Marlene Dietrich ( ; 27 December 1901 – 6 May 1992) was a German-American actress and singer.
Dietrich remained popular throughout her long career by continually re-inventing herself, professionally and characteristically. In the Berlin of the 1920s, she acted on the stage and in silent films. Her performance as "Lola-Lola" in The Blue Angel, directed by Josef von Sternberg, brought her international fame and provided her a contract with Paramount Pictures in the US. Hollywood films such as Shanghai Express and Desire capitalised on her glamour and exotic looks, cementing her stardom and making her one of the highest-paid actresses of the era. Dietrich became a US citizen in 1939, and throughout World War II she was a high-profile frontline entertainer. Although she still made occasional films in the post-war years, Dietrich spent most of the 1950s to the 1970s touring the world as a successful show performer.
In 1999, the American Film Institute named Dietrich the ninth-greatest female star of all time.
Read more about Marlene Dietrich: Childhood, Early Career, World War II, Stage and Cabaret, Final Years, Private Life, Image and Legacy, Estate
Famous quotes by marlene dietrich:
“A country without bordels is like a house without bathrooms.”
—Marlene Dietrich (1904–1992)
“Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.”
—Marlene Dietrich (1904–1992)
“Courage and grace is a formidable mixture. The only place to see it is the bullring.”
—Marlene Dietrich (1904–1992)
“Gentleman. A man who buys two of the same morning paper from the doorman of his favorite nightclub when he leaves with his girl.”
—Marlene Dietrich (1904–1992)
“The tears I have cried over Germany have dried. I have washed my face.”
—Marlene Dietrich (1904–1992)