Nathalie Delon

Nathalie Delon (born Francine Canovas, also known as Nathalie Barthélémy; 1 August 1941 – 21 January 2021) was a French actress, model, film director and writer.[1] In the 1960s, Nathalie was regarded as one of the most beautiful women in the world and in the 1970s, she was known as French sex symbol. She is notable for her first acting role, appearing opposite her husband, actor Alain Delon, in the neo-noir film Le Samouraï directed by Jean-Pierre Melville (1967). She appeared in 30 films and directed two more. Nathalie was also credited as the muse of the Rolling Stones.

Nathalie Delon
Born
Francine Canovas

(1941-08-01)1 August 1941
Oujda, French Morocco
Died21 January 2021(2021-01-21) (aged 79)
Paris, France
Occupation
  • actress
  • model
  • film director
  • writer
Years active1965–2010
Known for
Height1,65 m
Spouse(s)
    Guy Barthélémy
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    (m. 1957; div. 1964)​
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      (m. 1964; div. 1969)​
      Partner(s)
      ChildrenNathalie Barthélémy and Anthony Delon
      Websitewww.nathaliedelon.com

      Early life

      Francine Canovas was born on 1 August 1941 in Oujda, Morocco,[2][3] then under French Protectorate in Morocco, to a family of Italian-Spanish origin.[4] She was the daughter of Louis Canovas (1915–2003), pied-noir of Oran (Algeria), manager of a transport company in Morocco, who abandoned her at the age of eight months in 1942[5] and Antoinette Rodriguez, she was from Melilla.[6] She had a sister, Louisette.

      Nathalie had a difficult childhood. Her father left the family when Nathalie was very young and has rarely seen him since. Her mother, who was married four times, had a health problem and Nathalie often heard her having difficulty breathing. Her stepfather, whom Nathalie loved, died. At the age of 16, Nathalie met her first husband, whom she married to escape the bad family situation.

      Personal life

      In 1957,[7] Nathalie married for the first time to a conscript from the north of France, Guy Barthélémy, who later become the signing officer of the Omnium Marocain d'Assurance. They lived in Morocco and had a daughter named Nathalie Barthélémy. They broke up in 1962 and she moved to Paris.[8] After their divorce, Nathalie changed her name (Francine) to Nathalie because of her love for her daughter, who lived with her father and not her mother because of the strict laws prevailing in Morocco for women who want to divorce.

      In August 1962, Nathalie met the French actor Alain Delon at New Jimmy's, a Paris nightclub, and they began a secret relationship that night that lasted one year.[9] In May 1963, Nathalie accompanied Delon on the shooting of his new film La Tulipe Noire.[10] In spring 1964 they had a great engagement and on 13 August 1964, Nathalie and Alain got married in the Loir-et-Cher. Their son, Anthony Delon, was born on September 30, 1964 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. They were one of the most glamorous and talked about couples of the 60's. In June 1968, Nathalie broke up with Delon.[11] The couple divorced on 14 February 1969. They collaborated on two films: Le Samouraϊ (while they were married) and Doucement les Basses (some years after their separation).

      Career

      In 1967, Nathalie became a film actress, starring opposite her husband in the film Le Samouraï by Jean-Pierre Melville, which became a hit.[4] Writing of the Delons' performances in Le Figaro, Bertrand Guyard notes husband and wife are both nearly silent but "their gazes, fraught with meaning, are enough to thrill the camera" with the director drawing from their portrayals "a mythical couple in the seventh art."[5]

      Thereafter, Nathalie Delon continued her acting career until the 1980s. In 1971 she appeared in When Eight Bells Toll with Anthony Hopkins. In a review in The New York Times, critic Vincent Canby said her performance "evokes all the mystery and enchantment of Bella Darvi's performance as the physicist in Samuel Fuller's Hell and High Water."[12] In 1973, she appeared in Le Sex Shop, her turn one of the film's "moments of real pleasure" as one of its "really marvelous girls", Roger Greenspun wrote in The New York Times.[13]

