🕊️ In memoriam — Nadia Farès
20 December 1968 — 17 April 2026
French-Moroccan actress Nadia Farès has died at 57. She gained recognition with her role in Les Rivières pourpres (2000) and built an international career in film and television. Known for her strong screen presence, she remains a memorable figure in French cinema.
🕊️ In memoriam — Nathalie Baye
6 July 1948 — 17 April 2026
French actress Nathalie Baye has died at 77. A major figure of modern French cinema, she worked with François Truffaut, Claude Sautet and Xavier Dolan. Known for her subtle intensity and precision, she won multiple César Awards and left a lasting mark on French film history.
🕊️ In memoriam — Philippe Castelli
8 June 1925 — 16 April 2006
French actor Philippe Castelli was a familiar face in French cinema and television, known for a long career in supporting roles. He appeared in numerous productions from the 1960s onwards, contributing to the richness of popular French film through his distinctive character work.
#PhilippeCastelli #InMemoriam #FrenchCinema #Actor #CinemaHistory
Austrian soccer player Alex Manninger, who won 33 caps for his national team and played for Arsenal and Juventus, ending his career at Liverpool, has died at the age of 48 after his car was struck by a train, @BBCNews reports.
#AlexManninger #Soccer #Football #Arsenal #RIP #InMemoriam #Sport
Sid Krofft, who with his brother Marty co-created kids' TV shows like "The Banana Splits Adventure Hour," "H.R. Pufnstuf," "Land of the Lost," has died at age 96. @THR takes a look at his extraordinary career.
🕊️ In memoriam — Charles Vissières
30 October 1880 — 13 April 1960
French actor Charles Vissières was active in French theatre and early cinema. He represents a generation of performers who bridged stage tradition and the early development of film performance in France.
#CharlesVissières #InMemoriam #FrenchCinema #Actor #CinemaHistory
🕊️ In memoriam — Michel Bouquet
6 November 1925 — 13 April 2022
French actor Michel Bouquet was one of the great figures of French theatre and cinema. Over a career spanning more than seven decades, he delivered remarkable performances in films such as La Mariée était en noir (1968) and Le Promeneur du Champ de Mars (2005). Known for his precision, intensity, and stage presence, he remains a towering figure in French acting.
#MichelBouquet #InMemoriam #FrenchCinema #Actor #CinemaHistory
He was also an enthusiast of the journal Práticas da História – Journal on Theory, Historiography and Uses of the Past, in which he published, among other things, an important essay on #HistoricalSociology. As director of the National Library of Portugal, he enthusiastically welcomed all the initiatives that the IHC organised there during his tenure. (3/3)
He supervised researchers at the IHC, such as Inês Brasão and Tijl Vanneste, and, together with our colleague Jorge M. Pedreira, helped to revitalise Historical Sociology in the country. He was also director of the doctoral programme in Globalisation Studies, with which the IHC has been associated since its inception. (2/3)
The IHC deeply mourns the passing of Diogo Ramada Curto (1959–2026). As a historian and academic, #RamadaCurto made a decisive contribution to the opening up and internationalisation of the field of #historiography in Portugal over recent decades. (1/3)
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