{"id":26639,"date":"2023-07-16T18:36:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T18:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/16\/a-look-at-the-extraordinary-life-of-jane-birkin-in-photos\/"},"modified":"2023-07-16T18:36:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T18:36:00","slug":"a-look-at-the-extraordinary-life-of-jane-birkin-in-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/16\/a-look-at-the-extraordinary-life-of-jane-birkin-in-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"A Look at the Extraordinary Life of Jane Birkin In Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-dropcap\">Actor and singer Jane Birkin was described for decades as <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.lofficielusa.com\/fashion\/how-to-dress-like-jane-birkin\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.lofficielusa.com\/fashion\/how-to-dress-like-jane-birkin&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lofficielusa.com\/fashion\/how-to-dress-like-jane-birkin\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the epitome of French style<\/a>, though the star was born in London to British parents. But as a resident of France since the late 1960s, her casual, high-low look was often characterized as the definition of French style, on and off the screen.<\/p>\n<p>Birkin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/2023\/07\/jane-birkin-dies-at-76\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">died on July 16, 2023<\/a>, at the age of 76. After a career that spanned seven decades, she&#8217;s been photographed countless times, both as a model and on the street.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-eVDQiB byBkf asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eJxoAx dBHGoQ asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jSZdqE kIXbGQ caption AssetEmbedCaption-fNQBPI fmQnYP asset-embed__caption\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionText-bHjzlu iUEiRd hBkROF iXWezO caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>Jane Birkin, English-French actress starring in Graham Greene play, \u2018Carving a Statue\u2019 \u00a0on September 11, 1964.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionCredit-ejegDm iUEiRd hCJFDV fNaHcW caption__credit\">Mirrorpix\/Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Born Jane Mallory Birkin on December 14, 1946, Birkin&#8217;s career began on the London stage. She married composer John Barry in 1965, and after their parting in 1968, she transitioned to a career in film.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-eVDQiB byBkf asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eJxoAx dBHGoQ asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eybHBd fptoWY responsive-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/64b4225580282abf33846d58\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/1487044020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/64b4225580282abf33846d58\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/1487044020 120w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/64b4225580282abf33846d58\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/1487044020 240w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/64b4225580282abf33846d58\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/1487044020 320w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/64b4225580282abf33846d58\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/1487044020 640w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/64b4225580282abf33846d58\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/1487044020 960w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/64b4225580282abf33846d58\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/1487044020 1280w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/64b4225580282abf33846d58\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/1487044020 1600w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jSZdqE kIXbGQ caption AssetEmbedCaption-fNQBPI fmQnYP asset-embed__caption\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionText-bHjzlu iUEiRd hBkROF iXWezO caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionCredit-ejegDm iUEiRd hCJFDV fNaHcW caption__credit\">Universal History Archive\/Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paywall\">In 1968, she starred in <em>Slogan<\/em>, alongside French singer and actor Serge Gainsbourgh. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.fr\/vogue-hommes\/culture\/story\/the-jane-genie-jane-birkin-opens-up-to-vogue-hommes-about-her-life-love-style-growing-older-and-serge-gainsbourg\/653\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Speaking with Vogue France<\/a> in 2018, Birkin said that \u201cThe film saved me and enabled me to stay in France,&#8221; where she&#8217;d remain for the rest of her life. The movie also introduced her to Gainsbourgh, with whom she&#8217;d maintain a personal and professional partnership for over a decade.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-eVDQiB byBkf asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eJxoAx dBHGoQ asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin who holds in her arms her daughters Charlotte  and Kate Barry .\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eybHBd fptoWY responsive-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/64b42396e032be2806b6086e\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/1257546474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/64b42396e032be2806b6086e\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/1257546474 120w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/64b42396e032be2806b6086e\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/1257546474 240w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/64b42396e032be2806b6086e\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/1257546474 320w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/64b42396e032be2806b6086e\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/1257546474 640w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/64b42396e032be2806b6086e\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/1257546474 960w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/64b42396e032be2806b6086e\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/1257546474 1280w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/64b42396e032be2806b6086e\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/1257546474 1600w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jSZdqE kIXbGQ caption AssetEmbedCaption-fNQBPI fmQnYP asset-embed__caption\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionText-bHjzlu iUEiRd hBkROF iXWezO caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin, who holds in her arms her daughters, Charlotte (left) and Kate Barry (right).<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionCredit-ejegDm iUEiRd hCJFDV fNaHcW caption__credit\">James Andanson\/Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/2023\/07\/jane-birkin-in-photos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor and singer Jane Birkin was described for decades as the epitome of French style, though the star was born in London to British parents. But as a resident of France since the late 1960s, her casual, high-low look was often characterized as the definition of French style, on and off the screen. Birkin died [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26640,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-26639","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26639\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}