Anne Frank (34 page)

“c” version (book produced by Otto Frank by combining Anne’s drafts), 16
(see also Diary of Anne Frank, The)
call-up order for Margot, clarification of, 150–51

comparisons of first entries and second draft, analysis of, 135–53

concerns about betrayal depicted in, 52

description of deterioration of Dutch civil society, 140–41

development of Anne’s spirituality, 149–50

diary entry of January 22, 1944, 154–55

diary entry of June 20, 1942, 32, 39, 42, 132, 134

diary entry of June 21, 1942, 132–33

diary entry of March 12, 1944, 136

diary entry of November 27, 1943, 150

diary entry of September 21, 1942, 141–42

difficulty of following three narratives of, 154

“Do You Remember” written about her Lyceum days, 37 final revision made in March 1944, 137

forensic handwriting analysis of Anne’s work, 14, 16, 129, 242, 247–48

Frank family arrives at secret annex, 50

Franks’ walk to the hiding place, clarification of, 151–53

illnesses of Franks’ helpers and stoicism of, 70

list of birthday gifts (omitted from
The Diary
), 130–31

lists of teachers (omitted from
The Diary
), 131

Miep’s recovery and safe-keeping of Anne’s diary and writings, 70–71, 73

on Nazi repression, 32

outline for ending of
Cady’s Life,
106–7

passage on women’s rights cut by Otto Frank, 108

on people’s urge to destroy and kill, 256

photographs of Anne’s printing and handwriting, 129

Diary of Anne Frank, The
(cont.) on preparation of the secret annex, 47–48

restored passage critical of Miep and description of lack of food, 24–25

revelation of trick the Franks used to make others thing they escaped Holland, 148–49

revision of early conversation on “modesty,” 142–46

style and voice of, 17, 91, 130

“suppressed” five pages, about parents’ marriage absent from first edition, 76, 154

