Coccinelle [SEP] cause of death
"Devenir Femme" (To Become Woman), which was designed to provide emotional and practical support for those seeking sexual reassignment surgery. She also helped establish the Center for Aid, Research, and Information for Transsexuality and Gender Identity. In addition, her first marriage was the first union to be officially acknowledged by the government of France, establishing transgender persons' legal right to marry. Her 1987 autobiography "Coccinelle" was published by Daniel Filipacchi. Coccinelle was hospitalized in July 2006 following a stroke and died on 6 October
Gossip that she was a transsexual was apparently due to some confusing her with the similarly named Coccinelle, a French transgender showgirl/entertainer of the era who was occasionally written about in American magazines.
Death.
On 17 March 1990, at age 62, Capucine jumped to her death from her eighth-floor apartment in Lausanne, Switzerland, where she had lived for 28 years, having reportedly suffered from illness and depression for some time. The police said an investigation left no doubt that she committed suicide. Neighbors said