JEAN-CLAUDE BRIALY - FRENCH ACTOR BRIALY DEAD AT 74

FRENCH ACTOR BRIALY DEAD AT 74

French actor JEAN-CLAUDE BRIALY has died. He was 74. The A Woman Is A Woman star died at his home in Paris on Wednesday evening (30May07) after a long illness. Brialy enjoyed a film career spanning four decades, and has starred in almost 200 movies for filmmakers including Jean-Luc Godard, Claude Chabrol and Francois Truffaut. He also made his name as a director, and is best known for 1971's Eglantine. Paying tribute to the star last night (31May07), veteran actress Jeanne Moreau said Brialy had been "like a younger brother" to her, and that she will always cherish "his smile, his generosity, his elegance."