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Article: COUSTEAU SHOWED THE SEA TO THE WORLD `WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS FRENCHMAN' REVERED.(Lifestyle)(Obituary)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Article date:
- June 27, 1997
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He shared his undersea adventures with millions of TV viewers worldwide, revealing the enchanting, hidden life that lay beneath the waves. Jacques Cousteau died Wednesday at 87, having left his mark on generations.
Cousteau often evoked the heavens to explain his connection to the sea. ``When you dive,'' he once said, ``you begin to feel that you're an angel. It's a liberation of your weight.''
His wife, Francine, said Cousteau died at home in Paris before dawn after suffering a respiratory infection and heart problems. Cousteau reportedly had been ill for months.
``But his voice continues to be heard,'' Francine Cousteau said, vowing to ...
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