bon vivant

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Rodríguez Castro is known as a notorious bon vivant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Years since Hudson received her only Oscar nomination, for playing rock musician enthusiast and bon vivant Penny Lane in “Almost Famous.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2026

Creating such stunning clothing is demanding work that has left Anne little time for anyone else, something Sevigny — a modern bon vivant if there ever was one — says felt true to her life.

From Salon • May 2, 2025

Swapping a beltway bon vivant for the so-called Prince of Darkness is, however, a risk.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2025

Root was a notorious bon vivant, whom Louis Sullivan once described as “a man of the world, of the flesh, and considerably of the devil.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson