Ovarian cancer has haunted Irish actor and former James Bond star Pierce Brosnan throughout his life.
He had been married to his first wife, Australian actress Cassandra Harris, for seven years when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1987. The disease took her life in December 1991. She was 43 years old and the couple had been together for 17 years.
Brosnan’s daughter Charlotte also died from ovarian cancer in 2013. She was only 41.
A year ago, the same cancer claimed the life of Beau Marie St. Clair, Brosnan’s producing partner. He described St Clair as “the sister he never had” and “my dearest friend for 30 years”.
Now, the 63-year-old actor has spoken about living with “black dog” of depression.
“I don’t look at the cup as half full, believe me,” Brosnan told Esquire yesterday. “The dark, melancholy Irish black dog sits beside me from time to time.”