DAVID HAMILTON (15 April 1933 – 25 November 2016)

The British photographer and filmmaker David Hamilton died at the age of 83 years. He was found dead in his Paris apartment. In the 1960s and 1970s, the Briton had become acquainted with pictures of young girls. The British photographer David Hamilton has been found dead in his Paris apartment. Apparently the 83-year-old died after taking medications for heart failure. According to a rescue service representative, the fire brigade was called into Hamilton's home, where the British had obviously suffered a heart attack. In addition to his body, drugs were found, several media reported. Ex-models raise accusations In the 1960s and 1970s, Hamilton became famous for his nudity recordings of young girls. One of his most famous works is also the erotic film "Bilitis" from the year 1977. Several of his then models raised serious accusations against him: According to him, he was supposed to have passed them when they were still underage. Last Tuesday, the 83-year-old, in an interview with the AFP news agency, denied all allegations and threatened with slander charges. The latest controversy was a book by French television director Flavie Flament, in which the now 42-year-old - without attribution - describes how she was raped as a 13-year-old at the edge of a photo shoot by an internationally known photographer. After three other former models raised similar accusations, she confirmed last week that it was Hamilton.