institutions European Film Fund

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Titel European Film Fund
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ID 7580
Type non-profit organisation
Date 1938-11-05 - 1948
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  • manually created entity
  • Uri(s) https://ica.acdh-dev.oeaw.ac.at/entity/7580/
    Notes The idea for this fund has been attributed to Liesl Frank, Charlotte Dieterle, as well as Paul Kohner. Paul Kohner encouraged many of his wealthy clients to donate 1% of their earnings to this fund. The EFF used its money to provide affidavits and travel funds to those still trying to flee Europe. Kohner also managed to convince Hollywood studies to offer contracts to European writers, such as Leonhard Frank, Heinrich Mann, Alfred Polgar, Alfred Döblin who were able to enter the US thanks to them.
    References Schreckenberger, Helga. "Salka Viertel's Transnational Hollywood Network." Networks of Refugees from Nazi Germany. Leiden: Brill, 2016, 173-174. See also Johnson, E. Bond. "Der European Film Fund und die Exilschriftsteller." In: Deutsche Exilliteratur seit 1933. Bern, München: Francke, 1976.

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    related >> meetings often took place at 165 Mabery Road, Santa Monica

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    provided benefits to Brecht, Bertolt
    provided benefits to Lothar, Ernst
    provided benefits to Mann, Heinrich
    received contributions from Behrman, Samuel N.
    received contributions from Stewart, Donald Ogden
    received contributions from Parker, Dorothy
    provided benefits to Frank, Leonhard
    provided benefits to Polgar, Alfred
    provided benefits to Döblin, Alfred

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