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Riviera at Play

The South of France has long been one of the most glamorous spots in the world. VIEW OUR GALLERY of Kirk Douglas, Brigitte Bardot, Sophia Loren, and other stars in their natural element.

Published Jul. 1 2010 6:57AM EDT

galleries/2010/07/01/riviera-at-play/riviera-at-play-5_snae1y — Haywood Magee, Picture Post / Getty Images

galleries/2010/07/01/riviera-at-play/riviera-at-play-5_tju3fn — George Baker runs through the surf at Cannes with Polish actress Bella Darvi and another young friend in May of 1956.
Haywood Magee, Picture Post / Getty Images

galleries/2010/07/01/riviera-at-play/riviera-at-play-6_hiuk5d — Actress Natalie Wood lounges on the deck of a sailboat.
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galleries/2010/07/01/riviera-at-play/riviera-at-play-8_leng51 — American actor Kirk Douglas and French actress Brigitte Bardot at the beach in Cannes.
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galleries/2010/07/01/riviera-at-play/riviera-at-play-2_hwdeku — French actress Claudine Auger on holiday in Saint-Tropez in 1968.
Courtesy Everett Collection

galleries/2010/07/01/riviera-at-play/riviera-at-play-3_cbvv0k — Ginger Rogers dances with French actor Jacques Bergerac in Monaco in 1952.
AP Photo

galleries/2010/07/01/riviera-at-play/riviera-at-play-9_rif2kt — Bella Darvi poses in front of the Carlton Hotel in Cannes in 1956.
Haywood Magee, Picture Post, Hulton Archive / Getty Images

galleries/2010/07/01/riviera-at-play/riviera-at-play-4_omermi — Italian actress Sophia Loren sits outdoors in a butterfly chair on the beach at Cannes in 1955.
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galleries/2010/07/01/riviera-at-play/riviera-at-play-7_leeewt — Young boys surround young French actress Claude Falemfe.
John Swope, Time Life Pictures / Getty Images

galleries/2010/07/01/riviera-at-play/riviera-at-play-10_mbzly0 — Film producer Andre Daven (left), actress Linda Christian (center) and movie producer Darryl F. Zanuck.
John Swope, Time Life Pictures / Getty Images

galleries/2010/07/01/riviera-at-play/riviera-at-play-11_fbtqao — Actor Alain Delon and Bella Darvi boating during the 1958 Cannes International Film Festival.
RDA, Hulton Archive / Getty Images

galleries/2010/07/01/riviera-at-play/riviera-at-play-12_osebjh — Brigitte Bardot running barefoot on the sands at Cannes.
RDA / Getty images

galleries/2010/07/01/riviera-at-play/riviera-at-play-1_tvggo9 — Film director Roger Vadim and Catherine Deneuve rest under a parasol on Tahiti beach in Saint-Tropez.
Courtesy Everett Collection

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