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unusual facts about Birkin


Birkin's Bend

During an early morning practice session for the 1927 Isle of Man TT, Archie Birkin brother of Tim Birkin, one of the "Bentley Boys" of the 1920s, swerved to avoid a fish-van travelling to Peel and crashed fatality.


Archie Birkin

Charles Archibald Cecil "Archie" Birkin (30 March 1905 – 7 June 1927) was a British motorcycle racer, brother of Tim Birkin, one of the "Bentley Boys" of the 1920s.

Bergdorf Blondes

When Julie feels unable to bide her time for a particular fashion accessory, such as a Hermès Birkin bag, for which there is a three-year wait, she shoplifts from the family store – “kind of stealing from yourself”.

Birkin baronets

Anno Birkin (1980-2001), poet and musician, son of Andrew Birkin

Andrew Birkin (b. 1945), actor, screenwriter, and director; brother of Jane Birkin

Dom La Nena

Over the next two years Dom toured with Birkin, also supporting French singer-actress Jeanne Moreau.

French Institute Alliance Française

Artists such as singer Jane Birkin, and actor Édouard Baer have performed in FIAF's Florence Gould Hall, and authors such as Paul Auster, Bernard-Henri Lévy, Francine du Plessix Gray, and Edmund White, have come to FIAF to discuss their respective works.


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