Jacques Chazot
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Jacques Chazot,
Jacques Chazot, (b. 25 September 1928 in Locmiquélic
Locmiquélic
Locmiquélic is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.-Demographics:Inhabitants of Locmiquélic are called in French Locmiquélicains or Minahouëts.-References:* * -External links:*...

 (Morbihan
Morbihan
Morbihan is a department in Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Morbihan , the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastline.-History:...

), d. 12 July 1993 in Monthyon
Monthyon
Monthyon is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Lie de residence de Eugene Boch,ami de Vincent van Gogh paint dans le portrait "le peintre aux etoiles". Eugene Boch habita La Villa La Grimpette....

 (Seine-et-Marne
Seine-et-Marne
Seine-et-Marne is a French department, named after the Seine and Marne rivers, and located in the Île-de-France region.- History:Seine-et-Marne is one of the original 83 departments, created on March 4, 1790 during the French Revolution in application of the law of December 22, 1789...

) was a French dancer and socialite.

Biography

He joins Opéra de Paris in 1947. In 1956, he joins Opéra-Comique
Opéra-Comique
The Opéra-Comique is a Parisian opera company, which was founded around 1714 by some of the popular theatres of the Parisian fairs. In 1762 the company was merged with, and for a time took the name of its chief rival the Comédie-Italienne at the Hôtel de Bourgogne, and was also called the...

. The same year, he writes Les Carnets de Marie-Chantal, thus creating a character who is the archetype of the snobbish socialite.

He was a very close friend of Françoise Sagan
Françoise Sagan
Françoise Sagan – real name Françoise Quoirez – was a French playwright, novelist, and screenwriter. Hailed as "a charming little monster" by François Mauriac on the front page of Le Figaro, Sagan was known for works with strong romantic themes involving wealthy and disillusioned bourgeois...

.

He became famous through television, dancing in many television shows of the seventies. He was at the time one of the very few people to appear on television and be openly gay.

He had a throat cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...

 and spent the final years of his life in castle of Monthyon, a property in the vicinity of Paris owned by Jean-Claude Brialy
Jean-Claude Brialy
Jean-Claude Brialy – died 30 May 2007, Monthyon, Seine-et-Marne, France was a French actor, director, and socialite.-Biography:...

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