Jean-François Adam
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Jean-François Adam | |
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Born | 1935/1936 |
Died | (aged 44)[1] Paris |
Cause of death | Suicide |
Occupation | Actor and director |
Spouse(s) | Brigitte Fossey (1966–1980, his death) |
Children | 1 |
Jean-François Adam (1935/1936 – 14 October 1980) was a French actor and director.[1]
Career[]
Adam was an assistant to French filmmakers François Truffaut and Jean-Pierre Melville.
He is known for having played the small role of Colette's lover in the Antoine Doinel saga, and for playing the philosophy teacher in the French drama film Graduate First (1978), directed by Maurice Pialat.
Adam directed the French drama film Return to the Beloved (1979), which stars Isabelle Huppert.
He was also a part-time clown.
Personal life[]
Adam was married to Brigitte Fossey, and had a daughter, the actress .[2] At the age of 44 Adam shot himself.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Cl. D. (18 October 1980). "MORT DU CINÉASTE JEAN-FRANÇOIS ADAM". le Monde.
- ^ "Brigitte Fossey soutenue par sa fille et son mari pour un ultime adieu à sa mère". Purepeople. 23 December 2016.
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Categories:
- 1930s births
- 1980 deaths
- 20th-century French male actors
- Male actors from Paris
- French male film actors
- French male television actors
- Film directors from Paris
- Suicides by firearm in France
- 1980 suicides
- French film director stubs
- French screen actor stubs