1. Nathalie Delon is well known for her first acting role, appearing opposite her husband, actor Alain Delon, in the neo-noir film Le Samourai directed by Jean-Pierre Melville.
10 Facts About Nathalie Delon
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Nathalie Delon appeared in 30 films and directed two others.
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Nathalie Delon was credited as the muse of the Rolling Stones.
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Nathalie Delon was the daughter of Louis Canovas, pied-noir of Oran, manager of a transport company in Morocco, who abandoned the family when she was 8 months old in 1942 and Antoinette Rodriguez, who was from Melilla.
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In 1957, Nathalie Delon married a conscript from the north of France, Guy Barthelemy, who later became the signing officer for Omnium Marocain d'Assurance.
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In May 1963, Nathalie accompanied Delon to the shoot of his new film La Tulipe Noire.
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Nathalie Delon was photographed by top French and foreign photographers for famous magazines such as Vogue.
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In 1967, Nathalie Delon became a film actress, starring opposite her husband in the film Le Samourai by Jean-Pierre Melville, which became a hit.
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In 2006, Nathalie Delon published a memoir, Pleure pas, c'est pas grave.
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Nathalie Delon died at the age of 79 in Paris on 21 January 2021 from pancreatic cancer.