David Helfgott

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Gillian Helfgott, wife of Shine pianist David Helfgott, dies aged 90 (ABC News)

Gillian Helfgott met pianist David Helfgott in Perth in 1983, helping him return to the concert stage after he had suffered a breakdown and spent years in a ...

Am I really watching this?'" The family has announced there will be a private funeral, followed later by a public celebration of her life. - The family has announced there will be a private funeral, followed later by a public celebration of her life A statement released by her family said it was "with the deepest sadness that the family of Gillian Helfgott announces her peaceful passing on Tuesday August 16". - A renowned astrologer, she met David in Perth in 1983 and dedicated the rest of her life to seeing his return to the concert stage Gillian Helfgott, the wife of Shine pianist David Helfgott and New York Times best-selling author, has died aged 90 after a short illness.

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Gillian Helfgott, wife of pianist memorialised in Shine, dies (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Gillian Helfgott, the wife of Australian concert pianist David Helfgott whose life was memorialised in the 1996 biopic Shine, has died at the age of 90.

Before ultimately dedicating her life to helping her husband, Helfgott was an astrologer and numerologist. Fans of the film remember David’s wife Gillian (played by Lynn Redgrave) as the kind-hearted love interest who nursed him back to health after 12 years in psychiatric hospitals, eventually encouraging his triumphant return to music. Get The Watchlist delivered every Thursday.

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