- Born
- Died
- Birth nameSimone Melchior
- Descended from French naval officers, Simone Melchior married Jacques-Yves Cousteau in Paris on 12 July 1937. She was an integral part of the many expeditions of film-making and oceanography that made Cousteau famous. She spent years living about Calypso, the converted WWII minesweeper that Cousteau outfitted as an oceanographic vessel. Her two sons, Jean-Michel Cousteau (b. 1938) and Philippe Cousteau (b. 1940 d. 1979) were also active in film-making and marine exploration and conservation.
- IMDb mini biography by: Ogygia
- SpouseJacques-Yves Cousteau(July 12, 1937 - December 2, 1990) (her death, 2 children)
- Children
- RelativesFabien Cousteau(Grandchild)Alexandra Cousteau(Grandchild)Philippe Cousteau Jr.(Grandchild)
- Grandmother of Fabien Cousteau and Celine Cousteau.
- Former mother-in-law of Anne-Marie Cousteau.
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