Roger Vadim

Roger Vadim

Roger Vadim (January 26, 1928 - February 11, 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.

Table of contents

1 Birth
2 Career
3 Romances
4 Death
5 Marriages
6 Filmography:

Birth

Born Roger Vladmir Plemiannikov in Paris, France as the son of a vice consul of France.

Career

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

Romances

As well as his movie achievements, Roger Vadin was celebrated for his romances with some of the world's most beautiful women, two of whom were 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).

Death

He died on February 11, 2000 (at 72 years of age) of cancer and is buried in the St. Tropez Cemetery, Saint Tropez, France. He was survived by his wife, 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.