Happy 80, Brigitte Bardot!

We interrupt our Dutch Film Star Postcard Festival for breaking news.Today is BB's 80th birthday!  Yes, gorgeous Brigitte Bardot was born on 28 September 1934, at 5 Place Violet in the 15th district of Paris, France. We salute her with 28 of our favourite BB postcards - without any order - we love them all. Félicitations, Mme. Bardot. Joyeux anniversaire!


1. Dutch postcard printed by gebr. Spanjersberg N.V. Rotterdam. The first postcard I ever bought of BB.


2. German postcard by Kolibri-Verlag, Minden/Westf., no. 998.


3. German postcard by ISV, no. H 60. Over 14,000 views at Flickr and 63 favourites.


4. French postcard by Editions du Globe, Paris, no. 356. Photo: Sam Lévin.


5. French postcard by Editions du Globe, Paris, no. 599. Photo: Sam Lévin.


6. French postcard by Editions du Globe, Paris, no. 601. Photo: Sam Lévin.


7. German postcard by ISV, Sort. IV/6. See also the same picture on this big card.


8. French postcard by Editions du Globe, Paris, no. 597. Photo: Sam Lévin. I love these long shots Lévin made of BB. She was Lévin's favourite model. This card shows why: the picture accentuates her petite figure and also shows that she knew how to pose - a bit naughty and with class.


9. French postcard by Editions du Globe, Paris, no. 598. Photo: Sam Lévin.


10. Dutch postcard by Gebr. Spanjersberg N.V., Rotterdam (licency holder for the Netherlands of Universum-Film Aktiengesellschaft (Ufa), Berlin-Tempelhof), nr. 4640. Sent by mail in the Netherlands in 1962. Photo: Sam Lévin/Ufa.


11. German postcard by ISV, no. H 11. ISV also produced this card with a photograph that must be taken at the same session, or is it even the same photo, mirrored and coloured?


12. German postcard by Krüger, 902/166. Photo: Fried Agency.


13. German postcard by Krüger, nr. 902/142. Photo: Ufa.


14. German postcard by Kruger.


15. German postcard by Ufa, Berlin-Tempelhof, no. CK 261. Photo: Sam Lévin / Ufa.


16. French postcard by Editions P.I., Paris, no. 1016. Photo: Sam Lévin.


17. German postcard by Krüger, no. 902/36. Photo: Sam Lévin.


18. German postcard by Ufa (Universum-Film Aktiengesellschaft), Berlin-Tempelhof, nr. CK 346. Photo: Sam Lévin/Ufa.


19. French postcard by Editions P.I., Paris, no. 1018. Photo: Sam Lévin.


20. European postcard, no. 1154. Photo: Sam Lévin.


21. French postcard by Editions d'Art Yvon, Paris, no. 209. Photo: Sam Lévin.


22. Big German card by ISV, no. HX 102. This is our most popular postcard at Flickr. More than 100,000 views and 129 faves.


23. German postcard by UFA (Universum-Film Aktiengesellschaft, Berlin-Tempelhoff), no. CK 142. Retail price: 30 Pfg. Photo: Georg Michalke / UFA. Sam Lévin is for me the best photographer of BB, but Georg Michalke comes in second. What a sensual picture!


24. French postcard by E.D.U.G., no. 504. Photo: Sam Lévin.


25. French postcard by Editions Lyna, Paris, no. 2085. Photo: Sam Lévin.


26. German postcard by Krüger / Ufa, no. 902/86. Photo: Sam Levin.


27. German postcard by Krüger, no. 902/95, ca. 1961. Photo Sam Levin. Publicity photo for Amours célèbres (Michel Boisrond, 1961). Alain Delon and Brigitte Bardot starred in the segment Agnès Bernauer.

And no. 28? Our header of course!

Oh yes, check out the new Brigitte Bardot group at Flickr! You'll love it.