“terrible fright” passage revised, 147–48

trip to an ice-cream parlor (omitted from
The Diary),
131

witnessing Jews being taken away, 51

Diary of Anne Frank, The: Definitive Edition
(Pressler, ed., 1995), 10, 219

Anne’s discourse on female genitalia in, 153

content and comparison to diary, 13–14

foreword, 154

length of, 6

media attention to, 153

restorations of cut passages in, 6, 18

slower pace of, 154

Diary of Anne Frank, The
(film), 9, 19, 75–76, 225–38

Arnold Newman’s score for, 233

arrest fictionalized in, 116

casting of, 228–31

depiction of Anne, 233–34

ending of, 168, 231, 236–37, 238

George Stevens as director, 229–30, 231–37

Oscar nominations and awards, 235

scene with Peter wanting to burn his yellow star, 235

screenplay by Goodrich-Hackett, 227

Shelley Winters as Petronella van Daan (Auguste van Pels), 145

trailer, 231

universality of, 232, 235

war scenes added to, 231–32

why Jews had to suffer changed, 235–36

William Mellor as cinematographer, 227

Diary of Anne Frank, The
(play), 9, 19, 46, 75–76, 177–223

arrest fictionalized in, 116

beginning and ending of, 58–59

books about, 177–78

casting of, 207–8

critics’ evaluation of, 213, 216–18, 221–22

depiction of Anne, 196, 208, 212–16, 220, 221–23

directors, 192, 208–9, 219

distressing moments in, 212–13, 266–67

effect of play on audiences and continuing popularity, 218–19

ending of, 168, 198, 205, 220–21

exit of Anne smiling, 209–10

Hamburg performance (1976), 244

humor in, 193

as Jewish play, 189–90, 192, 211–14

Meyer Levin and, 177, 178–99

need to be commercial, 193–94, 199 205–6

new adaptation (1997), 219–23, 248

New York Times
interview with Kanin, 209–10

opening in Germany, 218

opening night, 210

problem of creating dramatic tension in, 197, 205

producers, 190–91, 192, 194, 200, 205–6, 219–21

prologue of, 211–12

rehearsals, 208–9

research of the secret annex for, 206

staging by Tina Landau (2007), 221

success of and awards won, 210

teaching of/use in the classroom, 262

theatrical adaptation, writer for, 186, 188, 191–92, 193, 194, 199–207

universal
as antonym of
Jewish
and, 184, 199

Diary of Anne Frank, The: A Song to Life
(musical), 21, 163

Diary of Anne Frank
—
Is It Authentic?
(Faurisson), 244

Did Six Million Really Die? The Truth at Last
(Harwood), 243

Doubleday Publishers, 82–88, 178 cover photo chosen, 84–85

dramatic rights and, 181

editor of
The Diary,
83–88

theatrical adaptation and commission, 186–87, 188, 190, 194

“Drama for Junior High School: The Diary of Anne Frank” (Mapes), 262

Dresden, Sam, 170

Dubbelman, Jan Erik, 164

Dutch government in exile: national archive for war documents called for, 11

Echoes of the Past
(documentary), 208, 231, 235

Egyedi, Käthe “Kitty,” 91

Eichmann, Adolf, 40, 41, 43

Elder, Donald B., 85

Elias, Bernd (cousin), 163

Elias, Erich (uncle), 27

Eva’s Story
(Geiringer-Schloss), 29

Exit Ghost
(Roth), 22

Faurisson, Robert, 244

Felderer, Ditlieb, 244–47, 261, 265

Ferrer, Mel, 228

Flanner, Janet, 82, 180

Frank, Anne

arrest of, and arresting officer, 63–67, 116

arrives at secret annex, 50

beginning the diary (“a” version), 4, 9–10, 23–24

birth, as Annelies Marie, 24

Bolkestein’s broadcast as personal directive, 11, 12, 79, 134, 139–40

briefcase containing writings, fate of, 68–69

checked diary and exercise books, 10, 131

death of, 4, 50, 56, 160, 170

desire for book to be read, 10, 12, 13, 24, 79

development of spirituality, 149–50

diary as struggle against isolation, 134–35

diary read by other occupants of the annex, 11

emigration to Holland, 26–27

fate after discovery in annex, 53–58

films and docudramas about, 20–21

grandmother’s death, 39

home at 37 Merwedeplein, 27, 36 home movie of, 31–32, 44

as iconic figure, 9

identity of betrayer of, 51–52

includes family background in diary, 23–24

Jewish identity of, 189–90

at the Jewish Lyceum, 36–37

lists anti-Jewish laws that most affected her, 39

literary growth of, 131–32, 135–53, 154–55

literary talent of, 7–8, 9, 199

memorial plaque at house in Frankfort, 218

message of, and ways the diary has been received, 167–75

Miep’s wedding and, 44

Frank, Anne (cont.) in Montessori school, 28, 36

moral consciousness of, 168

as movie fan, 162, 206, 225–26

Nazi invasion and occupation of Amsterdam and, 34

new revelations, excitement about, 20

people inspired by, 162, 173

personality and self-image, 28–30, 213–14, 223, 230

Pfeffer put in same room and Anne’s dislike of him, 117, 118

photographs of, 84–85

power of, 175

pseudonyms for annex occupants and helpers, 15

reasons for writing, 11–12

revisions of original writings made on loose sheets (“b” version) and, 10, 13, 14–15, 16, 17, 18–19, 79, 128, 130, 131, 133, 135–53, 154–55

Roth’s praise of, 136

school friends (Anne, Hanne, and Sanne), 29

self-concept as a writer, 6, 7, 12–13, 15, 68, 106

style, changes in, 17, 130

threat of burning of diary, 68

title of
Het Acherhuis,
12, 13, 264

view of human nature, 168, 169–70, 198, 220, 256, 274

wish to live after her death, 276–77

Frank, Edith Hollander (mother), 44

Anne’s conflicts with, 4, 92, 105–8, 109–10

appearance, 76

arrest of, 64

arrives at secret annex, 50

bathing arrangements, 101

brothers in U.S. willing to sponsor family’s emigration, 41

character and personality, 29, 105, 107

childrearing ideas and parenting, 28, 34–35, 190

death at Auschwitz, 56

emigration to Holland, 27

fate after discovery in annex, 55, 56

game, fantasies of liberation, 102

marriage depicted in
The Diary,
99

marriage to Otto Frank, 24, 26, 76

mealtimes, 101

passages about cut by Otto Frank, 6

portrayal of in diary, 92

prayer book, 160

response to deficient diet, 103

scene in
Diary
on “modesty,” 142–46

youth of, 24

Frank, Elfriede.
See
Geiringer-Schloss, Fritzi Frank, Herbert (uncle), 25, 26

Frank, Margot (sister), 4, 48, 65, 108, 136, 190

arrives at secret annex, 50

bathing arrangements, 101

birth, 24

death at Bergen-Belsen, 56

desire to read the diary, 11

emigration to Holland, 27

fate after discovery in annex, 55, 56

game, fantasies of liberation, 102

mealtimes, 101

portrayal in
The Diary,
119–21, 215

response to deficient diet, 103

work summons arrives for, 49–50, 150–51

Frank, Michael (grandfather), 24, 25

Frank, Otto (father)

accusation of tax evasion, 87

in America, working at Macy’s, 25

American editor of
Diary
and, 83–88

Anne Frank Museum and, 160

appearance, 29, 76, 77, 208

application for exit visa, 41–42 arresting officer remembered

by/refusal to prosecute, 65, 66 arrest of, 63, 116

arrives at secret annex, 50

bathing arrangements in the annex and, 101

on betrayer of family, 52–53 birth, 24

change of status in the annex, 26

channels profits from
Diary
into human rights causes, 84

Charlotte Kaletta and, 117–18

childrearing ideas, 28–29, 34–35

compassion of and visiting the sick, 50, 102

descriptions of, 4

dramatic rights to
The Diary
and, 181

edit and deletions of the diary by, 6, 13, 15–16, 17, 74–76, 78, 89, 96, 105–6, 108, 130, 131, 132, 133, 137, 139, 154, 223

emigration to Holland, 34 family bank and, 26

family in Basel, 55

fate after discovery in annex, 53, 55, 60

film version of
The Diary
and, 227, 228–29, 231

game, fantasies of liberation, 102

as gifted businessman, 26

Judaism and, 189–90

Laureen Nussbaum and, 18

lawsuits against Stielau and Buddeberg, 241–42

lawsuit by Levin against, 207, 210–11, 241, 243

lawyer for, 191, 207

learns of his wife’s and daughters’ deaths, 73

letters seeking asylum in U.S. or Cuba, 20, 41

life in the annex, 99

likeability, 29

marriage depicted in
The Diary,
99