Frank Meier

Frank Meier was an Austrian Jewish bartender who became renowned in the 1930s for serving famous patrons such as Ernest Hemingway and Coco Chanel at the Ritz Hotel in Paris. As the Nazi occupation began in 1940, he faced the daunting challenge of transitioning from a glamorous clientele to serving German officers, all while secretly aiding fellow Jews with false documents. His story has inspired the historical novel 'O Barman do Ritz de Paris' by French journalist Philippe Collin.