{"id":6152,"date":"2023-07-21T11:04:59","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T10:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/?p=6152"},"modified":"2023-07-21T11:58:55","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T10:58:55","slug":"jane-birkin-a-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=6152","title":{"rendered":"Jane Birkin – A Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"

JANE BIRKIN, died 16th July, age 76. Fan and expert RAECHEL LEIGH CARTER remembers her life<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Actress, singer, writer, director, model, political activist, style icon and muse to Serge Gainsbourg, beautiful self-effacing Birkin has left an indelible mark on our perception of pop culture of the \u201960s and \u201970s.<\/p>\n

London born Birkin’s career began in 1964 when she appeared as Dennis Waterman\u2019s deaf-mute girlfriend in the stage production of Graham Greene\u2019s Carving A Statue<\/em>.\u00a0 Whilst appearing in the \u201965 stage musical adaptation of Passion Flower Hotel<\/em>, Birkin met Bond composer John Barry and the pair married shortly afterwards.\u00a0 They quickly became one of the \u201960s’ chic couples about town, with Birkin modelling for the likes of David Bailey and Duffy and appearing in fashion shoots with psych\/pop singer Gervase and John Crittle of Dandie Fashions.<\/p>\n

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Birkin also took a few small roles in \u201cSwinging London\u201d films such as The Knack<\/em>, The Idol<\/em>, Kaleidoscope <\/em>and Blow-Up <\/em>in which she became the first actress in mainstream cinema to show her pubic hair after Barry declared that she wouldn\u2019t dare to do it.\u00a0 After the birth of daughter Kate Barry in 1967, Barry left Birkin and they divorced.<\/p>\n

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Following her role as beautiful model Penny Lane in the psychedelic film Wonderwall <\/em>for which George Harrison and the Remo Four provided the soundtrack, Birkin headed to France for a role in the film Slogan <\/em>alongside French singer\/composer Serge Gainsbourg (who had recently split from Brigitte Bardot).\u00a0 After a bumpy start (Gainsbourg wanted Marisa Berenson for the role over Birkin), they were soon inseparable and Gainsbourg became her long-time partner\/collaborator.<\/p>\n