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BRAVO FOR TINA

That’s what father Jean-Pierre Aumont said when at 17 she married a man of 40

For a few hours recently, the little French village of Banon in the Alps took on the appearance of a movie set, with practically every villager turning out to see two of France’s best known motion-picture and stage personalities. the action was filmed - but as a news event.

the event was the marriage of 17-year-old Marie Christine (Tina) Aumont, daughter of French actor Jean-Pierre Aumont, to 40-year-old christian Marquand, a top star of the “Nouvelle Vague” (New Wave), whose screen carrer has included roles opposite such as notables as Brigitte Bardot and Jeanne Moureau. Tina’s mother was the late movie actress, Maria Montez, who died in 1951.

it was the second time in less than a year in French acting circles that a teenage girl had been married to a man more than twice her age. The previous wedding was that of New Wave actor Robert Hossein, 37, whose bride was 15.

For Christian Marquand, and old friend of Jean-Pierre Aumont, marriage to Tina was the fulfilment of a promise he had made to himself years ago. when Tina was just a young child, Marquand told her father he planned to marry her as soon as she was old enough.

Tina, who says her judgement is as good as now as it will be when she is 25, announced her marriage plans to her father, appearing in the New York production of Tovarich, in a transatlantic telephone call. Aumont simply replied: “Eh bien! Bravo ma chérie!” (Well, bravo my dear!).

Photo shows Tina Aumont on holiday in the Balearic Islands off the coast of Spain, before her marriage, Tina had a tennis lesson every day “so I will be able to play with Christian”. Her husband Christian Marquand, is a top French movie star, and an old friend of her famous actor-father, Jean-Pierre Aumont. - Photo by Pictorial Parade.