Young lover in Robert Doisneau’s Paris kiss photograph dies aged 93
by Angelique Chrisafis in Paris from World news | The Guardian on (#6HJ6J)
Francoise Bornet's embrace with then boyfriend in 1950 became one of the most famous images of the city
It was one of the most famous kisses of the 20th century - a postwar clinch that became a 1980s poster phenomenon, bringing fame and court battles.
Francoise Bornet, the young lover immortalised in the French photographer Robert Doisneau's The Kiss by the Hotel de Ville, has died aged 93.
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