They are one of the most legendary couples of the 60s. From 1962 to 1970, Jean Seberg and Romain Gary were a couple, but they met a few years earlier. However, at the time when they saw each other for the very first time, the two stars were in a relationship, but love at first sight ended their respective stories. Arriving in Paris at a young age from Iowa, the beautiful blonde was one of the muses of the New Wave directors and in 1958, she married the French actor, director and producer François Moreuil and settled in Paris with him.
For his part, Romain Gary, an immense French writer of Russian origin, born in Vilnius and also known by his assumed name, Émile Ajar, married Lesley Blanch, a British woman of letters in 1945. It was shortly before the Christmas holidays of 1959, at the French consulate in Los Angeles, that the author of Life ahead will meet Jean Seberg for the first time. 24 years older than the actress, they have a real love at first sight. A passion that will push them to leave everything to live together. In the spring of 1960, Jean Seberg moved in with Romain Garyin an apartment on Île Saint-Louis in Paris.
A Hollywood star behind their separation
Problem, the two stars are still married but their meeting will end their respective marriages. Nine months after moving in with Romain Gary, American woman divorces her first husbandFrançois Moreuil. For his part, Romain Gary will take more time before officially divorcing his first wife, Lesley Blanch. The latter demands a large sum of money for the separation and it is ultimately in 1962 the divorce was concluded. The two lovebirds can finally get married. They did so in the small Corsican village of Sarrola-Carcopino on October 16, 1963.
On July 17, 1962, Jean Seberg gave birth to Alexandre Diego, the son she had with Romain Gary and who would be raised in Spain. To preserve propriety, thanks to Romain Gary’s connections, we managed to have a birth certificate dated October 26, 1963 established. The end of the love story between the writer and the actress began in 1968 when Romain Gary learns that she is having an affair with Clint Eastwood while they are filming the film The Western Fair. The two celebrities eventually separated and divorced in 1970.
