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Michele Morgan
Michele Morgan, a French actress and winner of the first Cannes Best Actress Award, recently passed away at the age of 96.
According to French media reports, Michelle Morgan's family said she died Tuesday without releasing the specific cause of death.
Michelle Morgan was born on February 29, 1920, and was originally named Simone Russel, later using Michelle Morgan as a stage name.
On July 2, 2006, Michel Morgan attended the funeral of French director Gerard Oury
She lived in Hollywood during World War II, collaborating with Humphrey Bogart and Frank Sinatra on The Marseille Road, Getting Taller, respectively, and marrying American director William Marshall, who also starred in Carol Reid's Fallen Idol.
She won the Cannes Award for Best Actress in 1946 for her role as a blind woman in The Pastoral Symphony.
Jean Cocteau (left) and Jean Marais kiss MichelLe Morgan, At the Cannes Film Festival in France, April 8, 1951
There's a classic passage in Michel Morgan's early fame, The Misty Wharf, in which Jean Gabon says to her, "You have beautiful eyes." She replied, "Kiss me." As a result, these beautiful eyes became Morgan's most praised personal symbol.
French President François Hollande, in her death statement, said Morgan was a legend that has influenced many generations, and her aquamarine eyes fascinated French audiences.