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Käthe von Nagy, born into an aristocratic Hungarian family as Ekaterina Nagy von Cziser, in 1904, was a film actress whose career began when she was cast in a role by famed director Alexander Korda, in 1927. Prior to this point, she was earning her living as a journalist, having been an aspiring writer for most of her youth.
She enjoyed a successful film career in Germany throughout the 1930s, but during WWII made only a single film. This was not unusual for many actors in the German cinema of this period. Jews had been such prominent contributors to the entertainment industry in Germany prior to Hitler's coming to power in 1933, that the period following the ascendance of Naziism saw not only the obvious exodus of Jews from show business there, but also of those non Jews, who were not willing to play the political game, and quietly distanced themselves from that Fascist regime, or who even went to some lengths to assist their Jewish friends who found themselves in very difficult and dangerous circumstances.
There are a number of very well known examples of this, actress Lilian Harvey being but one, and although nothing is said concerning this in the history we've found on Fraulein von Nagy, it seems possible that this was true in her case as well.
Also, of course, the fact that she refused a "great honor" conferred upon her by SS Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler, may have contributed to her finding little work in Germany during that period. And what was this "honor" she refused? Why, only that she allow the image of her face and body to be reproduced and used in the production of somewhat smaller than life-sized "love" dolls to be "used" at the front by soldiers of the German Reich. This was an ultra top secret project known as "Borghild," intended to keep soldiers away from prostitutes, and the resulting s.t.d.s.. True story!
(Thanks Wikipedia :)
A very nice card, with what might be a child's scribbling on the reverse side. Please examine our high res scans for detail.
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