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Marlene Dietrich
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Berlin, Germany
Date of Birth
27 December 1901, Schöneberg bei Berlin, Germany
Date of Death
6 May 1992, Paris, France (kidney failure)
Birth Name
Maria Magdalene Dietrich
Nickname
Lili Marlene
Mini Biography
Her father was a police lieutenant and imbued in her a military attitude to life. Marlene was known in school for her “bedroom eyes” and her first affairs were at this stage in her life - a professor at the school was terminated. She entered the cabaret scene in 1920s Germany, first as a spectator then as a cabaret singer. In 1924, she married and, although she and Rudolf Sieber lived together only 5 years, they remained married until his death. She was in over a dozen silent films in increasingly important roles. In 1929, she was seen in a Berlin cabaret by Josef von Sternberg and, after a screen test, captured the role of the cabaret singer in Der blaue Engel (1930) (and became von Sternberg’s lover). With the success of this film, von Sternberg immediately took her to Hollywood, introducing her to the world in Morocco (1930), and signing an agreement to produce all her films. A series of successes followed, and Marlene became the highest paid actress of her time, but her later films in the mid-part of the decade were critical and popular failures. She returned to Europe at the end of the decade, with a series of affairs with former leading men (she had a reputation of romancing her co-stars), as well as other prominent artistic figures.
27 December 1901, Schöneberg bei Berlin, Germany
Date of Death
6 May 1992, Paris, France (kidney failure)
Birth Name
Maria Magdalene Dietrich
Nickname
Lili Marlene
Mini Biography
Her father was a police lieutenant and imbued in her a military attitude to life. Marlene was known in school for her “bedroom eyes” and her first affairs were at this stage in her life - a professor at the school was terminated. She entered the cabaret scene in 1920s Germany, first as a spectator then as a cabaret singer. In 1924, she married and, although she and Rudolf Sieber lived together only 5 years, they remained married until his death. She was in over a dozen silent films in increasingly important roles. In 1929, she was seen in a Berlin cabaret by Josef von Sternberg and, after a screen test, captured the role of the cabaret singer in Der blaue Engel (1930) (and became von Sternberg’s lover). With the success of this film, von Sternberg immediately took her to Hollywood, introducing her to the world in Morocco (1930), and signing an agreement to produce all her films. A series of successes followed, and Marlene became the highest paid actress of her time, but her later films in the mid-part of the decade were critical and popular failures. She returned to Europe at the end of the decade, with a series of affairs with former leading men (she had a reputation of romancing her co-stars), as well as other prominent artistic figures.
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S3lfd3structi0n wrote:
(L)(L)
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ashleyrobb wrote:
she started my whole german ' thing ' ; o
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Kinga_Vicious wrote:
She is gorgeous.
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Danotchka wrote:
Gorgeous new picture, looking very handsome.
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Me_vs_Hero wrote:
love her [2]
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ephemerau wrote:
love her.
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das_fusk wrote:
Statuesque Legend! I Love Dietrich SO Much!
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ShipDestroyer wrote:
i like her in blonde venus.
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userx2 wrote:
jaha- hört er sich an
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yaghma wrote:
best thing coming out of Nazi Germany
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Aspazija wrote:
Das war Marlene, von der Rammstein sangen: "Sie ist der hellste Stern von allen" :P
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theoneandonly wrote:
Filme, Songtexte, Bilder... http://marlenedietrich.zanzaa.at
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Rodrigo_G wrote:
Eu adoro músicas abafadas e antigas. Sempre me tocam!
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beatermax wrote:
Where have all the flowers gone Marlene?
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StardustMontage wrote:
i'm so moved by her songs.
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german_in_la wrote:
Die ultimative Deutsche in Amerika. The songs don't work as well in English as they do in German, though. Also schoen auf Deutsch hoeren. ;)
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Monchi_Mon wrote:
There aren't Hollywood stars like her anymore.
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templequeens wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/P.A.R.A. young female ethereal vocals
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concretica wrote:
Mein blondes Baby!
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Sinirseller wrote:
Karitas karitas katiras :D
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