Dietrich, Marlene, 1901-1992

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Marlene Dietrich (b. December 27, 1901, Berlin, Germany–d. May 6, 1992, Paris, France) was a German actress and singer. Throughout her long career, spanning from the 1910s to the 1980s, she maintained popularity by continually reinventing herself.

In 1920s Berlin, Dietrich acted on the stage and in silent films. Dietrich starred in Hollywood films such as Morocco (1930), Shanghai Express (1932), and Desire (1936). Throughout World War II, she was a high-profile entertainer in the United States. Although she still made occasional films after the war, Dietrich spent most of the 1950s to the 1970s touring the world as a marquee live-show performer.

Dietrich was noted for her humanitarian efforts during the war, housing German and French exiles, providing financial support and even advocating their US citizenship.

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creatorOf Ernest Hemingway Papers. 1899 - 1977. Incoming Letters John F. Kennedy Library
referencedIn Sigel, Madeleine Bartfeld, 1924-2020. Madeleine Bartfeld Sigel collection of autographs and performing arts memorabilia, 1899-2003 (majority 1930-2001) University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries
referencedIn Wilkerson, Albert Carey, d. 1996. Albert C. Wilkerson photograph archive [graphic], ca.1938-1958. University of Virginia. Library
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creatorOf Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961. Papers: 1873-1993 (inclusive), 1899-1961 (bulk). John F. Kennedy Library
referencedIn John Eldon Thayer collection of motion picture memorabilia, 1916-1979. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection. Monitor study collection [sound recording], 1955-1975.
referencedIn Register to the Papers of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya, 1890-1984, inclusive Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
referencedIn Photograph portfolios, 1982. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. The papers of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya, 1890-1984 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
creatorOf Dietrich, Marlene, 1901-1992. Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuss auf Liebe eingestellt [Multimédia multisupport]. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Dietrich, Marlene : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
referencedIn Lorant, Stefan, 1901-1997. Stefan Lorant collection, ca. 1869-1993 (bulk 1920-1992). Getty Research Institute
referencedIn Horowitz, Vladimir, 1903-1989. The papers of Vladimir and Wanda Toscanini Horowitz, 1784-1991 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
creatorOf Wayne, John, 1907-1979. The Spoilers [videorecording] / a Charles K. Feldman Group production ; screenplay by Lawrence Hazard and Tom Reed ; produced by Frank Lloyd ; directed by Ray Enright. University of Richmond, Boatwright Memorial Library
creatorOf Acosta, Mercedes de. Papers, 1855-1964 (bulk 1920-1962). Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Vera Zorina papers Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Marlene Dietrich collection, [ca. 1941-ongoing]. Museum of Performance & Design
referencedIn Johnson, Albert J. Albert J. Johnson photograph collection [graphic]. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Dietrich, Marlene, 1901-1992. Ich hab' noch einer Koffer in Berlin [Multimédia multisupport]. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Plaut, Frederick, 1907-1985. The Frederick and Rose Plaut papers, 1907-1986 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
referencedIn Biography: Melvyn Douglas, 1972-1980 Indiana University, Bloomington. Center for the Study of History and Memory
creatorOf Dietrich, Marlene. Correspondence to Chaim Potok, 1967-1981. University of Pennsylvania Library
referencedIn Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937. The George Palmer Putnam Collection of Amelia Earhart Papers, 1785-1948 (inclusive), 1928-1937 (bulk). Purdue University Library
creatorOf Dietrich, Marlene, 1901-1992. Lili Marleen [Multimédia multisupport]. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Robert A. Wilson slides, 1956-1969 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. The papers of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya, 1890-1984 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
creatorOf Dietrich, Marlene, 1901-1992. Lili Marleen [Multimédia multisupport]. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Blackford, Staige D. (Staige Davis), 1898-1949. Photographs of the Eighth Evacuation Hospital, 1942-1944. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn The Frederick and Rose Plaut Papers, 1907-1986 (inclusive) Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
referencedIn Johnny Green additional papers, 1923-1989. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Jackson, Felix. Destry rides again, 1939 Aug. 19. Ohio State University Libraries
creatorOf Dietrich, Marlene. Correspondence to Alma Mahler and Franz Werfel, ca. 1943-1946. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Rouben Mamoulian Papers, 1740-1987, (bulk 1906-1987) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Vol. lx c (ff. 181). 1 Jan. 1952 [i.e. 1953] -28 Dec. 1953.Augustus Dudley Peters, literary agent: Mary Herring, secretary to Sir T M Rattigan: Rattigan Productions: Correspondence, including enclosures, of A. D. Peters, and other members of his sta..., 1953 British Library
referencedIn Pipe Night tape collection, 1963-1986. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Records of, Sojourner, (inclusive), (bulk), 1920-2004, 1975-2002 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Will Rapport papers, 1931-1964. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Plaut, Frederick, 1907-1985. The Frederick and Rose Plaut papers, 1907-1986 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
referencedIn Photographs of early American movies : photographic prints. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Dietrich, Marlene, 1901-1992. Ich hab' noch einer Koffer in Berlin [Multimédia multisupport]. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Swanson, Gloria. Papers. Series II. Career, ca. 1914-1983. Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn General correspondence, [ca. 1925]-1950. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Sigel, Madeleine Bartfeld, 1924-2020. Madeleine Bartfeld Sigel collection of autographs and performing arts memorabilia, 1899-2003 (majority 1930-2001) University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries
creatorOf Dietrich, Marlene, 1901-1992. Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuss auf Liebe eingestellt [Multimédia multisupport]. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Ernest Hemingway Papers. 1899 - 1977. Outgoing Letters John F. Kennedy Library
referencedIn Jackson, Felix. Destry rides again : screenplay : mimeographed copy of typescript / by Felix Jackson, Gertrude Purcell, and Henry Myers, 1939 Nov 25. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Leo Lerman Papers, 1893-2012, [Bulk Dates: 1937-1994] Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Camp Shows Publicity Records, 1941-1955 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Ivor Novello Stage and Film Collection, 1910s-1951 V & A Department of Theatre and Performance
referencedIn Irving Berlin collection of non-commercial sound recordings [sound recording] The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
referencedIn The Papers of Vladimir and Wanda Toscanini Horowitz., 1784-1991 Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
referencedIn Bismarck, Mona Strader, 1897-1983. Photograph collection, ca. 1860-1979. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn Milton Caniff Collection, 1805-2007, 1910-1988 The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum
referencedIn American Vaudeville Museum collection, 1845-2007, (bulk 1910-1940) University of Arizona Libraries, Library Special Collections
referencedIn Photographs of motion pictures and television programs, 1915-1999. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn United Service Organizations (U.S.). Camp Shows Publicity Records, 1941-1955. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Selznick, David O., 1902-1965. Studio archive, 1904-1980 (bulk 1936-1955). Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
creatorOf Goodman, Dean,. His life in theatre : an oral history : transcript, 2004 / Dean Goodman ; interviewer, Jeff Friedman ; editors, Sheryl Flatow ... [et al.]. Museum of Performance & Design
creatorOf Armed Forces Radio Service. Command performance [sound recording]. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Walter Terry papers, 1913-1982 The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
referencedIn Daley, Robert. Scrapbooks [manuscript]. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961. Ernest Hemingway papers [manuscript], 1925-1966. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Cheryl Crawford papers, 1920-1986 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Bolasni, Saul, 1923-. An oral history interview with Saul Bolasni / conducted by David Farneth and Peggy Meyer Sherry for the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Weill-Lenya Research Center, New York City, 1991 April 18 : recording and transcript. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
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Death 1992-05-06

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