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Capucine
Actress + Model
Female
Born
Jan 6, 1933
Hometown
Saint-Raphaël, Var
Died
Mar 17, 1990
Death Place
Lausanne
Other Names
Lefebvre, Germaine
Capucine was a French actress and fashion model best known for her comedic roles in The Pink Panther and What's New Pussycat? (1965). She appeared in 36 films and 17 television productions between 1948 and 1990. Her death was a result of suicide.
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CHILDHOOD
1928
Birth
Capucine was born Germaine Hélène Irène Lefebvre in Saint-Raphaël, Var, France on 6 January 1928. (She often confused the issue by saying she was born in 1931 or 1933, and most sources report these years, but there is documentary evidence for a 1928 year of birth.) She attended school in France and received a B.A. in foreign languages.
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TWENTIES
1949
21 Years Old
In 1949, Capucine made her film debut in the French film Rendez-vous de Juillet.
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1957
29 Years Old
In 1957, film producer Charles K. Feldman spotted Capucine while she was modeling in New York City.
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THIRTIES
1958
30 Years Old
She was signed to a contract with Columbia Pictures in 1958 and landed her first English-speaking role in the film Song Without End (1960) for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.
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FIFTIES
1981
53 Years Old
After it ended, she and Holden remained friends until Holden's death in 1981.Her close friend, actress Audrey Hepburn, talked her out of suicide a couple of times.
LATE ADULTHOOD
On 17 March 1990, Capucine jumped from her eighth-floor apartment in Lausanne, Switzerland, where she had lived for 28 years, having reportedly suffered from illness and depression for some time.
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