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Capucine
in Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
Born	Germaine Lefebvre January 6, 1933(1933-01-06) Saint-Raphaël, France
Died	March 17, 1990 (aged 57) Lausanne, Switzerland
Spouse(s)	Pierre Trabaud (1950)
Awards won Golden Globe Awards Nominated: Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical/Comedy 1961 Song Without End

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Biography

Born Germaine Lefebvre in Saint-Raphaël (Var), she soon exhibited an independent, non-conformist personality. She attended school in France and received a B.A. in foreign languages. At 17, while riding in a carriage in Paris, a commercial photographer noticed her. She quickly became a successful fashion model, working for fashion houses Givenchy and Christian Dior. She also adopted a new moniker, Capucine (French for nasturtium). During this time, Capucine met future actress Audrey Hepburn. Both were modeling in Paris, and the two would remain friends for the rest of Capucine's life. A manic-depressive, Capucine's life had on several occasions been saved by Hepburn (both women lived at the time in Switzerland) after repeated suicide attempts. Saint-Raphaël is a commune of the Var département, in southeastern France. ... In English history, a non-conformist is any member of a Protestant congregation not affiliated with the Church of England. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B.) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... Givenchy (pronounced ) is a French brand of clothing, accessories, perfumes and cosmetics. ... Christian Dior (January 21, 1905 – October 23, 1957), was an influential French fashion designer. ... A moniker (or monicker) is a pseudonym, or cognomen, which one gives to oneself. ... Species About 80 species, see text. ... Audrey Hepburn (May 4, 1929) – January 20, 1993) was an Academy Award, Tony Award, Grammy Award, Emmy Award-winning film and stage actress, fashion icon, and humanitarian. ...

Publicity photo for The Pink Panther (1963).

In 1949, Capucine made her film debut in the French film Rendez-vous de Juillet. On the set of Rendez-vous, she met Pierre Trabaud. The two married the following year. The marriage lasted only six months, and Capucine would never marry again. In 1957, film producer Charles K. Feldman spotted Capucine while modeling in New York City. Feldman brought her to Hollywood to learn English and to study acting under Gregory Ratoff. 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 the next few years, Capucine would go on to make six more major motion pictures before moving to Switzerland in 1962. She continued making films in Europe until her death. Image File history File linksMetadata Capucine2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Capucine2. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... Charles K. Feldman (April 26, 1904 - May 25, 1968) was a film producer born in New York City. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... ... Gregory Ratoff was an American film director, actor and producer. ... The Columbia Pictures logo from 1993 to the present Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. ... Song Without End Song Without End, subtitled The Story of Franz Liszt, is a 1960 biographical film romance made by Columbia Pictures. ... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...

Capucine met actor William Holden in the mid 1960s. Both starred in the films The Lion and The 7th Dawn. Despite the fact that Holden was married to actress Brenda Marshall, the two began a two-year affair. After it ended, she and Holden remained friends until Holden's death in 1981. William Holden (April 17, 1918 – ca. ... Brenda Marshall (September 29, 1915 – July 30, 1992) was an American cinema actress. ...

Death

Capucine suffered from bipolar disorder throughout her life and attempted suicide several times. In 1990, at the age of 57 (NY Times obituary), she finally succeeded by jumping from her eighth-floor apartment in Lausanne, Switzerland. Her obituary in the New York Times stated that her only known survivors were her three cats. For other uses, see Bipolar. ... Lausanne (pronounced ) is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman), and facing Évian-les-Bains (France) and with the Jura mountains to its north. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ...

Filmography

Song Without End Song Without End, subtitled The Story of Franz Liszt, is a 1960 biographical film romance made by Columbia Pictures. ... North to Alaska is a 1960 comedic western directed by Henry Hathaway and starring John Wayne and Stewart Granger. ... A Walk on the Wild Side is a 1956 novel by Nelson Algren, best known today by way of a 1962 film of essentially the same name directed by Edward Dmytryk. ... The Pink Panther, directed by Blake Edwards and co-written by Edwards and Maurice Richlin, is a 1963 comedy film, starring David Niven, Peter Sellers, and Robert Wagner. ... Theme song single by Tom Jones Whats New Pussycat? soundtrack Whats New Pussycat? is a 1965 film directed by Clive Donner and starring Peter Sellers, Peter OToole, Romy Schneider, Capucine and Ursula Andress. ... The Honey Pot is a 1967 film, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. ... Fräulein Doktor is the name of a 1969 war drama set during the First World War. ... This article is about the film. ... A unique film in that is is one of the few to combine a hero of the wild west genre, Charles Bronson, and a legend of Japanese films, Toshiro Mifune. ... Aphrodite is a French soft-core exploitation film inspired by a novel by Pierre Louÿs, directed by Robert Fuest with Valérie Kaprisky and Horst Buchholz. ... Trail of the Pink Panther was a 1982 movie starring Peter Sellers. ... Curse of the Pink Panther is a 1983 comedy film, the eighth installment of the Pink Panther series of films started by Blake Edwards in the early 1960s. ...

External links

• Capucine at the Internet Movie Database
• Capucine at Find A Grave
• Capucine At Swingin' Chicks Of the 60s