gap-toothed Jane Birkin types still thrive year after year in French cinema — all because she agreed to pose as Gainsbourg’s underage nymphette. Serge’s lyrics told of a 14-year-old the ...

On March 2, 1991, Serge Gainsbourg went to sleep in his bed on the second floor of his house at 5 bis rue de Verneuil in Paris and never woke up. A second heart attack killed him at age 62.

Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg in 1969. JEAN D'HUGUES/UNIVERSAL On its release, the Vatican called for 'Je T'Aime... Moi Non Plus' to be banned. Has its transgressive side made it a political song?

Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg in Slogan (1969) That same year, Birkin permanently relocated to France and released a provocative duet with Gainsbourg, "Je t'aime... moi non plus." She also ...

Jane Birkin was a 21-year-old English actress looking for her next gig when she auditioned for Slogan, a film that featured middle-aged singer-songwriter and infamous lothario Serge Gainsbourg ...

With Jane Birkin’s passing ... As partner and muse to Svengali-like songwriting genius Serge Gainsbourg, Birkin posed for the cover of his “Histoire de Melody Nelson” album, wearing only ...

Charlotte Gainsbourg looked a little gaunt and careworn as she spoke about what a struggle it’s been for her to get here. On top of that, Jane Birkin, Charlotte’s mother and Serge Gainsbourg ...