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| Born | February 15, 1909 |
| Hometown | Vienna, Austria |
| Height | 4'11" (1.50m) |
| Spouse | Jan Gies (m 1941 - 1993) |
| Children | Paul Gies |
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‘A Small Light’ tells Anne Frank’s iconic story from the perspective of those who hid and sustained her extended family
- There have been no shortage of retellings of Anne Frank’s iconic book “The Diary of a Young Girl.” From the time it was first published in 1947 as Het Achterhuis (The Secret Annex) in Dutch in a small edition of 3,036 copies and went on to become one of the most translated books in the world, it’s […]
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Peaky Blinders star signs up for new Disney+ series from Grey's producers
Peaky Blinders star joins new Disney+ series from Grey's Anatomy producers. A Small Light tells the story of Anne Frank's family and the couple who helped them.
- EntertainmentThe Wrap
Bel Powley, Liev Schreiber and Joe Cole Cast in Disney+ Series About Woman Who Hid Anne Frank and Her Family
Powley will play Miep Gies, the Dutch woman who sheltered the Franks in her attic
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Liev Schreiber to Play Anne Frank's Father in Disney+ Series A Small Light
Liev Schreiber is stepping back into the history books for his next TV role. The Ray Donovan star will play Otto Frank, the father of Anne Frank, in the upcoming Disney+ limited series A Small Light, the streamer announced on Tuesday. The eight-episode series from National Geographic, which was first announced in February, stars Bel […]
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Bel Powley, Joe Cole, Liev Schreiber to Star Disney Plus Nat Geo Series ‘Small Light’ About Anne Frank’s Protectors
Bel Powley, Liev Schreiber, and Joe Cole are set to lead the limited drama series “A Small Light” at Disney Plus, Variety has learned. The eight-episode National Geographic series tells the true story of Miep Gies (Powley), who played a critical role in hiding Anne Frank and her family from the Nazis. 20-something secretary Gies didn’t […]
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Bel Powley To Headline ‘A Small Light’; Liev Schreiber & Joe Cole Also Star In Disney+ Holocaust Limited Series
Bel Powley (The Morning Show) has been tapped as the lead and Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan) and Joe Cole (Peaky Blinders) as the co-leads in Disney+’s A Small Light, a National Geographic limited series that tells the remarkable story of a Dutch woman who risked her life to shelter Anne Frank’s family from the Nazis […]
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Disney+ Orders ‘A Small Light’ Nat Geo Limited Series About Anne Frank Family’s Protector From Tony Phelan, Joan Rater, Susanna Fogel & Keshet
EXCLUSIVE: The remarkable story of a Dutch woman who risked her life to shelter Anne Frank’s family from the Nazis for more than two years and then preserved Anne’s diary, is the subject of A Small Light, a National Geographic limited series ordered by Disney+. The project comes from Grey’s Anatomy alums Joan Rater and […]
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Review: Dramaworks' premiere a searing, relevant take on the Anne Frank story
The central character is Miep Gies, who serves as protagonist and narrator, as the structure of the play allows Gies to voice her inner monologue to the audience.
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How Anne Frank's Diary Survived
Read an excerpt from LIFE’s new special edition about Anne Frank's life and legacy
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How Can We Follow Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Example in the Coming Days?
Solidarity, integrity, and nonviolent resistance until we're all free.
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Miep Gies is poised to become the face of Holocaust resistance with ‘A Small Light’
Anne Frank continues to resonate as perhaps the most famous symbol of Jewish suffering and persecution in the face of the unimaginable horrors of the Holocaust during World War II. It was her teenage diary, after all, that remains perhaps the most vivid description of what it was like to live under Nazi occupation – […]
