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Happy Birthday: Stars and Cake!
Dietrich was born 113 years ago, on this day in 1901. A Capricorn, she was one of the first stars to use the services of astrologer Carroll Righter, who had come to Hollywood in 1938. ("The stars...
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Marlene Dietrich Movie Tie-In Books
Want to the cut to the chase and see my Marlene Dietrich movie tie-in collection? Click here.During one of my covens with fellow Marlene Dietrich collectors, I discovered a niche of memorabilia that...
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Leatrice Gilbert Fountain (1924 - 2015)
Leatrice Gilbert Fountain, daughter of John Gilbert and Leatrice Joy, died on Tuesday, aged 90.She recalled that “Marlene Dietrich was just incredible to my mother and me. She was so kind, considerate...
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Elsa Mars, 'American Horror Story: Freak Show"
Did anyone happen to catch this season's American Horror Story: Freak Show? It featured Dietrich references and imagery throughout. Jessica Lange turned in a brilliant, Marlene-styed ("She stole my...
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Interview: Marlene Dietrich – bourgeois, geranium-lover
Betty Best interviewed Marlene Dietrich, backstage at London's Golder's Green Hippodrome, in 1965. Special thanks to the Crees Collection for sharing this material.Marlene Dietrich in her dressing...
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A Bilingual Review of Alfred Polgar's Marlene: Bild einer berühmten Zeitgenossin
Polgar, Alfred (2015). Marlene: Bild einer berühmten Zeitgenossin. Wien: Paul Zsolnay Verlag. [160 pages; € 17,90]Blog reader Horst Zumkley has kindly contributed the following reviews in English and...
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The "Russian Soul" in Marlene Dietrich’s Flicks
This post is part of the Russia in Classic Film Blogathon,sponsored by Movies Silently& Flicker Alley. Please explore posts by other participants here. In her memoirs, Marlene Dietrich proclaimed...
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The Testatrix Is Willing
Totally unrelated. Fred MacMurray & Marlene Dietrichon the set of The Lady is Willing.;)Marlene Dietrich's last will and testament as well as its codicil became public record after it was granted...
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Kylie Minogue as Marlene.
From the spring issue of Sorbet magazine. Two of my favorites merge!
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Peggy Lee & Marlene Dietrich: They're Playing Our Song!
Many Dietrich admirers know that Marlene never got around to singing two songs written for her, which have gone on to become standards: Autumn Leaves and Speak Low. (In both cases, she withdrew from...
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Dietrich - Fairbanks Love Nest, Gone and Dusted
When Marlene Dietrich went to London to make A Knight Without Armour for Alexander Korda, she took a suite at Claridge's. The set-up there wasn't very convenient for her then-current flame, Douglas...
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The P1167 Project (P1167-1 to P1167-100) /UPDATED JUNE 14, 2015!/
Have you ever noticed the cipher-like classifications at the bottom of Marlene Dietrich's publicity photos? P1167-435, S.I.P.101.341, PBP.16221, MC-P1, 1132/244, etc. We may one day crack each of these...
View ArticleLook Me Over Closely: A Profile On Marlene Dietrich Admirers (Pt. 1)
Thanks to this blog, I have noticed that Marlene Dietrich's fans are incredibly diverse and connect with her in a wide array of ways. This observation has made me curious about how different...
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The P1167 Project (P1167-101 to P1167-200) /UPDATED JUNE 14, 2015!/
The P1167 Project is an effort to collect every Marlene Dietrich publicity photo marked "P1167," which will give us a visual overview of her development as a star during her years at Paramount. Learn...
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The P1167 Project (P1167-201 to P1167-300) / UPDATED 22 June 2015! /
The P1167 Project is an effort to collect every Marlene Dietrich publicity photo marked "P1167," which will give us a visual overview of her development as a star during her years at Paramount. Learn...
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The P1167 Project (P1167-301 to P1167-400)
The P1167 Project is an effort to collect every Marlene Dietrich publicity photo marked "P1167," which will give us a visual overview of her development as a star during her years at Paramount. Learn...
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Online Palimpsests: Cached Sites About Marlene Dietrich
Blank and altered spaces have replaced many of my favorite Web sites and pages about Marlene Dietrich. It's as if the woman in the opening of The Blue Angel came by with her water bucket and rag to...
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Marlene Dietrich, American Friend of the Hebrew University
L-R Israel Demchick, Marlene Dietrich, Joshua Ellis, Selma Ellis.The partially obstructed banner behind them reads in full: "American Friends of the Hebrew University," the organization that sponsored...
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Joe Carstairs' Private Marlene Dietrich Photos Up For Grabs
Marlene Dietrich on Joe Carstairs' yacht: Dietrich's home movies of this day can be seen in the documentary, Her Own Song.DOYLE NEW YORK is selling some souvenirs of those golden summers Marlene...
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Marlene Dietrich, University Lecturer?
Marlene Dietrich, Hotel Carlton, Biarritz, 1945?If a Welsh warrior can metamorphose into a demigod king with a Round Table and an Excalibur, what could a Prussian girl from a good military family one...
View ArticleMarlene Dietrich Shows You How to Be a Boss
Something a little different for the meme generation.... Marlene Dietrich's Best Boss B!tch Clips from Joseph Andrews on Vimeo.***Also on YouTube***
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Josefine von Losch and a Grave Matter
Mother, star, and husband at Berlin Zoologischer Garten StationVia Facebook, we recently shared news that the Förderkreis (support association) of the Museum für Film und Fernsehen has initiated a...
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Einsame Klasse by Eva Gesine Baur: A Review
When the readers of this blog become contributors, I'm ecstatic because I've always envisioned this space as a collaborative one with no borders and no language barriers. Below is a review by Horst...
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Who was Tamara Matul?
Rudolf Sieber, Tamara Matul, Marlene Dietrich, Josef von Sternberg at Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 1934An androgynous woman gazes into the camera lens. What does her expression convey? The...
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Did Marlene Dietrich participate in the Nuremberg War Crimes Trial 75 years ago?
We're pleased to share this contribution from Horst Zumkley. You can also read it in German at Werner Sudendorf's Alte Filme site. I.The first trial before the International Military Tribunal against...
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