Trying to be a film actress, she was severely impacted by the world war, with several of her films not coming out until after the war. She performed the first nude scene in a German film, and nearly lost her career over the scandal.
When David Selznick gave her an opportunity to appear in Hollywood films, she nearly lost her contract over the strict controls that the studio demanded to have over her public persona.
Things began to turn around when she started singing in the 1960s. Her most famous song is one of my all-time favorites, "Für mich soll's rote Rosen regnen."
In her later life she battled cancer, ultimately losing to emphysema in 2002.
The scrappy points were nice, because I could use up my little scraps that I'd been keeping for an opportune moment.
3 comments:
Your are certainly fast! But I'm nearly done too. Will you take it to retreat to do next week's?
Dear Karen, Thank you for the piece on Hildegard Kneff. About 30 years ago, I read her book "The Gift Horse" (twice) especially the section about Berlin area during WWII. Never thought I'd be living near her birthplace city. Sew interesting!
Jane
Oh, how nice! I've been meaning to read her book, but haven't had a chance to get it yet. Since you've read it twice, that's all the recommendation I need.
K.
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