PARIS – A 61-year-old Dutch man will end his 45-year love affair with Brigitte Bardot today when his vast collection of memorabilia tracing the former French film star’s career goes under the hammer in Paris.
Some 8 500 posters, photographs, magazine covers, postcards, books, records and other items will be up for sale at the Drouot auction house in central Paris – a sale timed to celebrate the actress’s 70th birthday. Cees Storm, who now lives in The Hague, fell in love with Bardot at age 15 and began collecting items related to the French actress.The total value of the collection is entimated at some 80 000 euros (US$98 000).Storms says he will donate some of the proceeds to Bardot’s animal rights foundation.- Nampa-AFPCees Storm, who now lives in The Hague, fell in love with Bardot at age 15 and began collecting items related to the French actress.The total value of the collection is entimated at some 80 000 euros (US$98 000).Storms says he will donate some of the proceeds to Bardot’s animal rights foundation.- Nampa-AFP
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