Brigitte Bardot, France’s screen siren, dies at 91

SAINT-TROPEZ, France — French film sensation Brigitte Bardot, a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s and 1960s who reinvented herself as an animal rights defender and embraced far-right views, died on Sunday aged 91, her foundation said. She passed away in her Saint-Tropez home, La Madrague, on the French Riviera. “The Brigitte Bardot Foundation announces with immense sadness the death of its founder and president, Madame Brigitte Bardot, a world-renowned actor and singer, who chose to abandon her prestigious career to dedicate her life and energy to animal welfare and her foundation,” it said in a statement sent to AFP. […]... Keep on reading: Brigitte Bardot, France’s screen siren, dies at 91