During the 1937, Hedy escaped her unhappy relationship (Mandl was deeply paranoid you to Hedy is actually cheating with the him) and get escaped Austria, a country aligned having Adolf Hitler’s anti-Jewish principles.
Hedy got from inside the London, in which Louis B. Mayer out-of MGM Studios was definitely to purchase within the deals away from Jewish stars who you can expect to no more performs safely during the European countries. Hedy confronted with Mayer, but declined his lowball give regarding $125 weekly having a private MGM offer. In an experienced move, Hedy reserved passage toward United states into deluxe lining SS Normandie, an equivalent vessel on which Mayer was traveling domestic. Continue reading