I love being with you so much."
Born in London on Dec. 14, 1946, Birkin would rise to fame in France.
After her 1966 role in the filmBlow Up, Birkin starred in the romantic comedySloganalongside French singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg.
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“Back in Paris, we went for dinner in the wine cellar of the Hotel des Beaux Arts.
Serge pinched me and said: ‘I think we’ve got a hit record.'”
People listened to it in secret, from Spain to Argentina."
Gainsbourg later directed Birkin in the 1976 erotic film of the same name.
The couple never married but stayed together for 12 years.
He created the coveted accessory and named it after her.
