Jane Birkin

DeathJuly 162023

Jane Birkin

Jane Birkin, British model, actress, singer, and songwriter (born 1944)

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When
Sunday, July 16 20233 years ago
Category
DeathA notable person who died on this day.
Era
21st century · 2020s
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Person
Jane Birkin

Who they were

Jane Mallory Birkin was an Anglo-French actress and singer. She had a prolific career as an actress, mostly in French cinema.

Early life

Early life Jane Mallory Birkin was born on 14 December 1946, [ 1 ] in Marylebone , London. [ 2 ] Her father, Lt. Cdr. David Leslie Birkin (1914–1991), grandson of Sir Thomas Birkin, 1st Baronet and a member of the wealthy Birkin family , was a Royal Navy lieutenant commander and World War II spy who had worked with the French Resistance . [ 3 ] His first cousin was Freda Dudley Ward , a mistress of Edward VIII while he was Prince of Wales . [ 4 ] [ 5 ]

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