Death of Michel Blanc: impossible mourning for his friends from the Splendid, “unfortunately…”

The members of the Splendid troupe cannot bring themselves to mourn Michel Blanc, who died two months ago.

© Bestimage Michel Blanc, former member of Splendid dead in October 2024

IN BRIEF

• Michel Blanc, an iconic actor of French cinema, died on October 4 at the age of 72 from anaphylactic shock, leaving his friends at Splendid in deep sadness.
• His comrades at Splendid, including Josiane Balasko and Christian Clavier, expressed their pain and published a book in tribute, the rights to which are donated to medical research.
• Discover how the Splendid continues to honor the memory of Michel Blanc through committed projects and moving memories.

Terrible news hit French cinema hard two months ago. On the morning of October 4, AFP confirmed news relayed by Paris Match and BFMTV: the death of Michel Blanc &agrave at the age of 72. The unforgettable interpreter of Jean-Claude Duss had succumbed during the night following anaphylactic shock.

“Josiane Balasko, Marie-Anne Chazel, Christian Clavier, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte, Bruno Moynot – join together with one voice to express their immense pain following the death of their friend and companion Michel Blanc. We thank you warmly for all your expressions of support and friendship”, declared with one voice his comrades of the Splendid in a press release published a few hours later.

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Death of Michel Blanc: the impossible mourning of the Splendid

The memory of Michel Blanc still haunts his friends at the Splendid. “There is a unique thing between us. It's a family that we chose when we were 13, 14 years old, so it's a unique relationship… That's it…”,tried to explain his comrade Christian Clavier, with tears in his eyes, facing Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine on the set of C à vous this Thursday, December 5th.

The next day, Marie-Anne Chazel and Thierry Lhermitte évoiced on RFM microphone their latest joint project, a book retracing the history of the Splendid “by the Splendid”, We had so much fun!, published on November 21st. “It's true that someone is missing… Now thatMichel is missing, çhas done something else. Even if he has always been the first…”, confided the first, sobs in her voice.

Death of Michel Blanc: this beautiful definition of the Splendid by the actor

Beyond of a tribute, the book Le Splendid by Le Splendid is intended to be a committed object. “All rights go to cancer research because Thierry Lhermitte is very involved in the Foundation, everything goes to medical research and autoimmune diseases and cancers“, specified Christian Clavier during his appearance on C &agrave you this week.

Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine then remembered the way Michel Blanc summed up “nicely the Splendid troupe” : “It's like the pieces of a puzzle that don't look like each other at all, but that fit together perfectly”. A beautiful definition, according to the actor who cannot bring himself to mourn.