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Michel Blanc, star of Monsieur Hire, dies aged 72
Blanc, who also starred in 1978 comedy Les Bronzes, was the veteran ‘worried clown’ of French cinema
Michel Blanc, beloved by generations for bringing a comic quality to even his saddest characters including losers and hypochondriacs, died on Friday aged 72, his family told AFP.
President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute, saying: “He made us cry with laughter, and moved us to tears”, and calling him “a monument of French cinema”.
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