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Obituary: Noted French actress Danielle Darrieux, an impressive 100, died on October 17. She had an acting career spanning some 80 years, longer than many people live.
Some snips:
Darrieux was born May 1, 1917, in Bordeaux, France. Raised in Paris, she studied cello at the Paris Conservatory and appeared in her first film, "Le Bal" (1931), when she was 14. She starred in a series of successful musical comedies and married director Henri Decoin in 1935. Her beauty and appeal at the box office caught the eye of Hollywood, and she was brought to the United States to star in Universal Studio's 1938 film "The Rage of Paris." She opted to return to Europe after completing the motion picture.
During World War II, Darrieux continued to star in films despite the Nazi control of the French film business. At one point, her name appeared on a French Resistance death list for alleged collaboration. She divorced her first husband and married the Dominican Republic diplomat and notorious playboy Porfirio Rubirosa in 1942. Anti-German statements he made led the couple to move to Switzerland until the war's end. After the war, she was forgiven by members of the French Resistance, but her popularity waned for several years.
"Ruby" certainly got around. I had forgotten he was once married to her. He later had a torrid affair with Zsa Zsa Gabor, but he tragically died in a car crash in around 1965.
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Obituary: Recently retired top racehorse, Effinex, 6, has died of a ruptured artery:
Multiple graded stakes winner Effinex died suddenly Wednesday evening in his stall from natural causes, Joe McMahon announced on Thursday. An autopsy was performed by veterinarians from Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., near where the 6-year-old son of Mineshaft entered stud earlier this year. The autopsy revealed the cause of death to be an acute rupture of the pulmonary artery, according to a press release.
“This is a huge personal loss to his owner-breeder Dr. Russell Cohen,” McMahon said. “He truly loved his horse.”
This was a huge shock.
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