1956 - 1994
Melina Mercouri and Jules Dassin
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Melina Mercouri and Jules Dassin were married for 27 years before Melina Mercouri died aged 73.
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Greek Actress Melina Mercouri was born Maria Amalia Mercouris on 18th October, 1920 in Athens, Greece and passed away on 6th Mar 1994 New York City, New York, USA aged 73. She is most remembered for Topkapi. Her zodiac sign is Libra.
American Film Director Jules Dassin was born Julius Dassin on 18th December, 1911 in Middletown, Connecticut, USA and passed away on 31st Mar 2008 Athens, Greece aged 96. He is most remembered for Rififi (1955). His zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
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Relationship Statistics
| Status | Duration | Length |
|---|
| Dating | Apr 1956 - 18th May 1966 |
10 years, 1 month
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| Married | 18th May 1966 - 6th Mar 1994 |
27 years, 9 months
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| Total |
Apr 1956 -
6th Mar 1994
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37 years, 11 months
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(18 May 1966 - 6 March 1994) (her death)
1956 Cannes Film Festival, where she met American film director Jules Dassin, with whom she would share not only her career but also her life. Their first professional pairing was 1957's He Who Must Die. Other films by Dassin and featuring Mercouri followed, such as The Law (1959)
She retired from film acting in 1978, when she played in her last film, A Dream of Passion, directed by her husband Jules Dassin. Her last performance on stage was in the opera Pylades at the Athens Concert Hall in 1992, portraying Clytemnestra.
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