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| '''Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank''' (], ] - ], ]) was a ]ish diarist who died in a ] concentration camp. |
'''Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank''' (], ] - ], ]) was a ]ish diarist who died in a ] concentration camp. | ||
| She was born on ], ] in ], ], as the second daughter of '''Otto Heinrich Frank''' (], ] - ], ]) and his wife '''Edith Hollander''' (], ] - ], ]). She had an older sister, '''Margot Betti Frank''' (], ] - ], ]). She and her family later had to move to ] to escape persecution by the ]s. When she was barely 13 years old her family went into hiding in the ''Achterhuis'', a small two-story space behind ]'s company space. The door to the ''Achterhuis'' was hidden behind a bookcase. They lived there from ], ] until ], ], during the Nazi occupation. There were 8 people in the hiding place: Otto and Edith Frank (Anne's parents); Anne's older sister Margot; Mr. Dussel, a Jewish dentist (real name, Fritz Pfeffer); and Mr. and Mrs. van Daan with their son Peter (real last name, van Pels). During those years Anne wrote her ], describing her fears of living in hiding for years, the awakening feelings for Peter, the conflicts with her parents, and her aspirations to become a writer. | |||
| After more than two years they and some of their helpers were betrayed and their hiding place was discovered. They were arrested by the ''Grüne Polizei'' and sent to ]. Meanwhile ] and Elly Vossen, two of the people who cared for them during the hiding years, found the diary and saved it. | After more than two years they and some of their helpers were betrayed and their hiding place was discovered. They were arrested by the ''Grüne Polizei'' and sent to ]. Meanwhile ] and Elly Vossen, two of the people who cared for them during the hiding years, found the diary and saved it. | ||
| Anne, Margot and Edith Frank, the van Pels family and Fritz Pfeffer did not survive the German concentration camps. Anne died of ] in ], in March, 1945, shortly before the liberation. | Anne, Margot and Edith Frank, the van Pels family and Fritz Pfeffer did not survive the German concentration camps. Margot and Anne died of ] in ], in ], ], shortly before the liberation. Only Anne's father Otto made it out of the concentration camps alive. Miep gave him the ] and he edited it for publication under the title ''The Diary of Anne Frank''. | ||
| Only Anne's father Otto made it out of the concentration camps alive. Miep gave him the ] and he edited it for publication under the title ''The Diary of Anne Frank''. | |||
| Recent editions compare her original entries with her father's edited versions. | Recent editions compare her original entries with her father's edited versions. | ||
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| * David Barnouw, G. Van der Stroom (eds.): ''The Diary of Anne Frank: The Critical Edition'', Doubleday 1989. Prepared by the Netherlands State Institute for War Documentation. Compares several editions of the diary to the original, includes an extensive study of its authenticity, relates history of the involved people before and after the war. | * David Barnouw, G. Van der Stroom (eds.): ''The Diary of Anne Frank: The Critical Edition'', Doubleday 1989. Prepared by the Netherlands State Institute for War Documentation. Compares several editions of the diary to the original, includes an extensive study of its authenticity, relates history of the involved people before and after the war. | ||
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Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank (June 12, 1929 - March 12, 1945) was a Jewish diarist who died in a Nazi concentration camp.
She was born on June 12, 1945 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, as the second daughter of Otto Heinrich Frank (May 12, 1889 - August 19, 1980) and his wife Edith Hollander (January 16, 1900 - January 6, 1945). She had an older sister, Margot Betti Frank (February 16, 1926 - March, 1945). She and her family later had to move to Amsterdam to escape persecution by the Nazis. When she was barely 13 years old her family went into hiding in the Achterhuis, a small two-story space behind Otto Frank's company space. The door to the Achterhuis was hidden behind a bookcase. They lived there from July 6, 1942 until August 4, 1944, during the Nazi occupation. There were 8 people in the hiding place: Otto and Edith Frank (Anne's parents); Anne's older sister Margot; Mr. Dussel, a Jewish dentist (real name, Fritz Pfeffer); and Mr. and Mrs. van Daan with their son Peter (real last name, van Pels). During those years Anne wrote her diary, describing her fears of living in hiding for years, the awakening feelings for Peter, the conflicts with her parents, and her aspirations to become a writer.
After more than two years they and some of their helpers were betrayed and their hiding place was discovered. They were arrested by the Grüne Polizei and sent to concentration camps. Meanwhile Miep Gies and Elly Vossen, two of the people who cared for them during the hiding years, found the diary and saved it.
Anne, Margot and Edith Frank, the van Pels family and Fritz Pfeffer did not survive the German concentration camps. Margot and Anne died of typhus in Bergen-Belsen, in March, 1945, shortly before the liberation. Only Anne's father Otto made it out of the concentration camps alive. Miep gave him the diary and he edited it for publication under the title The Diary of Anne Frank.
Recent editions compare her original entries with her father's edited versions.
The house where Anne and her family hid is now a museum. It is at Prinsengracht 263 in the city center, within walking distance of the main train station, the palace and the Dam.
In 1959 the diary became the basis for a movie starring Millie Perkins in the title role. It earned three Oscars:
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress - Shelley Winters
- Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White - George W. Davis, Stuart A. Reiss, Walter M. Scott, and Lyle R. Wheeler
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White - William C. Mellor
It was also nominated for a further five Oscars:
- Academy Award for Best Picture - George Stevens Jr., producer
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor - Ed Wynn
- Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White - Charles Le Maire, and Mary Wills
- Academy Award for Best Director - George Stevens
- Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture - Alfred Newman
Further reading
- David Barnouw, G. Van der Stroom (eds.): The Diary of Anne Frank: The Critical Edition, Doubleday 1989. Prepared by the Netherlands State Institute for War Documentation. Compares several editions of the diary to the original, includes an extensive study of its authenticity, relates history of the involved people before and after the war.