Kurt Gerron

Kurt Gerron ( May 11, 1897 – October 28, 1944 ) was a Jewish actor and film director during the Nazi period.

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May 11 - 1897 - October 28 - 1944 - Nazi

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Born Kurt Gerso to Jewish parents in Berlin, Germany he studied medicine but became a stage actor in 1920. He appeared in such films as The Blue Angel opposite Marlene Dietrich.

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Berlin, Germany - 1920 - The Blue Angel - Marlene Dietrich

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He was offered a trip to Hollywood but refused and stayed behind in Europe. He left Germany and went first to France and later to the Netherlands. After the German army occupied the Netherlands, he was interred in the Theresienstadt concentration camp. There he was used by the National Socialists to make a propaganda film showing how 'nice' concentration camps were. After the film was completed, he was sent to Auschwitz near the end of the war, where he was gassed.

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Hollywood - Germany - France - Netherlands - Theresienstadt - National Socialists - Propaganda - Concentration camp - Auschwitz - The war

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Gerron was the subject of a documentary, Prisoner in Paradise.

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