Singer Marianne Faithfull, known as Rolling Stones’ muse, dead at 78: ‘She will be dearly missed’
nypost.comMarianne Faithfull has died. She was 78.“It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of the singer, songwriter and actress Marianne Faithfull,” her spokesperson said in a statement on Thursday.“Marianne passed away peacefully in London today, in the company of her loving family.
She will be dearly missed.”Faithfull was known for a slew of hits, including “As Tears Go By,” which was written by the Rolling Stones‘ Keith Richards and Mick Jagger, with whom she had a several-year romance.The song reached the UK Top 10 in 1964.Faithfull played herself in Jean-Luc Godard’s 1966 movie “Made in the USA,” starring Anna Karina, and made her debut onstage co-starring in Chekov’s “Three Sisters” with Glenda Jackson.
She starred alongside Alain Delon in the 1968 film “The Girl on a Motorcycle,” and worked with other heavy hitters including Orson Welles and Oliver Reed.Born in 1946 in London, Faithfull grew up in Reading but returned to the capital as a teen.Shortly after, she met Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham, who set her up with Jagger and Richards.
Faithfull went on to have three other UK Top 10 singles in 1965, all of which also reached the Top 40 in the US.Faithfull married artist John Dunbar in 1965 and had a son, but left Dunbar for Jagger.
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