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Prominent French Actor Michel Piccoli, Arthouse Star, is Dead at 94

Associated Press

   PARIS - French actor Michel Piccoli, a prolific screen star who
   appeared in landmark films by directors such as Luis Bunuel - including
   in his Academy Award winning "The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie"
   --and Jean-Luc Godard, has died. He was 94.

   His family confirmed to French media Monday that he died last week, but
   they did not give a cause of death.

   Though less famous in the English-speaking world, in continental Europe
   and his native France Paris-born Piccoli was a stalwart of art house
   cinema.

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