Born in Sceaux, France, November 8th, 1935. Delon started off
his career as a parachutist with the French Marines in
Indochina. Once his tour of duty was over, he then worked at
various jobs such as waiter, salesman, and porter in Les Halles
market. In 1957, he visited the Cannes Film Festival and was
promptly hired to appear in the film Quand la femme s'en mèle
(When the Woman Gets Confused), directed by Yves Allégret.  In
1958, Delon had his first starring role in Sois belle et tais-
toi (Be Beautiful but Shut Up) directed by Marc Allégret. The
next year, he had his first big film success with Plein Soleil
(Purple Noon), directed by René Clément, playing the character
Tom Ripley (based on the book The Talented Mr. Ripley and later
remade with Matt Damon in the starring role).  In 1960, Delon
was scheduled to star in David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia but due
to scheduling conflicts, he had to renege. The part, of course,
went to Peter O'Toole and the movie became a legend.  Delon
continued with a string of succ