PICTURES – Funeral of Claude Rich : his wife Catherine Rich collapsed – Gala

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Author of a complete career, as comfortable in front of the camera than on the boards, Claude Rich died this week at the age of 88 years. His family and relatives gathered in this Wednesday to make their goodbyes to the actor renowned.

Fifty pieces of theatre, nearly eighty feature films… In the 88-year-old Claude Rich has offered to lovers of art and culture very numerous benefits of high volume Also appreciated by his peers than by the general public, the actor unfortunately died Thursday, July 20, following a long illness, at only two years of his 90th birthday. Less than a week after his disappearance, relatives of the actor have been given an appointment on Wednesday, July 26, at Orgeval, in the Yvelines. It is in this village where lived Claude Rich for many years that his entourage came to give her his last farewell. In the first row of the audience, Catherine, the wife of the comedian. Very visibly marked by the disappearance of her husband, the widow was surrounded by his daughter Delphine and her granddaughter. All three were joined by several members of their family as well as friends of Claude Rich. Antoine Duléry, Françoise Vidal, Pierre Vernier, Pierre Bénichou, Jean-François Balmer, Claude Brasseur came to render homage to their lost friend. A strong emotional moment in the church of Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul to Orgeval.

Photo credits : Guignebourg Denis/ABACA

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