Alain Delon is dead. The announcement was made by the three children to France Presse. The French acting legend, one of the most popular faces of world cinema, was 88 years old and had been suffering from serious cancer for some time.
"Alain Fabien, Anouchka, Anthony, as well as (his dog) Loubo, announce with great sadness the passing of their father," the press release states. "He died peacefully at his home in Douchy, surrounded by his three children and his family (. ..) His family kindly ask that you respect his privacy at this time of extremely painful bereavement."
Born on November 8, 1935 in Sceaux, in the north of France, Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon was the son of the manager of a small cinema, while his mother was a shop assistant. His parents separated when Alain was four years old and the little boy was placed in a foster family. The separation was very painful and was probably the basis of the impetuous temper that Delon displayed in his youth. After leaving school at the age of 14, he struggled between various jobs. Until the beginning of his film career, the success of which is inextricably linked with Luchino Visconti.