Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2023 14:36:49 GMT
A thread for mysteries and strange stuff.
My current interest in Nazi Germany led me to discover beautiful German actress Renate Müller. She was considered the perfect "Aryan" woman, but refused to appear in any Nazi films which promoted their ideals. Renate also had a Jewish lover which she was pressured to cut ties with. In 1937, it was reported in the German press that Renate died from "epilepsy." It was later said she had actually committed suicide by jumping out of a window after a bout of depression. However, witnesses recalled seeing officers of the Gestapo entering the building in which she resided shortly before her death. It is said that Renate jumped because of this (perhaps due to the fact that her relationship with the Nazis had fizzled) or was actually murdered by the Gestapo. Whatever happened, in 2023 nobody knows quite how and why she died. Did she commit suicide because of the consequences of having a Jewish lover? Did she fall to her death by accident or was she murdered? The Gestapo were certainly not above eliminating actors who refused to represent their ideals. Goebbels saw fit to make Renate seem like a severe mental health sufferer and crazy. Any mention of Renate soon disappeared from print and her films weren't shown for a number of years afterwards.
I need to stop crushing on women who meet tragic ends like this. It's becoming a habit. I did watch her in an English film (Susie in Sunshine) in which she seemed very genuine and bubbly to me. Who knows what happened to her. Even if she did commit suicide, it was most likely a direct result of Nazi pressure affecting her life.
My current interest in Nazi Germany led me to discover beautiful German actress Renate Müller. She was considered the perfect "Aryan" woman, but refused to appear in any Nazi films which promoted their ideals. Renate also had a Jewish lover which she was pressured to cut ties with. In 1937, it was reported in the German press that Renate died from "epilepsy." It was later said she had actually committed suicide by jumping out of a window after a bout of depression. However, witnesses recalled seeing officers of the Gestapo entering the building in which she resided shortly before her death. It is said that Renate jumped because of this (perhaps due to the fact that her relationship with the Nazis had fizzled) or was actually murdered by the Gestapo. Whatever happened, in 2023 nobody knows quite how and why she died. Did she commit suicide because of the consequences of having a Jewish lover? Did she fall to her death by accident or was she murdered? The Gestapo were certainly not above eliminating actors who refused to represent their ideals. Goebbels saw fit to make Renate seem like a severe mental health sufferer and crazy. Any mention of Renate soon disappeared from print and her films weren't shown for a number of years afterwards.
I need to stop crushing on women who meet tragic ends like this. It's becoming a habit. I did watch her in an English film (Susie in Sunshine) in which she seemed very genuine and bubbly to me. Who knows what happened to her. Even if she did commit suicide, it was most likely a direct result of Nazi pressure affecting her life.