Genevieve Gilles
Genevieve Gilles | |
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 Gilles with Mike Connors in Mannix, 1973. | |
| Born | Geneviève Gillaizeau 1946 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1969-1973 |
Geneviève Gilles or Gillaizeau (born 1946) is a French actress. She has appeared in one film and one television show. She was the lover of film producer Darryl Zanuck (1965-1973).[1]
Raised as an orphan in convent schools, the 19-year-old Gillaizeau found Darryl Zanuck irresistible. "He was 63, but his age didn't bother me," she says now. "He was wonderful, very powerful and smart. About sex, he was like Picasso."[2][3][4][5]
Law Suit
In 1988, Darryl F. Zanuck's daughter filed a malicious prosecution suit against her late father's mistress, Genevieve Gilles, who had contested the movie producer's will. The suit, filed by Darrylin Zanuck de Pineda, sought unspecified damages against Genevieve Gillaizeau, 41, of New York, for alleged malicious prosecution. It also seeks unspecified damages against her attorneys for allegedly failing to investigate the facts and law.
Ms. Gillaizeau claimed Zanuck suffered from Alzheimer's disease and was influenced by his family to change his will in October 1973, eliminating her as an heir to his estate, valued at $3.4 million. An earlier will had left her 40% of the estate. Ms. de Pineda's suit claims the former mistress falsely accused her of exerting undue influence on her father to change the 1973 will.
Zanuck's will was settled on January. 8, 1988 after Ms. Gillaizeau provided that her claim on the estate would be given to Yeshiva University in New York. The university received a $50,000 payment.[6]
Filmography
- The World of Fashion (documentary short, 1969)
- Hello-Goodbye (1970)
- Mannix (TV series) - Carol Lockwood, Past Tense (1973)
References
- ^ The New York Times Book Review - Volume 94 -1989 Page xxv "In her opening chapter, Ms. Harris alludes to a lawsuit by Darryl Zanuck's last mistress, Genevieve Gillaizeau. The Zanucks, claimed Ms. Gillaizeau, kidnapped her senile lover and, with Darrylin forging her father's signature, cut Ms. Gillaizeau ..."
- ^ http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20076961,00.html
- ^ http://articles.latimes.com/1989-07-09/books/bk-5159_1_civil-war-notebook
- ^ http://articles.latimes.com/1985-01-25/news/mn-9336_1_malpractice-suit
- ^ http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1986/Zanuck-s-Daughter-Files-$10-Million-Suit-Against-Father-s-Former-Mistress/id-da28f7fc1b4899b9305a76e8b75d4cbc
- ^ http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1988/People-in-the-News/id-f563f3438d234370ab400893daf427e7