4 ROMY SCHNEIDER SCRAPBOOKS

NETHERLANDS - 1960s EA/NL/0010
https://europearchive.eu/country-index/netherlands

With her captivating screen presence and tragic life story, Austrian actress Romy Schneider has always been the subject of scrapbooks, even far outside of Austria itself. At the tender age of 15, she became an iconic European actress, finding instant stardom for the title role in the 1950s ‘Sissi’, the trilogy about the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. Like many child stars, Schneider’s life took some dark turns and she unfortunately died at the age of 42 in Paris. Yet her popularity endures to this day, with two film and TV awards being named in her honour.

4 ROMY SCHNEIDER SCRAPBOOKS

NETHERLANDS - 1960s EA/NL/0010
https://europearchive.eu/country-index/netherlands

With her captivating screen presence and tragic life story, Austrian actress Romy Schneider has always been the subject of scrapbooks, even far outside of Austria itself. At the tender age of 15, she became an iconic European actress, finding instant stardom for the title role in the 1950s ‘Sissi’, the trilogy about the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. Like many child stars, Schneider’s life took some dark turns and she unfortunately died at the age of 42 in Paris. Yet her popularity endures to this day, with two film and TV awards being named in her honour.