French composer (1939-1975).
Born April 3rd, 1939 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died November 21st, 1975 at 36 years old in Tenerife (drowning).
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel