France - Reactions to Cousteau's death

(25 Jun 1997) T/I: 10:39:43
French underwater explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, has died on Wednesday (25/06) at the age of 87. As international tributes began flooding in for the man who has "returned to the silent world", people on the streets of Paris were coming to terms with the loss of one of France's most popular figures.
Cousteau opened up the mysteries of the deep to millions of viewers around the world. His voyages aboard his ship the Calypso were the subject of more than 100 films for television and the big screen as well as best selling books. Co-inventor of the aqua-lung, he also pioneered the first underwater habitats in the 1960s.
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PARIS, FRANCE 25 JUNE, 1997
WS people in front of door of Cousteau Foundation office;
CU sign reads Cousteau TILT down;
VS street signs near Foundation;
SOT, man, (English) saying Cousteau's death was a shock for him - he watched his shows on television as a child in the US;
SOT, woman (French), saying she enjoyed Cousteau's programs, and his reports from Calypso, and she's hoping they will be broadcast again soon on French TV;
SOT, woman (French), a teacher in the neighborhood, saying that Cousteau was always ready to help her school by donating tapes and visiting the children;
WS street,
PAN to gate of Foundation;
CU office door with sign Cousteau;
SOT, Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of Jacques Cousteau (English), saying he thinks his father had becomee someone the public adores - an inspiration for young people and France's finest ambassador;
CA books by Cousteau on bookcase;
SOT continues, Jean-Michel Cousteau, saying that people will remember his father's stubborness and enthusiasm. My job is to continue what his father began, and enter the next century full of enthusiasm;
CU books by Cousteau;
CU map.
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Incredible Man and explorer...may he be at peace 🙏 Hope all his family is well....he will not be forgotten 😁