Who is Marlene Dietrich?

Marlene Dietrich is German and American actress and singer.

How did Marlene Dietrich die?

Marlene Dietrich passed away in 1992 (kidney failure).

Who is Marlene Dietrich married to?

Marlene Dietrich is connected to: John F. Kennedy, Yul Brynner, John Wayne.

Marlene Dietrich

Q: What is Marlene Dietrich known for?

Marlene Dietrich is primarily known as a(n) film actor, violinist, resistance fighter, musician, singer, television actor, actor, stage actor, autobiographer, entertainer.

German and American actress and singer

Born:December 27, 1901

Died:May 6, 1992

Age at death:90

Manner of death:Natural Causes

Cause of death:Kidney Failure

Zodiac Sign:Capricorn

Height:1.68 m (5′6″)

Born in:Rote Insel, Germany

Buried in:Germany

Languages:English, Italian, German, French

Film Actor Violinist Resistance Fighter Musician Singer Television Actor Actor Stage Actor Autobiographer Entertainer

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Famous For

Notable Work

The Blue Angel

Movies & TV

Around the World in 80 DaysWitness for the ProsecutionJudgment at NurembergThe Blue AngelTouch of Evil

Songs & Albums

Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuß auf Liebe eingestelltFalling in Love Again (Can't Help It)Dietrich in Rio – Recorded in Rio de JaneiroTheme for Young LoversMarlene Dietrich Overseas

Awards

CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award (1986)German Film Honorary Award (1980)Medal of Freedom (1947)star on Hollywood Walk of FameOfficer of the Legion of Honour

Marlene Dietrich

German and American actress and singer

Biography

Marie Magdalene "Marlene" Dietrich (, German: [maʁˈleːnə ˈdiːtʁɪç] ; 27 December 1901 – 6 May 1992) was a German and American actress and singer whose career spanned nearly seven decades. In 1920s Berlin, she performed on the stage and in silent films. Her performance as Lola Lola in Josef von Sternberg's The Blue Angel (1930) brought her international acclaim and a contract with Paramount Pictures. Dietrich starred in many Hollywood films, including six roles directed by Sternberg: Morocco (1930) (her only Academy Award nomination), Dishonored (1931), Shanghai Express and Blonde Venus (both 1932), The Scarlet Empress (1934), and The Devil Is a Woman (1935). Throughout World War II, she was a high-profile entertainer in the United States. Although she delivered notable performances in several post-war films, including Billy Wilder's A Foreign Affair (1948), Alfred Hitchcock's Stage Fright (1950), Billy Wilder's Witness for the Prosecution (1957), Orson Welles's Touch of Evil (1958), and Stanley Kramer's Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), she spent most of the 1950s to the 1970s touring the world as a marquee live-show performer. Dietrich was known for her humanitarian efforts during World War II, housing German and French exiles, providing financial support and advocating their American citizenship. For her work on improving morale on the front lines during the war, she received various honors from the United States, France, Belgium, and Israel. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Dietrich the ninth greatest female screen legend of classic Hollywood cinema.

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Quotes

“Quotations: I love them because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognizedly wiser than oneself.”

— Marlene Dietrich's ABC (1962)

“Sex: In America an obsession. In other parts of the world a fact.”

— Marlene Dietrich's ABC (1962)

“Forgiveness: Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.”

— Marlene Dietrich's ABC (1962)

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Photos

Marlene Dietrich

Ruhestätte von Eduard von Losch auf dem Ehrenfriedhof in Dessau. Er war Hauptmann und Bataillonführer I.R.92 und der Stiefvater von Marlene Dietrich.

German-born American actress, singer and entertainer Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992)

Backdrop from the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover. Taken in the Beatles Museum in Liverpool UK.

Title: Home of Marlene Dietrich, Beverly Hills, California Subjects: Houses Places: California > Los Angeles (county) > Beverly Hills Notes: Title from item. Extent: 1 print (postcard) : linen texture, color ; 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. Accession #: 06_10_009420

Elsa Schiaparelli, tailleur in lana bouclé, bottoni in bronzo dorato di François Hugo, 1938/39. Modello di Alberto Giacometti. Abito appartenuto a Marlene Dietrich. Berlino, Marlene Dietrich Collection.

Gown with golden sequins worn by Marlene Dietrich in the film A Foreign Affair (1948), directed by Billy Wilder. Displayed at the Museum of Film and Television Berlin, Deutsche Kinemathek. “ Marlene Dietrich performed in this evening gown for American soldiers during World War II. She wore it again a few years later in the film, in her rote as the nightclub singer Erika on Schlutow. ”

«Boudoir doll. Director Josef Von Sternberg gave these dolls to Marlene Dietrich during the filming of Der blaue Engel (D, 1930). Decorative boudoir dolls were popular mascots at the time for flappers and modern young women. This doll can be seen in Der blaue Engel, Morocco (USA, 1930) and Dishonored (USA, 1931). Such boudoir dolls, which were sometimes produced to imitate the looks of movie stars, also appear in many other films of this period. The range of felt artist dolls that the Italian company Lenci produced also includes figures that reproduce folkloristic, colonial and racist stereotypes.» Displayed at the Museum of Film and Television Berlin, Deutsche Kinemathek.