      In addition to acting in 30 films in her career, she also directed two, Ils appellent ça un accident (transl. They Call It an Accident) in 1982 and Sweet Lies in 1988. They Call It an Accident, which Delon directed and wrote, is the story of a mother whose son dies in surgery.[14]

      Later life

      In 2006, Delon published a memoir, Pleure pas, c'est pas grave (Don't cry, it's okay). Le Figaro described it as an account of a dark period in her life—her painful marriage to Delon and his infidelities, her descent into drug use—yet includes moments that made her laugh and the reader too by extension: "delicious and entertaining anecdotes".[15]

      Nathalie Delon died at the age of 79, on 21 January 2021 in Paris, from pancreatic cancer.[16][17]

      Filmography
      YearTitleRole DirectorNotes Ref(s)
      1967 Le SamouraïJane Lagrange Jean-Pierre MelvilleWith Alain Delon [5]
      1968 The Private LessonFrederique Dampierre Michel Boisrond [18]
      1969 Le SorelleDiana Roberto Malenotti [19]
      1969 La MainSylvie Henri Glaeser [18]
      1969 Army of Shadowsa friend of Jean-François Jean-Pierre MelvilleUncredited [20]
      1971 Doucement les basses (Easy Down There!)Rita Jacques DerayWith Alain Delon [20]
      1971 When Eight Bells TollCharlotte Étienne PérierWith Anthony Hopkins [12]
      1972 BluebeardErika Edward DmytrykWith Richard Burton [21]
      1972 Le Sex ShopJacqueline Claude Berri [13]
      1972 Repeated AbsencesSophie Guy Gilles [18]
      1972 The MonkMathilde Ado Kyrou [22]
      1973 L'Histoire très bonne et très joyeuse de Colinot trousse-chemise Bertrade Nina Companéez [18]
      1973 Profession: AventuriersMarie Chapuis Claude Mulot [18]
      1974 Vous intéressez-vous à la chose ?Lise Jacques Beratier [23]
      1974 Hold-Up – Atraco en la Costa Azul Judy Germán Lorente [18]
      1975 The Romantic EnglishwomanMiranda Joseph Losey [24]
      1975 Docteur JusticeKarine Christian-Jaque [25]
      1976 Une femme fidèleFlora de Saint-Gilles Roger Vadim [2]
      1976 Un sussurro nel buio (A Whisper in the Dark)Camilla Marcello Aiprandi [18]
      1977 Fire in the Wateras herself Peter WhiteheadWith Peter Whitehead [26]
      1977 L'avventurosa fuga: Gli ultimi angeliElisabetta Enzo Doria [27]
      1978 The Man in the RushesLoraine Manfred Purzer [18]
      1978 Seagulls Fly LowIsabelle Michereau Giorgio Cristallini [28]
      1978 Occhi dalle stelle (Eyes Behind the Stars) Monica Stiles Mario Gariazzo [18]
      1979 Le Temps des Vacances Martine Claude Vital [18]
      1980 La Bande du Rex Janine Jean-Henri Meunier [18]
      1982 Ils appellent ça un accidentJulie Fabre Nathalie DelonAlso director and writer [14]
      1983 Pair-impairment Carole MarquandShort film [18]
      2008 Nuit de chienRisso Werner Schroeter [29]
      2009 MenschLiliane Hazak Steve Suissa [30]

      Television
      Television credits of Nathalie Delon
      Year Title Role Director Notes Ref(s)
      1965 Dim Dam Dom Herself TV serie documentary
      1967 Dim Dam Dom Herself TV serie documentary
      1968 Dim Dam Dom Herself TV serie documentary
      1978 Madame le juge Françoise Muller Raymond Thévenet Miniseries (6 episodes) [31]
      1979 Efficax Hélène Chapel Philippe Ducrest Television film [32]
      1978-81 Histoires de voyous Irène Pierre Goutas 9 episodes [33]

      Publications

      Novel
      • Au plus fort de l'orage : roman (in French). Paris: R. Laffont. 1994. ISBN 978-2221075630.

      Memoir

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