The Sun And Her Stars: Salka Viertel and Hitler's Exiles in the Golden Age of Hollywood

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She rubbed elbows with the famous and not-so-famous, and it didn’t matter, Salka Viertel would find a way to connect with anybody. To enable personalized advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. It was just one woman’s response to the events of her day—events that, clear as they may seem in hindsight, were as bewildering in their time as those in our time are to us. Your current subscription allows you to be actively logged in on up to three (3) devices simultaneously. One of her most successful roles was Marthy in the German version of Anna Christie, which she took over at the request of Garbo [2] (it was originally intended for Marie Dressler).

She contributed financially to a relief fund that assisted destitute German-speaking refugees in the film industry. Chock-full of scandalous affairs and wartime atmosphere, this sparkling account brings overdue attention to a woman who helped make Hollywood’s golden age possible. Don­na Rifkind recounts Viertel’s life sto­ry fol­low­ing a fair­ly tra­di­tion­al chrono­log­i­cal path, with use­ful end­notes and a sprin­kling of pho­tos.Rifkind cites California historian Kevin Starr, who estimates that 10,000 from Germany and Austria left their homelands for Los Angeles between 1933 and 1941, “the most complete migration of artists and intellectuals in European history. It does not include images; to avoid copyright violations, you must add them manually, following our guidelines. We’re happy to make this story available to republish for free, unless it originated with JTA, Haaretz or another publication (as indicated on the article) and as long as you follow our guidelines. Between 1933 and 1941, some 10,000 refugees from Germany and Austria settled in the greater Los Angeles area. When I first arrived at the DLAM and introduced myself to the archivists, one of them said to me, “We’re so glad you are here for Salka.

Rifkind also delves into Viertel’s role as a leading advocate against fascist sympathizers in America.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

A valuable and graceful book that rescues Salka Viertel from being mostly famous as a minor character in Greta Garbo's life. While Roosevelt was not unsympathetic to the plight of Europe’s Jews, during the early years of his administration his chief concerns were domestic, focused on boosting employment and fostering an economic recovery. Berthold was frequently directing plays in New York City and Europe for long stretches of time with his mistresses. The Viertels, members of the intelligentsia in Europe, moved to the United States in 1928 for a planned four-year stay.We take intellectual property concerns very seriously, but many of these problems can be resolved directly by the parties involved. She soldiered on with dignity and artistic drive, writing her memoir and having it published, though it was largely ignored until after her death.