[Deathwatch] Jose Luis de Vilallonga, actor, 87

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Jose Luis de Vilallonga dies, had role in ?Breakfast at Tiffany?s?
Friday, August 31, 2007 

MADRID, Spain - Jose Luis de Vilallonga, an author, aristocrat and
actor who shared the silver screen with Audrey Hepburn in "Breakfast at
Tiffany?s," died Thursday at his home on the island of Mallorca. He was
87.

A colorful character in Spain?s high society, Vilallonga worked as a
journalist for the national press agency EFE and for the magazines
Paris-Match, Marie-Claire and Vogue. He wrote an official biography of
Spain?s King Juan Carlos that was published in 1993.

A high point in his acting career came when he starred as Jose da Silva
Pereira, the dashing Brazilian multimillionaire who Holly Golightly
planned to marry in Blake Edwards? 1961 classic movie.

Vilallonga, whose aristocratic surnames included Cabeza de Vaca, was
the Marquis de Castellbell and a Grandee of Spain. His death was
announced by the government of the island of Mallorca.

Vilallonga wed three times, to British aristocrat Priscilla Scott-Ellis
(1945-1972), to Syliane Stella Morell (1974-1995), and in 1999 to
journalist Begona Aranguren.

He is survived by children John and Carmen from his first marriage and
an adopted son Fabricio.

King Juan Carlos expressed his sadness at Vilallonga?s death.


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