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Anglo-French Star Jane Birkin Gets Name on Bridge over Paris Canal
Paris honors Jane Birkin with a footbridge naming over Canal Saint-Martin, celebrating her artistic legacy and lasting impact on the city's culture.
- On Saturday, Paris named a footbridge over the Canal Saint‑Martin after Anglo‑French singer and film star Jane Birkin, who made the city her home after moving from London in the 1960s.
- As a performer, Birkin recorded the hit duet `Je t'aime... moi non plus` with Serge Gainsbourg, and appeared in films with directors including Agnes Varda, according to the source.
- Her family unveiled the Jane Birkin Footbridge plaque, with Lou Doillon, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Roman de Kermadec present at the ceremony.
- Family members spoke, with Lou Doillon saying `This morning my son asked me if my mother was still dead`, and Gainsbourg telling those gathered `It could be the bridge that connected her to England and brought her hurrying back to France`.
- Organizers framed the naming as a way to commemorate Jane Birkin's life in Paris rather than a private graveside tribute, making the bridge a public memorial in Paris.
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The oldest pedestrian bridge on the Canal de San Martín, in Paris, has officially been named after Jane Birkin since Saturday, in homage to the Franco-British singer and actress who died on July 16, 2023, at the age of 76. At the inauguration of Jane Birkin’s pedestrian walkway were her daughters Charlotte [...] The entry A pedestrian bridge in Paris has since today been named after singer and actress Jane Birkin was first published on Foco Info…
IN IMAGES. A Jane Birkin Bridge was inaugurated on Saturday in Paris in tribute to the French-British singer and actress who died in 2023, in the presence of her daughters Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Doillon.
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