Fernandel [SEP] cause of death
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Fernandel died from lung cancer and is buried in the Cimetière de Passy, Paris, France.
Family.
He had two daughters, Josette (1926) and Janine (1930), and son Franck (1935). His son, known as Franck Fernandel, became an actor and a singer. Franck acted alongside his father in two films, Gilles Grangier's "L'Âge ingrat" and Georges Bianchi's "En avant la musique".
Literature
rectitude.
In 1880, while returning to Khartoum, he found the Nile obstructed and was held up for three months, becoming ill. This illness led to his death, shortly after his return to Suez.
After his death, his son Felice published his father's memoirs in the book, "Sette anni nel Sudan egiziano" (Milano, 1891).
Sources.
- Zaccaria, Massimo: "Il flagello degli schiavisti: (Romolo Gessi in Sudan, 1874-1881)", Fernandel scientifica