Posted January 1, 2018 Great to see you back, Davey. Don't be a stranger. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeretBleu 138 Posted January 1, 2018 1 Bernard Tapie 2 Jean-Louis Trintignant 3 Jacques Chirac 4 Jean de Luxembourg 5 Jacques Higelin 6 Jean-Marie Le Pen 7 Albert Uderzo 8 Charles Aznavour 9 Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, 10 Jean-Luc Godart 12 Pierre Cardin 13 Annie Cordy 14 Jean-Paul Belmondo 15 Hugues Aufray 16 Jacques Delors 17 Micheline Presle 18 Juliette Greco 19 Alain Delon 20 Just Fontaine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,556 Posted January 1, 2018 Our French teams all look nearly the same, haha! Agnès Varda 29.03.2019 Albert Uderzo 24.03.2020 Bernard Tapie Charles Aznavour 01.10.2018 Hubert de Givenchy 10.03.2018 Jacques Chirac 26.09.2020 Jacques Delors Jean-Louis Trintignant JOKER Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Marie LePen Juliette Gréco 23.09.2020 Leslie Caron Michael Lonsdale 21.09.2020 Paul Bocuse 20.01.2018 Pierre Cardin Renée Simonot Roland Dumas Suzy Delair 15.03.2020 Valéry Giscard d`Estaing Zizi Jeanmaire 17.07.2020 @ImissMontpellier Is it possible to shorten your signature a little bit? Maybe you can arrange your picks in a row or a block, not below the other. You really have to scroll a lot Thanks in advance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeretBleu 138 Posted January 7, 2018 France Gall is dead this morning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ImissMontpellier 73 Posted January 7, 2018 1 hour ago, BeretBleu said: France Gall is dead this morning. I had put in my first French speaking deathlist. RIP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted January 7, 2018 RIP. I feel sorry for her over the "Les Sucettes" incident. To quote from the English language Wikipedia: Gall said that she had sung Gainsbourg's songs "with an innocence of which I'm proud. I was pained to then learn that he had turned the situation to his advantage, mocking me." In a 2001 television interview, Gall said that she felt "betrayed by the adults around me." Anyway, here is an English language obit: http://www.dw.com/en/french-singer-france-gall-dies-aged-70/a-42055061 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted January 10, 2018 An idea for the future: Serge Dassault, billionaire arms manufacturer, newspaper owner and politician (sounds like a horrible, horrible human being) is 92 years old... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serge_Dassault Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted January 10, 2018 Another potential candidate for the future: Jacques-Louis Monod, pianist, composer, member of famous Monod family, is now in his 90s. https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques-Louis_Monod Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted January 10, 2018 One last idea for tonight: Christiane Peugeot, painter and writer from famous Peugeot car manufacturing family, is in her 90s now, too: https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christiane_Peugeot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted January 20, 2018 Paul Bocuse has died. He was number 11 on my list. This time I hate being right. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
