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Serge Gainsbourg
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Overview
Born
April 2
,
1928
·
Paris, France
Died
March 2
,
1991
·
Paris, France
(heart attack)
Birth name
Lucien Ginsburg
Nickname
Gainsbarre
Height
5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
Mini Bio
Serge Gainsbourg was born on April 2, 1928 in Paris, France. He was a composer and actor, known for
Equator (1983)
,
Je t'aime moi non plus (1976)
and
Death Proof (2007)
. He was married to Françoise Pancrazzi and
Lise Levitzky
. He died on March 2, 1991 in Paris, France.
Family
Spouses
Françoise Pancrazzi
(January 7, 1964 - October 20, 1966) (divorced, 2 children)
Lise Levitzky
(November 3, 1951 - October 9, 1957) (divorced)
Children
Lucien Gainsbourg
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Relatives
Alice Attal
(Grandchild)
Ben Attal
(Grandchild)
Trivia
Became infamous for his provocative and controversial appearances on French television in the 1980s, often showing up unshaved and drunk.
Discovering that Gainsbourg made his wife
Rita Marley
sing erotic lyrics,
Bob Marley
was furious.
Many French celebrities including
Catherine Deneuve
,
Johnny Hallyday
,
Françoise Hardy
and
Isabelle Adjani
attended his funeral (7 March 1991).
His home on rue de Verneuil in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés district in Paris is still covered in graffiti and poems.
He was said to smoke five packs of unfiltered Gitane cigarettes a day.
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Quand Gainsbarre se bourre, Gainsbourg se barre.
Ugliness has more going for it than beauty. It endures.
There's a trilogy in my life, an equilateral triangle, shall we say, of Gitanes, alcoholism and girls.
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