Roger Vadim
Roger Vadim and third wife Jane Fonda near their home in Malibu from 13 May 1969 issue of 'Look' magazine, photo by Douglas Kirkland
Born	Roger Vladimir Plemiannikov 26 January 1928(1928-01-26) Paris, France
Died	11 February 2000 (aged 72) Paris, France
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter, producer
Years active	1950–1997
Spouse(s)	Brigitte Bardot (1952–1957) Annette Strøyberg (1958–1960) Jane Fonda (1965–1973) Catherine Schneider (1975–1977) Marie-Christine Barrault (1990–2000)
Domestic partner(s)	Catherine Deneuve

Roger Vadim (26 January 1928 – 11 February 2000) was a French journalist, author, actor, screenwriter, director, and producer who launched Brigitte Bardot's career in the film And God Created Woman.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Romances 3 Marriages 4 Death 5 Filmography 6 Literature 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Biography

Vadim was born as Roger Vladimir Plemiannikov in Paris. His Belarusian father, Igor Plemiannikov, had immigrated from Ukraine and became a naturalized French citizen, and was a vice consul of France to Egypt. Vadim became a stage actor at the age of 16. In 1947 he became assistant writer to film director Marc Allégret.

[edit] Romances

Vadim was celebrated for his romances/marriages to beautiful actresses. He lived with Catherine Deneuve, by whom he had a child, Christian Vadim, prior to his marriage to Fonda. He wrote about these in his 1986 book Bardot, Deneuve & Fonda.

Candy Darling, of Andy Warhol's entourage, wrote of an alleged affair with Vadim in her diary, My Face for the World to See. In addition to Vadim's theater and film work, he also wrote several books, including his autobiography, D'une étoile à l'autre (From One Star to the Next).

[edit] Marriages

• Brigitte Bardot, 20 December 1952 – 6 December 1957 (divorced)
• Annette Strøyberg, 1958–1960 (divorced); 1 child (Nathalie)
• Jane Fonda, 14 August 1965 – 16 January 1973 (divorced); 1 child (Vanessa)
• Catherine Schneider, 1975–1977 (divorced); 1 child (Vania)
• Marie-Christine Barrault, 1990 - his death

[edit] Death

Vadim died at age 72 of lymphoma and is buried in the St. Tropez Cemetery, Saint Tropez, France. He was survived by his wife, French actress Marie-Christine Barrault and his four children (Christian, Vanessa, Vania and Nathalie).

[edit] Filmography

• The Naked Heart (1950)
• Blackmailed (1951)
• En Effeuillant la Marguerite/Mademoiselle Striptease (1956)
• And God Created Woman (1956)
• Sait-on jamais? (1957)^[1]
• Sois belle et tais-toi/Be Beautiful but Shut up (1957)
• Les Bijoutiers du Clair de Lune/The Night Heaven Fell (1958)
• Les liaisons dangereuses/Dangerous Liaisons (1959)
• Blood and Roses (1960)
• La Bride sur le cou/Please Not Now! (1961)
• Les Sept péchés capitaux/Seven Capital Sins (1962)
• Les Parisiennes/Beds and Broads (1962)
• Le repos du guerrier/Love on a Pillow (1962)
• Un château en Suède/Castle in Sweden (1963)
• Sweet and Sour/Dragées au Poivre (1963)
• Le vice et la vertu/Vice and Virtue (1963)
• La Ronde/Circle of Love (1964)
• La curée / The Game is Over (1966)
• Spirits of the Dead (1968)
• Barbarella, Queen of the Galaxy (1968)
• Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)
• Hellé (1972)
• Ciao! Manhattan (1972)
• Don Juan 73 (1973)
• La jeune fille Assassinée/The Murdered Young Girl (1974)
• Une femme fidèle/Game of Seduction (1976)
• Jeux de Nuit/Night Games (1980)
• Hot Touch (1981)
• Surprise Party (1983)
• Faerie Tale Theatre (1984 TV, segment "Beauty and the Beast")
• The Hitchhiker (1986 TV, segment "Dead Man's Curve")
• And God Created Woman (remake) (1988)
• Safari (1991, TV movie)
• Amour fou (1993, TV movie)
• La Nouvelle tribu (1996, TV mini-series)
• Mon père avait raison (1996, TV movie)
• Un coup de baguette magique (1997, TV movie)

[edit] Literature

• Vadim, Roger. Bardot, Deneuve, Fonda: My Life With The Three Most Beautiful Women In The World (1986), published by Simon & Schuster (ISBN 0671530070/ISBN 9780671530075)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Roger Vadim at the Internet Movie Database
• Roger Vadim's biographic sketch at Find A Grave

Persondata
NAME	Vadim, Roger
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Plemiannikov, Roger Vladimir
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Film director, screenwriter, producer
DATE OF BIRTH	1928-1-26
PLACE OF BIRTH	Paris, France
DATE OF DEATH	2000-02-11
PLACE OF DEATH	Paris, France