Family
Crommelinck was born in Monaco. His father was the Belgian playwright Fernand Crommelynck (1886 – 1970) and his mother was Anne Marie Le Tellier (1886 – 1970). They had four sons: Jean, Aldo, Piero (1934 – 2001), and Milan. Aldo's older brother, Jean, was a talented photographer and reporter. Fernand's theatrical masterpiece was Le Cocu magnifique (1920). He also made many black and white drawings of his family and friends.
Aldo's uncle, Albert Crommelynck, was a Belgian painter, set designer, muralist, printmaker, and writer. Albert's son Patrick (1942 – 1994) and his wife, Taeko Kuwata (1945 – 1994), formed the classical piano Duo Crommelynck, which was active from 1974 until July 9–10, 1994, when both performers committed suicide.
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