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The Life Of An Icon: Who Was Jane Birkin?
Jane Birkin was an actress, singer, model, and the name behind the iconic Birkin bag. Though not French by birth, Birkin's style was key to defining the 'Gallic' style of the s and '70s.
With the style icon's recent passing, let's explore the question: Who was Jane Birkin?
About Jane Birkin
Early Days
Jane Birkin was born in Marylebone, London on December 14, Her mother, Judy Cambell, was an actress, and her father, David Birkin, worked in the military. Jane Birkin has described her childhood as ‘divine’ and she said that ‘nothing has ever touched on what fun childhood was’.
Jane Birkin was only 17 when she married her first husband, celebrated John Barry. Barry is known for his scores for the James Bond movies. After the two parted ways three years after their marriage, Birkin made her move into the world of film.
Acting & Singing Career
Birkin began acting in the s. After completing her role in the French film Slogan, she
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Serge Gainsbourg
French musician and actor (–)
"Gainsbourg" redirects here. For his daughter, the actress, see Charlotte Gainsbourg. For the biopic, see Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life. For the Paris Métro station, see Serge Gainsbourg (Paris Métro).
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| Died | 2 March () (aged&#;62) Paris, France |
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Jane Birkin, the English singer, actor, and Francophile canonized for her spitfire Sixties style, died on Sunday, July 16 at the age of 76, according to a report from Le Parisien. The news comes after Birkin was forced to cancel a handful of concerts in May due to health concerns, and less than two years after Birkin suffered a minor stroke. She is survived by two daughters.
Birkin’s later body of work included politically-charged songs and saw her appointed OBE in for services to acting and Anglo-French cultural relations. But her fame first inflated after she appeared nude in Michelangelo Antonioni’s cult film Blow-Up. Provocatively performing vocals on Serge Gainsbourg’s duet “Je t’aime… moi non plus” also served as an important catalyst for her six-decade-strong singing career.
Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin in Paris, Photo: Getty Images
The scandalous number one hit—which featured Birkin’s erotic breathing in verse originally written for Brigitte Bardot—was banned b