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- Birth nameMarie Françoise Gilot
- Françoise Gilot was born on November 26, 1921 in Neuilly-sur-seine, France. She was married to Jonas Salk and Luc Simon. She died on June 6, 2023 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpousesJonas Salk(June 29, 1970 - June 23, 1995) (his death)Luc Simon(1955 - 1962)
- ChildrenAurélia.Simon
- B.A., Philosophy - Sorbonne
- In August 2018, Gilot released three sketchbooks, these documented the journeys she made in Venice, India, and Senegal.
- During their 10 years together, Gilot was often harassed on the streets of Paris by Picasso's legal wife, Olga Khokhlova, a Russian former ballet dancer, and Picasso himself physically abused her as well.
- From 1943 to 1953, Gilot was the lover and artistic muse of Pablo Picasso, with whom she had two children, Claude and Paloma.
- She was awarded a Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur in 1990.
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