Coco Chanel
Although Chanel was viewed as a prominent figure of luxury fashion during her life, Chanel's influence has been examined further post death in 1971. She continued to spend her final years in luxury evermore at her magnificent Ritz apartment. When Chanel died, the first lady of France, Mme, Pompidou organized a hero's tribute. Soon damaging documents from French intelligence agencies were released that outlined Chanel's war time involvements that quickly ended her monumental funeral plans.
Danielle Darrieux
In 1970, Darrieux replaced Katharine Hepburn in the Broadway musical "Coco", based on the life of Coco Chanel, but the play, essentially a showcase for Hepburn, soon folded without her. In 1971 and 1972 she also appeared in the short-lived productions of "Ambassador". She worked again with Demy for his film "Une chambre en ville" (1982), an opera-like musical melodrama reminiscent of the director's earlier work "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" ("Les Parapluies de Cherbourg", 1964). Once again, Darrieux provided her own vocals for her songs.