Melissa Müller
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Melissa Müller is an Austria
n journalist and author.
After working as an au pair for some time in London
, Müller decided first for a study of the management economics and German Studies
, afterwards she worked for different restaurant editorships and magazines.
In the mid-1990s she decided to write the book Anne Frank: The Biography
and to research the historical gaps in The Diary of the Anne Frank
. In 2001, the movie Anne Frank: The Whole Story
, based on Müller's book, premiered on ABC
.
While researching for a subsequent project about artists in the Third Reich
, she became acquainted with Traudl Junge
, the meeting developing into the biographical memoir Until the Final Hour
. It describes Junge's life as one of Hitler's secretaries, and was a major source for the movie Downfall.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n journalist and author.
After working as an au pair for some time in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Müller decided first for a study of the management economics and German Studies
German studies
German studies is the field of humanities that researches, documents, and disseminates German language and literature in both its historic and present forms. Academic departments of German studies often include classes on German culture, German history, and German politics in addition to the...
, afterwards she worked for different restaurant editorships and magazines.
In the mid-1990s she decided to write the book Anne Frank: The Biography
Anne Frank: The Biography
Anne Frank: The Biography is the first full biography of Holocaust diarist Anne Frank. Written by Melissa Müller it was initially published in 1998 in Germany...
and to research the historical gaps in The Diary of the Anne Frank
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl is a book of the writings from the Dutch language diary kept by Anne Frank while she was in hiding for two years with her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. The family was apprehended in 1944 and Anne Frank ultimately died of typhus in the Bergen-Belsen...
. In 2001, the movie Anne Frank: The Whole Story
Anne Frank: The Whole Story
Anne Frank: The Whole Story is a mini-series based on the book Anne Frank: The Biography by Melissa Müller. The mini-series aired on ABC on May 20 and 21, 2001. The series starred :Ben Kingsley, :Brenda Blethyn, :Hannah Taylor-Gordon, and :Lili Taylor...
, based on Müller's book, premiered on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
.
While researching for a subsequent project about artists in the Third Reich
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
, she became acquainted with Traudl Junge
Traudl Junge
Traudl Junge was Adolf Hitler's youngest personal private secretary, from December 1942 to April 1945.-Early life:...
, the meeting developing into the biographical memoir Until the Final Hour
Until the Final Hour
Until the Final Hour is a memoir of the last days of Hitler's government, written by Traudl Junge. The book was part of the basis for the film Der Untergang in 2004.-Synopsis:...
. It describes Junge's life as one of Hitler's secretaries, and was a major source for the movie Downfall.