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Roger VadimFilmmaker
Born: 28 January 1928 Died: 11 February 2000 (cancer) Birthplace: Paris, France Best known as: Director of And God Created Woman Name at birth: Roger Vadim Plemiannikov As a director, Roger Vadim was known for his sensual and sometimes avant-garde films; off-screen he was known for his sensual and sometimes avant-garde lifestyle. He was married five times in all: to actresses Brigitte Bardot, Jane Fonda, Marie-Christine Barrault and Annette Stroyberg and to heiress Catherine Schneider. (He was married to Barrault when he died.) Vadim had one child each with Fonda, Stroyberg and Schneider and a fourth child with actress Catherine Deneuve. His best-known film is And God Created Woman (1956), which introduced the innocently voluptuous Bardot. Extra credit: Vadim's 1968 film with Fonda, Barbarella, is often considered a classic of sci-fi camp... He published the personal memoir Bardot, Deneuve, Fonda in 1986. Copyright © 1998-2006 by Who2?, LLC. All rights reserved. More on Roger Vadim from Infoplease:
- Roger Vadim - Roger Vadim Age: 72 French director whose first film, And God Created Woman (1956), launched the ...
- Roger Vadim - Roger Vadim Age: 72 French director whose first film, And God Created Woman (1956), launched the ...
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- Blood and Roses (1960) (Et mourir de plaisir) - Starring Marc Allegret, Mel Ferrer, Elsa Martinelli, Annette Vadim, Rene-Jean Chauffard
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