15 moments

  1. Birth in Paris

    · 15th arrondissement, Paris, France

    Birth in Paris
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    Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot was born in Paris's 15th arrondissement. Coordinates represent the 15th arrondissement; the source does not identify a birth building.

  2. Admission to the Conservatoire de Paris

    · Conservatoire de Paris, Paris, France

    Admission to the Conservatoire de Paris
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    Bardot entered the Conservatoire de Paris as part of her early ballet training. The source gives the year but not a campus address; coordinates represent the Conservatoire de Paris.

  3. Cannes Film Festival appearance

    · Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, Cannes, France

    Early in her acting career, Bardot attended the Cannes Film Festival and received media attention. Coordinates represent the festival's principal Cannes venue.

  4. La Madrague residence

    · La Madrague, Saint-Tropez, France

    Bardot bought La Madrague in Saint-Tropez, the home that remained her residence until her death. Coordinates are an approximate point for La Madrague on the Canebiers coast.

  5. Marriage to Jacques Charrier

    · Louveciennes, Yvelines, France

    Marriage to Jacques Charrier
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    Bardot married actor Jacques Charrier in Louveciennes. Coordinates represent central Louveciennes; the cited text does not identify the precise ceremony site.

  6. Photographed in Spoleto

    · Spoleto, Umbria, Italy

    Photographed in Spoleto
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    A contemporaneous image caption documents Bardot in the Umbrian city of Spoleto. Presence and year are supported by the image caption; no more precise date is supplied.

  7. Filming Contempt in Italy

    · Italy

    Filming Contempt in Italy
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    Bardot was photographed with Michel Piccoli in Italy while the pair were filming Jean-Luc Godard's Contempt. The source establishes Italy but not a particular filming location; coordinates are a representative point for Italy.

  8. Visit to Brazil

    · Brazil

    Visit to Brazil
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    An image caption records Bardot visiting Brazil during the height of her international screen career. The source identifies Brazil but not a city; coordinates are a representative national point.

  9. Viva Maria! filming at Texcoco

    · Texcoco, State of Mexico, Mexico

    Bardot undertook principal photography for Viva Maria! in Mexico, including at Texcoco, with co-star Jeanne Moreau. The production began on 18 January 1965; the source does not date the Texcoco work more precisely.

  10. Meeting John Lennon at the May Fair Hotel

    · The May Fair Hotel, London, England, United Kingdom

    Bardot met John Lennon in person at London's May Fair Hotel, introduced by Beatles press agent Derek Taylor. The source gives the year but not a more precise date.

  11. Appearance in Rome

    · Rome, Lazio, Italy

    Appearance in Rome
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    A contemporaneous image caption places Bardot in Rome in 1969, during the period of her final films. Presence and year are supported by the image caption; no more precise location is given.

  12. Seal-hunt protest on the Canadian ice floe

    · Canadian ice floe, Northwest Atlantic Ocean, Canada

    Bardot joined Paul Watson's operation against seal hunting and went onto the Canadian ice floe, where she was photographed with seal pups. The source identifies the Canadian ice floe but not a precise position; coordinates are a representative Northwest Atlantic ice-field point.

  13. Overdose emergency at Saint-Tropez home

    · La Madrague, Saint-Tropez, France

    On her 49th birthday, Bardot was at her Saint-Tropez home before being found in the water at a nearby beach and taken for treatment. Coordinates represent her Saint-Tropez residence; the nearby beach and clinic are not precisely identified in the source.

  14. Television interview at Saint-Tropez home

    · La Madrague, Saint-Tropez, France

    Bardot gave a 47-minute interview at her Saint-Tropez house, her first television appearance in eleven years. The source identifies her house in Saint-Tropez; coordinates approximate La Madrague, identified elsewhere in the same article as her home.

  15. Death at La Madrague

    · La Madrague, Saint-Tropez, France

    Bardot died from cancer at La Madrague, her home in Saint-Tropez. Coordinates are an approximate point for La Madrague.