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Françoise Dorléac

Françoise Dorléac, French actress (died 1967)

Born
March 21, 1942
Died
June 26, 1967
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1942

About Françoise Dorléac

Françoise Paulette Louise Dorléac was a French actress. She was the elder sister of Sylvie Dorléac and Catherine Deneuve, with whom she starred in the musical comedy film, The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967). Her other films include Philippe de Broca's That Man from Rio, François Truffaut's The Soft Skin, Val Guest's Where the Spies Are (1965), and Roman Polanski's Cul-de-sac (1966). Françoise Paulette Louise Dorléac (French pronunciation:; 21 March 1942 – 26 June 1967) was a French actress. In an interview with Libération, Guy Bedos, who also appears in Ce Soir ou Jamais by Michel Deville, evokes his missing relatives and significant others including her: "I had a fiancée, Françoise Dorléac. Françoise Dorléac was on the brink of international stardom when she died in a traffic accident on Monday 26 June 1967, aged 25.

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Françoise Dorléac timeline

  1. Françoise Paulette Louise Dorléac (French pronunciation:; 21 March 1942 – 26 June 1967) was a French actress.
  2. Françoise Dorléac was on the brink of international stardom when she died in a traffic accident on Monday 26 June 1967, aged 25.
  3. She was the elder sister of Sylvie Dorléac and Catherine Deneuve, with whom she starred in the musical comedy film, The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967).

The world when Françoise Dorléac was born

Françoise Dorléac was born in 1942. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1942

  • #1 song"White Christmas" – Bing Crosby
  • Top movieCasablanca
  • Best-selling bookThe Song of Bernadette – Franz Werfel

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Negro League World Series
  • Top headlineBattle of Midway becomes turning point of WWII in the Pacific
  • Technology milestoneEnrico Fermi achieves first nuclear chain reaction
  • Defining fadRationing and war bonds
  • Notable inventionNapalm
  • World population2.35 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population134.9M

1942 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Françoise Dorléac's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19422026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$5,600$435,000
Average income$3,800$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.27$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population134.9M341 million

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