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.
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George Baker runs through the surf at Cannes with Polish actress Bella Darvi and another young friend in May of 1956.
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Actress Natalie Wood lounges on the deck of a sailboat.
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American actor Kirk Douglas and French actress Brigitte Bardot at the beach in Cannes.
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French actress Claudine Auger on holiday in Saint-Tropez in 1968.
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Ginger Rogers dances with French actor Jacques Bergerac in Monaco in 1952.
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Bella Darvi poses in front of the Carlton Hotel in Cannes in 1956.
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Italian actress Sophia Loren sits outdoors in a butterfly chair on the beach at Cannes in 1955.
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Young boys surround young French actress Claude Falemfe.
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Film producer Andre Daven (left), actress Linda Christian (center) and movie producer Darryl F. Zanuck.
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Actor Alain Delon and Bella Darvi boating during the 1958 Cannes International Film Festival.
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Brigitte Bardot running barefoot on the sands at Cannes.
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Film director Roger Vadim and Catherine Deneuve rest under a parasol on Tahiti beach in Saint-Tropez.
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