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    Marlene

    By Marlene Dietrich

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    A fascinating self-portrait of one of the greatest entertainers of Hollywood’s golden age

    Film star. Cabaret sensation. Recording artist. Writer. Marlene Dietrich was nothing short of enchanting—and remains so as she chronicles her fabulous rise to stardom in Marlene. From her early career in Germany as a chorus girl to her breakout role as Lola in The Blue Angel to her courageous wartime tours, Dietrich recounts a life that captivates on the page just as she smoldered on the screen. She writes passionately of her friends—including Charlie Chaplin, Orson Welles, and Edith Piaf, among many others—and she shares memories of what she calls her greatest accomplishment: entertaining the Allied troops during World War II. A sustained expression of her bold, sophisticated style, Marlene reminds us why Dietrich remains an international icon and a true Hollywood legend.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Media
    Release dateOct 9, 2012
    ISBN9781453274699
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    Marlene Dietrich

    Marlene Dietrich (1901–1992) was a film actress and accomplished singer, widely considered among the greatest female stars of all time, and ranked number nine on the American Film Institute’s list of the fifty greatest American screen legends. Born in Germany in 1901, Dietrich was a classically trained violinist, but she shifted her focus to acting and singing when she injured her wrist in 1921. Her breakthrough film role in Josef von Sternberg’s The Blue Angel led to her contract with Paramount Studios and a string of Hollywood hits, including Shanghai Express. She became an American citizen and strongly supported the Allied effort during World War II; in 1947, she was awarded the Medal of Freedom for her contributions. During Dietrich’s later career, she performed almost exclusively as a cabaret artist, entertaining audiences worldwide. She died in Paris in 1992. 

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    • 4/5
      Expressionistic memoir. Dietrich emphasizes her discipline and dedication to her work and personal relationships. The timeline shows the same relationship to a calendar as a twice shuffled deck does to a freshly opened pack of cards. I enjoyed all of it, meeting Dietrich in these pages as she chose to present her memories, separate from a public image. I love the song from "Laziest Gal in Town" from STAGE FRIGHT.
    • 5/5
      Marlene Dietrich was an artist and an icon.
      Her looks are familiar even with those that never saw one of her movies, even with those that normally avoid black & white cinema.
      Dietrich was in landmark movies, directed by giants among directors.
      Together with Garbo, she has come to represent all that was sensual about an era.
      And she’s been the subject of uncounted biographies.
      It is therefore highly refreshing to find a Dietrich biography which cuts through the legend and gets up close and personal with the woman and the artist.
      Unsurprisingly, such a biography is in fact an autobiography, penned by Dietrich herself with the open purpose of defusing and setting straights a lot of dubious myths about her career, her life, her choices.
      What Marlene (fresh from Open Road Media) gives us is a self-portrait by a highly intelligent, refined lady – someone that almost by chance happened to lend her face and her body to some of the raciest, most seductive and risqué women in movie history.
      We discover a woman with a passion for life and a somewhat bemused detachment from her job, not so much insecure about her beauty as dismissive of it. In a pleasant, ironic tone, Dietrich shares details of her life, her opinions on art and literature, her strong political stance, and her reminiscences about the people she worked with.
      Joseph von Sternberg stands out as Dietrich’s main influence and mentor, and reading about Marlene’s experiences allows us to peek behind the scenes during the filming of such masterworks as The Blue Angel or Morocco.
      An extraordinary treat for the film buff, and a highly entertaining, moving experience for anyone interested in the true woman behind the glitter of the legend.
      Highly recommended.