The star of the golden age of French cinema has died at the age of 88, Alain Delon's children told AFP.
His three children told AFP in a statement that their father died after a battle with illness.
“Alain Fabien, Anouchka, Anthony and his dog Loubo are deeply saddened to announce the passing of their father. He passed away peacefully at his home in Douchy, surrounded by his three children and family,” the statement read, adding that the family had requested privacy.
The actor's health has deteriorated in recent years after suffering a stroke in 2019. According to French media, Delon has another undisclosed serious illness.
HIS CHILDREN'S INHERITANCE DISPUTE
The inheritance dispute between the three children of Alain Delon, whose health deteriorated, was on the agenda.
His sons Anthony and Alain-Fabien claim that their sister Anouchka manipulated their father and hid his health condition. Anouchka, on the other hand, says that her siblings endangered their father's life and prevented them from moving to Switzerland.
The actor's children are waging a legal battle against each other in which insults, accusations and secret recordings have been published in the press.
Delon's last public appearance as an actor was at the Cannes Film Festival in 2019. The actor was awarded the Honorary Golden Palme d'Or.
WHO IS ALAIN DELON?
Born on November 8, 1935, Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon is known as one of Europe's most important actors.
Bringing sex symbols from the 1960s and 1970s to the screen, Delon won acclaim in films such as Rocco and His Brothers (1960), Plein Soleil (1960), L'Eclisse (1962), The Leopard (1963), The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1965), Lost Command (1966) and Le Samouraï (1967).
Throughout his career, Delon worked with many well-known directors such as Luchino Visconti, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Melville, Michelangelo Antonioni and Louis Malle. He obtained Swiss citizenship in 1999.
He had a difficult childhood as his parents separated when he was still a child.
He had the opportunity to work with world-renowned directors such as Luchino Visconti, Jean-Pierre Melville and Michelangelo Antonioni.
While he was expected to attend the Istanbul Film Festival in 2006, he disappointed those who were waiting for him by announcing on the last day that he would not be able to attend. Delon also canceled a theater play at the same time as his heart problem.
General De Gaulle bought his manuscripts and donated them to the Invalide Museum. The actress, who was also passionate about animals, wrote an open letter to the President of China, at the request of Brigitte Bardot's federation, asking him not to mistreat animals.
She has 3 children, Anthony, Anouchka and Alain-Fabien. Her paternal grandmother is Corsican. His father's side is from the South of France and his mother's side is from the Alsace region. The actor, who has a large collection of paintings and sculptures, lives with his animals on his large estate in the village of Douchy.
