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This Friday, May 20, France 3 broadcast the documentary Romy, a free woman, in which we learned in particular that the actress fought Harry Meyen to obtain custody of her son, David.
The height of happiness? “Love. Completely. A lifetimeRomy Schneider replied, as reported in the France 3 documentary, Romy, free woman, which will be broadcast this Friday, May 20. If she loved, she was often not loved. This was the case of her first husband, Harry Meyer, known shortly after her painful separation from Alain Delon. She is in the spring of 1965, in Berlin, that their paths crossed. The German playwright is forty years old. Fourteen more than Romy Schneider. Above all, he reveres the theater and has nothing but contempt for the cinema. So much so that he does not stop doing many derogatory comments to his wife. The one who came to pay for his divorce so they could live their romance. The one who made him father.
During their marriage, Romy Schneider was effectively five months pregnant. Her little David showed the tip of his nose on December 3, 1966. But soon her partner wavered. “Harry’s misogynistic contempt has become unbearable“, says the documentary. Harry Meyen does not hesitate to belittle his wife, in public, during an interview. So Romy Schneider walks away and multiplies the adventures of the shoot -like that of Jean-Louis Trintignant on the set-. Train. In 1972, she finally decides to leave Harry Meyen.. Romy Schneider is 33 years old and more radiant than ever. Her – stormy – divorce from her does not materialize until seven years later. Not without difficulty.
Harry Meyen’s lawsuit to award Romy Schneider custody of his son
They both want custody of their only child. Harry Meyen only grants it to him on one condition: to recover half of the star’s fortune in return. “To gain custody of David, he does not hesitate to sell Harry Meyen six million francs, or more than four million euros. Unheard of for the time!“, explains the documentary. And to overcome: “We are in the mid 70’s and once again she reverses the roles being she who pays. Always a detachment from the money that is for her only a way to buy her peace of mind.” “Actually, I was ahead of my time.“, analyzes Romy Schneider, before assuring: “At a time when there was no talk of women’s liberation, I undertook my own liberation. I forged my own destiny and I don’t regret it“. A feminist ahead of her time.
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Romy Schneider and Harry Meyen
It was in the spring of 1965, in Berlin, that the paths of Romy Schneider and Harry Meyen crossed.
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Alain Delon, Romy Schneider and their son David
Very soon their son, David, was born, appearing on December 3, 1966.
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Romy Schneider
But the couple formed by Romy Schneider and Harry Meyen is reeling
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Romy Schneider
“Harry’s misogynistic contempt has become unbearable,” the documentary says
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Romy Schneider
So Romy Schneider walks away and multiplies filming adventures
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Daniel Biasini and Romy Schneider
In 1972, she finally decided to leave Harry Meyen. Romy Schneider is 33 years old and is more radiant than ever
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Romy Schneider
His divorce – stormy – does not materialize until seven years later. not without difficulty
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David Meyen, Sarah Biasini and Romy Schneider
Harry Meyen grants him custody of his son only on one condition: to recover half of Romy Schneider’s fortune in exchange.
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Romy Schneider and Harry Meyen
“To have custody of David, he does not hesitate to give Harry Meyen six million francs, or more than four million euros. Unpublished for the time!”, Explains the documentary.
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Romy Schneider, Sarah Biasini and David Meyen
“Actually, I was just ahead of my time,” analyzes Romy Schneider
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Romy Schneider
And to assure: “At a time when there was no talk of women’s liberation, I undertook my own liberation. I forged my own destiny and I don’t regret it.”