Son of American actor Robert Guillaume (1927-2017). The 32-year-old Jacques Williams died on December 23, 1990, following a two-year fight against AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). Jacques and his brother Kevin had grown up with their mother Marlene Williams, Guillaume's first wife, while the actor pursued his career. "I felt guilty," actor Robert Guillaume revealed in a 1990 Parade interview, "...because what I call the 'long arm of the ghetto,' where he spent his childhood, had gotten to him and programmed him for defeat.… I think he interpreted my urging to put his brain and talents to use as snobbishness and disapproval. He didn't seem to understand that, at the same time I loved him without qualification and accepted his homosexuality, I still hoped he'd find direction for his life."
Son of American actor Robert Guillaume (1927-2017). The 32-year-old Jacques Williams died on December 23, 1990, following a two-year fight against AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). Jacques and his brother Kevin had grown up with their mother Marlene Williams, Guillaume's first wife, while the actor pursued his career. "I felt guilty," actor Robert Guillaume revealed in a 1990 Parade interview, "...because what I call the 'long arm of the ghetto,' where he spent his childhood, had gotten to him and programmed him for defeat.… I think he interpreted my urging to put his brain and talents to use as snobbishness and disapproval. He didn't seem to understand that, at the same time I loved him without qualification and accepted his homosexuality, I still hoped he'd find direction for his life."
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