Roger Vadim

Roger Vadim (born Roger Vladmir Plemiannikov, Paris, France, January 26, 1928; died February 10, 2000), was a journalist, author, actor, screenwriter, director, and producer who launched Brigitte Bardot's career in the film And God Created Woman. The scene of Bardot dancing barefoot on a table remains one of the most erotic scenes in French cinema.

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Paris, France - January 26 - 1928 - February 10 - 2000 - Journalist - Author - Actor - Screenwriter - Director - Producer - Brigitte Bardot - And God Created Woman

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His White Russian father, Igor Plemiannikov, immigrated from Ukraine, became a naturalized French citizen, and was a vice consul of France to Egypt.

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White Russian - Ukraine - Naturalized - Vice consul - Egypt

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Vadim became a stage actor at the age of 16. In 1947 he became assistant writer to film director Marc Allégret.

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1947 - Marc Allégret

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As well as his movie achievements, Roger Vadim was celebrated for his romances/marriages to such beautiful women as actresses Brigitte Bardot and Jane Fonda. He also lived with Catherine Deneuve, with whom he had a child, prior to his marriage to Fonda. In addition to his theater and movie work, he wrote several books including his autobiography, D'Une Etoile a l'Autre (From One Star to the Next).

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Brigitte Bardot - Jane Fonda - Catherine Deneuve

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He died at 72 years of age of cancer and is buried in the St. Tropez Cemetery, Saint Tropez, France. He was survived by his wife, French actress Marie-Christine Barrault, and four children: Vanessa, born to Fonda; Christian with Deneuve; Nathalie, born to actress Annette Stroyberg; and Vania, his child with heiress Catherine Schneider.

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Cancer - Saint Tropez - Marie-Christine Barrault - Christian - Annette Stroyberg - Catherine Schneider

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