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Françoise Hardy Dies: French Singer & ‘Grand Prix’ Actor Was 80


Françoise Hardy, a popular French singer and actor who had numerous Top 10 albums and singles in Europe and appeared in films including Grand Prix, has died June 11 at 80.

Françoise Hardy, a popular French singer and actor who had numerous Top 10 albums and singles in Europe and appeared in films including Grand Prix, has died June 11 at 80. Her son, Thomas DuTronc, revealed the news on social media but did not provide details, writing only, “Maman est partie” (mom is gone). Born on January 17, 1944, in Nazi-occupied Paris, she also had a film career in the 1960s and ’70s highlighted by Grand Prix, John Frankenheimer’s road-racing drama starring James Garner and Eva Marie Saint.

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