- Had four children: Nathalie Vadim (b. December 7, 1957) with Annette Stroyberg; Christian Vadim (b. June 18, 1963) with Catherine Deneuve; Vanessa Vadim (b. September 28, 1968) with Jane Fonda; and Vania Vadim (b. April 6, 1974) with Catherine Schneider.
- Cohabited with Ann Biderman in Santa Monica, CA, for most of the 1980s.
- Driver for Ferrari Motor Cars in France, Italy, England and Germany.
- Brother of Hélène Plemiannikov.
- His widow, Marie-Christine Barrault, and ex-wives Brigitte Bardot, Jane Fonda, Catherine Schneider and Annette Stroyberg were all in attendance at his funeral. Conspicuous by their absences were former live-in girlfriends Ann Biderman and Catherine Deneuve; the latter did go to a public memorial service, but not the funeral.
- Claimed to have coined the word "discotheque".
- Was once employed as a reporter at "Paris Match".
- Interred in St. Tropez Cemetery, St. Tropez, France.
- Stepfather of David Toscan du Plantier and Ariane Toscan Du Plantier.
- His father died aged 33 from a heart attack in 1937, when Vadim was nine years old.
- Studied journalism and writing at the University of Paris.
- Worked as a screenwriter and assistant director to Marc Allégret at Francoeur Studios.
- He'd intended to do a remake of Barbarella (1968) with Sherilyn Fenn.
- Born at 9 p.m. UT.
- Received two speeding tickets in Colorado while visiting Jane on the set of Cat Ballou (1965).
- Ex-son-in-law of Henry Fonda and Lilian Constantini.
- Step-grandfather of Marie Toscan du Plantier.
- Ex-stepfather-in-law of Nathalie Roussel.
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