Von Arendt was born in GÃ rlitz on July 19 1898 , and worked as a stage designer ; he joined the SS in 1931 and the NSDAP in 1932 . Von Arendt was born in GÃ rlitz , Kingdom of Prussia on 19 July 1898 , and became a stage designer ; he joined the SS in 1931 and the NSDAP in 1932 .