Marlene Dietrich
Marie Magdalene Dietrich, Dietrich
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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), 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.
Career
- 1901Born
- 1992Passed away
- Won Commander of the Legion of Honour
- Won Officer of the Legion of Honour
- Won Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Won honorary citizen of Berlin
- Won AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars
- Notable work: The Blue Angel
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Rote Insel
- •Citizenship: German Empire, Weimar Republic
- •Known as: film actor, singer, autobiographer, entertainer
- •Plays: violin, musical saw, voice
- •Spouse: Rudolf Sieber
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Marlene Dietrich Was Publicly Progressive, But She Privately Dismissed Her Daughter’s Sexual Assault
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