Marie Magdalene Dietrich, known by the world as Marlene Dietrich (December 27, 1901 - May 6, 1992) was born in Berlin, Germany. She began her professional life as a chorus girl after a wrist injury prevented her dreams of being a concert violinist. She married her husband, Rudolf Sieber in May of 1923 and remained married to him until his death in 1976. Together they had one daughter, Maria. Marlene's role in “The Blue Angel” brought her international fame, and she became an American citizen in 1939, and she died in Paris, France in 1992.
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The official website of the siren Marlene Dietrich is maintained by the request of her daughter Maria Riva. It facilitates access for her fans to see and experience the archives and memorabilia and keep her memory alive using her biography, photographs, quotes, and news which is pertinent to the star.
http://www.marlene.com/index.html
This is the website which belongs to the museum in Berlin which is dedicated to Ms. Dietrich and contains her biography, a description of the collection which consists of 400 hats, 440 pairs of shoes, 50 purses, and 150 pairs of gloves, among numerous other items.
http://marlenedietrich.org
Scandals of classic Hollywood: Marlene Dietrich
Shares the story of Marlene’s life and how Josef von Sternberg discovered her in the Berlin cabaret scene and together, they invented her persona. Also contains the plot of “Blonde Venus” and describes the scandal between the two of them, both married.
http://thehairpin.com/2012/05/scandals-of-classic-hollywood-marlene-dietrich-femme-fatale/
Turner Classic Movies: Marlene Dietrich
TCM provides Marlene’s biography as well as her filmography with synopses, and pictures as well as fan comments and video.
http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/50375|107577/Marlene-Dietrich/
