Here is the biography of Danièle Gaubert:
Born on August 9, 1943, in Nuars, Nièvre, France, Danièle Louise Régina Gaubert began her career as a teen model before being chosen by director Claude Autant-Lara for the lead role in his film, Les régates de San Francisco (1960).
She then starred as a rebellious teen in Terrain vague (1960) directed by Marcel Carné, attempting to be part of the French New Wave. Danièle soon found herself as the darling of veteran directors working at the time.
One of her most memorable roles was as the young mistress of aging industrialist Curd Jürgens in Begegnung in Salzburg (1964).
Later that year, she left films and married Rhadamés Leonidas Trujillo, son of Rafael Trujillo, the former dictator of the Dominican Republic.
In November 1964, Rhadamés was arrested and jailed, stemming from charges brought by his many half-brothers and half-sisters, looking for the 'lost Trujillo fortune'.
Daniele soon gave birth to the couple's daughter, Maria Danielle, in 1965, and to their son, Leonidas Rhadames, the following year.
Unfortunately, by October 1967, she was left with the children, living in Normandy, France, when Trujillo filed for divorce.
In 1967, with a dire need of being able to support both herself and her children, Daniele decided to return to film.
When she returned to work, she launched into the heights of European 'od' cinema, starring in films such as Le grand dadais (1967) and Camille 2000 (1969),a soft core take on Alexandre Dumas fils's The Lady of The Camellias.
On Christmas Eve 1968, she met French Olympic gold medalist skiing champ, Jean-Claude Killy, in his hometown, Val D'Isere, and the pair became inseparable.
During the making of Camille 2000 (1969),it was the hope of many cast members that the success of this film would enable them to be cast in 'international' films, those made in the US. In Daniele's case, it did, but most likely not quite what she would have hoped for.
Danielle would make only one more film, Snow Job (1972),a heist film about a ski instructor taking control of a robbery in the Italian mountains.
Jean-Claude was the male lead, and it was while the couple were working on this picture when they secretly wed, in the village of Archamps on November 2, 1973. Soon, the couple welcomed a new daughter, Emilie, and Jean-Claude adopted Daniele's other children from her previous marriage.
Danielle permanently retired from film in September 1974, and the couple, along with their children, settled into a peaceful, happy life, with Jean-Claude becoming an 'gris éminent' of international skiing.
Sadly, though both Danielle and Jean-Claude were relatively young, Daniele passed away of cancer on November 3, 1987, in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, aged 44.
For Jean-Claude, the years with Daniele were full of love and happiness. In a 1990 interview, he said she was the love of his life. He said he had planned to retire, and live with his wife.
Daniele was laid to rest in the small churchyard in the parish of Nègremont in Curvalle, in southern France, where her parents lived. Jean-Claude took one look at the church, and knew what had to be done.
The church soon underwent an extensive renovation, all dedicated to the memory of Daniele. In the years which followed, the entire town experienced a renaissance, with the mayor saying this renewal of the church and town is the living tribute to Danielle - one which keeps growing.
