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  Roger VadimAKA:
Roger Vadim Plemiannikov
Nationality:
French Birthdate:
01/26/1928 Birthplace:
Paris, France Death Date:
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biography
Formidable presence in French cinema of the late 1950s and 60s, as well known for his capacity to mold wives and lovers into starlets as for his occasional cinematic flourishes.A former stage actor, assistant to director Marc Allegret and journalist, Vadim--with his then wife Brigitte Bardot--gained worldwide attention with the release of "And God Created Woman" (1956). The film's striking wide-screen color and erotic frankness (including shots of a semi-clad Bardot) earned it vast commercial success and paved the way for the subsequent New Wave breakthrough by convincing French producers of
Credits
milestones
Year
Milestone
Became an actor at age 16
1947
Worked as a screenwriter and assistant director to Marc Allegret at Francoeur Studios
Employed as reporter at Paris Match
Driver for Ferrari Motor Cars in France, Italy, England, Germany
1956
Directed first film, "And God Created Woman"
1971
Made first US film, "Pretty Maids All in a Row"
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