Originally Posted by T-Mar (Post 22487529)

Here's British socialite Unity Mitford, cycling in Berlin just prior to World War II. She was infamous for being a Nazi supporter and reported mistress to Hitler in the late 1930s. She attempted suicide shortly after the start of the war by shooting herself in the head, with a pistol that Hitler had gifted to her for her own protection. Hitler allowed her to be taken back to England (with the inoperable bullet in her brain), where she recovered enough to learn to walk again, though she functioned mentally on the level of a 10 year old. One unconfirmed rumour is that after her return to England, she gave birth to Hitler's child, which was then put up for adoption. Unity and her family make for a fascinating story.
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Originally Posted by clubman (Post 22496744)

This is 2 Timothy Findley novels, minimum. Great story.

Originally Posted by The Golden Boy (Post 22494744)

What happened to Roscoe Arbuckle was a crime.

Originally Posted by T-Mar (Post 22497551)

These days, the vast majority of the public don't even know his name. The majority of those that do, only know him via the scandal.

Originally Posted by SurferRosa (Post 22488148)

Surprising there's not a feature film about her.


It would be nice to see celebrity refugees of the nazis on bikes:


https://m.imdb.com/list/ls052210553/


Personally, I happen to admire Fritz Lang for all he did in film, pre-war, to bring attention to the rising tide in Germany.

Originally Posted by The Golden Boy (Post 22497698)

Really- I just know of the scandal. I know that he eventually got back into film- with but more as an ensemble member. But the scandal ruined his career and his life. Old Hollywood fascinates me.

Originally Posted by T-Mar (Post 22497943)

For [MENTION=493684]SurferRosa[/MENTION] , German born actress Marlene Dietrich. In 1929 Parmount director Joseph von Sternbeg was sent to Germany to make The Blue Angel at UFA. He cast Dietrich in the female lead and the two began an affair. Upon completion of the film, von Sternberg returned to the USA and Dietrich followed shortly thereafter, being signed to a Paramount contract, based on her performance in The Blue Abgel. Dietrich and von Sternberg would make six films together over the next five years but their their off-screen relationship would also result in a 1932 divorce for von Sternberg.

Originally Posted by T-Mar (Post 22497895)

For [MENTION=493684]SurferRosa[/MENTION], Austrian born actress Hedy Lamarr, who fled Austria in 1937 to get away from her over-controlling husband, a wealthy munitions manufacturer who was supplying Hitler and Mussolini. She went to Paris, then London, where Louis B. Mayer signed her to MGM. She was also inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for co-inventing a non-jammable, frequency hopping device for radio contolled torpedoes during WWII.

Originally Posted by poprad (Post 22497953)

I have never heard of this, that is very interesting for an armchair military historian. I'm more of a three legged short stool historian myself, but it stands as interesting.

Originally Posted by old's'cool (Post 13598309)

Originally Posted by T-Mar (Post 22497895)

For [MENTION=493684]SurferRosa[/MENTION], Austrian born actress Hedy Lamarr, who fled Austria in 1937 to get away from her over-controlling husband, a wealthy munitions manufacturer who was supplying Hitler and Mussolini. She went to Paris, then London, where Louis B. Mayer signed her to MGM. She was also inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for co-inventing a non-jammable, frequency hopping device for radio contolled torpedoes during WWII.

Originally Posted by The Golden Boy (Post 22498379)

It's HEDLEY!!! HEDLEY!!!!