Jean-François Adam
Jean-François Adam (14 October 1980) was a French actor and director.
Jean-François Adam
- Name
- Jean-François Adam
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Occupation
- Actor and director
- Spouse
- Brigitte Fossey (1966–1980, his death)
- Born
- 1938. · 5th arrondissement of Paris.
- Died
- 1980. · 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
- Nationality
- France.
- Languages
- French.
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Jean-François Adam (14 October 1980) was a French actor and director.
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• Name — Jean-François Adam • Birthplace — Paris, France • Place of death — Paris, France • Occupation — Actor and director • Spouse — Brigitte Fossey (1966–1980, his death) • Children — 1
Career
Career
Adam was an assistant to French filmmakers François Truffaut and Jean-Pierre Melville. He is known for having played the small role of Colette's lover in the Antoine Doinel saga, and for playing the philosophy teacher in the French drama film Graduate First (1978), directed by Maurice Pialat. Adam directed the French drama film Return to the Beloved (1979), which stars Isabelle Huppert. He was also a part-time clown.
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Adam was married to Brigitte Fossey, and had a daughter, the actress Marie Adam. At the age of 44 Adam shot himself.
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5th arrondissement of Paris.
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10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
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- 1.Source : son extrait de mariage chez Les Gens du cinéma
- 2.État civil sur le fichier des personnes décédées en France depuis 1970
- 3.Alain Fleischer, Le carnet d'adresses, Seuil, 2008, p. 63.
- 4.Sa sépulture au cimetière de Seine-Port
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