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Marlene Dietrich

Also known as Marie Magdalene Dietrich, Dietrich

German and American actress and singer (1901–1992)

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Marlene Dietrich was a German-born film actor, singer, and entertainer who held citizenship in the German Empire, Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany, and the United States. Born Marie Magdalene Dietrich in 1901, she worked in Berlin and Los Angeles and spoke German, French, Italian, and English. Her notable works include the film Der Blaue Engel and her autobiography, Marlene Dietrich's ABC. She participated in World War II with the United Service Organizations and is recognized in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection.

Dietrich was a contralto vocalist whose music is associated with cabaret, German, and schlager genres. She had one child, Maria Riva. She died of kidney failure in the 8th arrondissement of Paris in 1992. Her legacy includes a significant presence in media, with references in numerous encyclopedia articles and a substantial catalog of recorded works and writings.

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Person · Open Library

Works: 28

Top works

Der Blaue Engel
Marlen Diṭrikh
Marlene Dietrich's ABC
Vegan Design, 2nd Edition
Vegan Design

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Film & TV

Acting · Berlin, Germany

Marlene Dietrich (1901–1992) was a German-American actress and singer, widely regarded as one of the most iconic figures of classic Hollywood. She rose to fame in the 1930s with films like The Blue Angel, Shanghai Express, and Destry Rides Again, captivating audiences with her sultry voice, striking beauty, and androgynous style. Known for her ability to reinvent herself, Dietrich transitioned…

Known for

Erich Maria Remarque und Marlene Dietrich - Flucht in die Liebe — Self (archive footage)2025
Maria Callas: The Final Act — Self (archive photo)2024
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes2022
The Century of Icons — Self (archive footage)2022
Normandie ne partira pas ce soir2021
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft2021
Beautiful Like a Poem — Self (archive footage)2020
Bodies and Spaces, Fabric and Light — (archive footage)2018
Becoming Cary Grant — Self (archive footage)2017
100 Years of the UFA — Self - Actress (archive footage)2017

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Female
Origin: Germany
Active from: 1901
Active to: 1992

actorcabaretgermanschlager

Discography

Official site Discogs Stream

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 203,239
Total plays: 2,065,009

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 36,538x
Geant4—a simulation toolkit
· 2003 · cited 21,295x
Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,975x
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,997x
Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 10,802x

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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.”
“Sex: In America an obsession. In other parts of the world a fact.”
“Forgiveness: Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.”
“Most women set out to try to change a man, and when they have changed him they do not like him.”
“Dahlink, the legs aren't so beautiful. I just know what to do with them.”
“There’s something about an American soldier you can’t explain. It's a quality... They’re so grateful, so heartbreakingly grateful for anything, even a film actress coming to see them. They say thank you for coming, and they really mean it.”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Marlene
Gender: female
Citizenship: German Reich
Place of birth: Rote Insel
Place of death: 8th arrondissement of Paris
Spouse: Rudolf Sieber
Child: Maria Riva
Occupation: resistance fighter
Educated at: Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts
Employer: Office of Strategic Services
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: German
Award: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Notable work: The Blue Angel
Instrument: voice
Record label: Liberty Records
Conflict: World War II
Military branch: United Service Organizations
Official website: www.marlene.com
Image: Morocco (film) 1930. Josef von Sternberg, director. Marlene Dietrich with top hat.jpg
Height: 168
Work location: Berlin
Voice type: contralto

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Commons category: Marlene Dietrich
date of birth: 1901-12-27
date of death: 1992-05-06
cause of death: kidney failure
birth name: Marie Magdalene Dietrich
pseudonym: Marlene Dietrich
filmography: Marlene Dietrich filmography
unmarried partner: Yul Brynner
place of burial: III. Städtischer Friedhof Stubenrauchstraße
manner of death: natural causes
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actress
name in native language: Marlene Dietrich
start of work period: 1919-00-00
Commons gallery: Marlene Dietrich
topic's main category: Category:Marlene Dietrich
hashtag: MarleneDietrich
copyright representative: GEMA
writing language: German
social media followers: 14000
married name: Maria Magdalena Sieber
end of work period: 1984-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Marie Magdalene "Marlene" Dietrich (/mɑːrˈleɪnə ˈdiːtrɪx/, 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Marlene Dietrich” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.