France said goodbye for the last time to the . Geneviève Grad, wife Guillaume, in the saga of Saint-Tropez policewhere she notably responded to and died on November 8.
A week later, on November 15, the actress was buried in her town of Vendôme. His son Dimitri and were among those present for the ceremony. “Yesterday in Vendôme, I accompanied Geneviève Grad to her final resting place. Thanks to Jean Guillaume, her wonderful husband, for wanting me to be with her son Dimitri, his family and his friends to attend the his funeral ceremony discreet, musical and moving, peace to his soul.wrote the film producer on his Facebook account.
This sober ceremony suited well to the discreet life of Geneviève Grad. The actress began her career in the 1960s, notably with an appearance in Captain Smashbefore achieving fame with the general public in 1964 thanks to the first opus of Saint-Tropez police. She will also be remembered for her interpretation of the film’s soundtrack. Douliou-Douliou Saint-Tropez. Despite her box office success, the actress stopped filming in 1983, at just 39 years old.
An end of life far from pomp for Geneviève Grad
Geneviève Grad devoted the rest of her life to activities away from the spotlight. She was successively a production assistant for TF1, an antiques dealer, then a host of cultural events for the town of Vendôme, where she collaborated in particular with Annie Chaplin, the daughter of Charlie Chaplin.
On the sentimental level, the actress has had two great love stories. , famous French television host, with whom she had . Then, in 1999, she met the architect Jean Guillaume, with whom she shared the end of her life.
Although she moved away from the world of entertainment, Geneviève Grad continued to receive testimonies of admiration until his last days. According to her husband, quoted by AFP, German, Russian and even Ukrainian fans wrote to him in The Saint-Tropez Gendarmes. A role which marked not only his career (despite Louis de Funès, who played his father), but also his life.
