Tuesday October 3, 2023, we learned of the death of journalist Jean-Pierre Elkabbach, at the age of 86. The illustrious French journalist will have left his mark on an entire generation, with a pugnacious style and a perfectionism that has never been denied. This October 6, 2023, his funeral took place at the Montparnasse cemetery in Paris, in the presence of his family and a number of news professionals.
Politicians and journalists
For example, we met Léa Salamé, who was his protégé and who paid him a vibrant tribute, but also Pascal Praud, Michel Drucker, Catherine Nay, former head of news at TF1, as well as Delphine Ernotte, the president of France Televisions.
The political class was there too, including François Baroin, Claude Chirac (the daughter of Jacques and Bernadette), Xavier Bertrand, Gabriel Attal, and Brigitte Macron, the first lady of France, who represented her husband, Emmanuel Macron, who is currently in Granada, Spain for a European summit.
Jean-Pierre Elkabbach was the father of the French actress Emmanuelle Bach, whose real name is Emmanuelle Anouk El Kabbach, seen in the series Clem on TF1. The 36-year-old actress also starred in “Research Sections” or “Captain Marleau”. This Friday, she paid a poignant tribute to her dad.
His daughter’s tribute
In tears, she told him: “Our relationship has become our treasure, our unwavering bond, a well of happiness“. And to add: “To you my father, thank you for your exceptional intelligence. For your kindness, your humanity, your culture and our struggles. Thank you my beloved father, my dad, thank you Nicole. We have succeeded in this crazy and improbable challenge of building a love demanding, of unparalleled depth and extraordinary honesty. Our relationship is unique. So often absent, he who sacrificed everything for his profession, took time to let our omnipresent, attentive, generous love blossom, funny, loving, encouraging. He was my best friend, my confidant, my favorite clown, my fantasy partner and my compass.”
F.A.