Actors killed in world war 2?

Answer 1

To start with are easy ones like Ernie Pyle, Carole Lombard, and Glenn Miller, as well as ones who are better-known today like Ann Frank, the Dutch priest Titus Brandsma, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Sister Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein). Determining which deaths are war-related and which are not may not always be easy; it has been difficult for the current writer to find information about major cultural figures in the UK and Europe who died as a result of air-raids or enemy action (some, like the elderly composer Emil Reznicek in Berlin, and the young Anton Webern in Vienna, died in the difficult conditions after the war's end). Famous people often had the financial mobility, property and connections that allowed them to seek a safe environment, though for whole regions this option became universally inaccessible, so there must be many deaths of the famous people of the early 20th century that happened in the War, and most of the world has forgotten. The level of destruction in London, Germany as a whole, Poland, the Baltic States, Italy, and the eastern Soviet Union was positively epic--and then there were the concentration camps. How's about some help on this from other history mavens?

Answer 2

Many important people died during World War II. For example, famous band leader, Glenn Miller, was shot down in action; famous actress, Carole Lombard, died in a plane crash; and brother of President JFK, Joseph Kennedy, died in a plane explosion in 1944.

Answer 3

It is stretching things a little but she did have celebrity status, the British Aviatrix Amy Johnson, who went missing in action and parachuted into the Thames river in I believe l940. Certainly, an in-service death. Her body was never recovered, so there are some paralells to Amelia Earhart. ( Earhart disappeared before WW2). As to war-related but no direct service- it is known the Italian Opera singer Lina Cavalieri was killed in a bombing raid on her home town. This was a horrible tragedy akin to, in a sense, the loss of a Movie actress by violent cause. take your choice. Make Love, Not War, a lot safer.

Answer 4

Richard Fiske

Fiske is best known by modern viewers for his portrayals of neurotic foils to The Three Stooges

Fiske's brief acting career was cut short when he was drafted into the United States army in 1942. He was killed in action two years later at La Croix-Avranchin, while serving within the 9th Infantry Regiment (United States) 2nd Infantry Division. 1st LieutenantFiske (Potts) was 28 years of age.

Fiske was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal, and several other military honors. He is buried at Brittany American Cemetery in France

Answer 5

More than 60 million people died in World War II, which makes it the deadliest war ever. The country that lost the most people was the Soviet Union. They had nearly 10 million casualties.

Answer 6

adolf hitler

Answer 7

Hitler?