later convicted, and the terms of her probation required that she never speak of the "gold key" scandal again). In the 1950s, Simon was romantically involved with the French banker and racehorse owner/breeder Alec Weisweiller whose wife Francine was one of Jean Cocteau's patrons. She was at one time in a relationship with World War II double agent Duško Popov, codenamed "Tricycle". Simon died in Paris, France, on 22 February 2005 from natural causes. A few days later, French Minister of Culture Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres issued a statement in which he extolled Simon's "charm, her irresistible smile ... With Simone Simon's passing, we have lost one of the most seductive and most brilliant stars of the French cinema of the first half of the 20th century." In 2011, British actor and writer Stephen Mosley paid tribute to her in his acclaimed book of strange tales The Boy Who Loved Simone Simon. Filmography Radio appearances References Bibliography External links Photographs and literature French film actresses French people of Italian descent French people of Jewish descent Actresses from Marseille People from Béthune 1910s births 2005 deaths 20th Century Studios contract players French expatriates in the United States 20th-century French actresses