Capucine
| Capucine | ||
 Capucine on 25 April 1962 | ||
| Background information | ||
| Born as: | Germaine Hélène Irène Lefebvre | |
| Born | Jan 6, 1928 Saint-Raphaël, Var, France | |
| Died | Mar 17, 1990 - age 61 Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland Suicide | |
| Spouse(s): | Pierre Trabaud (1950 - 1950) divorce | |
| Occupation: | Fashion model, actress | |
| Years active | 1948-1990 | |
Capucine (born Germaine Hélène Irène Lefebvre, ✦6 January 1928 – †17 March 1990) was a French fashion model and actress known for her comedic roles in The Pink Panther (1963) and What's New Pussycat? (1965). She appeared in 36 films (including The 7th Dawn in 1964) and 17 television productions between 1948 and 1990.
Early life
She often confused the date of her birth by saying that she was born in 1931 or 1933, and most sources indicate those years. She attended school in Saumur, France, and attained a Bachelor of Arts degree in foreign languages.
In 1945, at age 17, while riding in a carriage in Paris, Lefebvre was noticed by a commercial photographer. Adopting the French name of a flower, "Capucine" (nasturtium, Tropaeolum), she became a fashion model, working for the fashion houses Givenchy and Christian Dior.
Capucine met Audrey Hepburn while modeling for Givenchy in Paris. They remained close friends for the rest of Capucine's life.
Personal life
Capucine met Pierre Trabaud on the set of Rendez-vous (1949) and they married the next year. The marriage lasted only eight months, and she never married again.
She had a relationship with Charles K. Feldman, who produced her films What's New Pussycat?, The 7th Dawn, and The Honey Pot. This affair ended when Capucine met William Holden, but she and Feldman remained friends until he died in 1968. In his will, Feldman left her $75,000 (equivalent to $584,000 in 2021).
Capucine met actor William Holden in the early 1960s. They starred in the films The Lion (1962) and The 7th Dawn (1964). Holden was married to Brenda Marshall, but Holden and Capucine began a two-year affair, which ended in part due to Holden's increasing alcoholism. After the affair ended. Capucine and Holden remained friends until he died in 1981. In his will Holden left her $50,000 (equivalent to $149,000 in 2021).
Death
On 17 March 1990, at age 62, Capucine jumped to her death from her eighth-floor apartment in Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland, where she had lived for 28 years, having reportedly suffered from illness and depression for some time. The police said an investigation left no doubt that she committed suicide. Neighbors said she had led a reclusive life with her three cats, hardly ever leaving her apartment and spending most of her time reading.
Filmography
- Wikipedia article: Capucine filmography
- Wikipedia article: Capucine
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