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	Acosta, Mercedes de. Papers, 1855-1964 (bulk 1920-1962).	Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn	American Vaudeville Museum collection, 1845-2007, (bulk 1910-1940)	University of Arizona Libraries, Library Special Collections
creatorOf	Armed Forces Radio Service. Command performance [sound recording].	New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn	Biography: Melvyn Douglas, 1972-1980	Indiana University, Bloomington. Center for the Study of History and Memory
referencedIn	Bismarck, Mona Strader, 1897-1983. Photograph collection, ca. 1860-1979.	The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn	Blackford, Staige D. (Staige Davis), 1898-1949. Photographs of the Eighth Evacuation Hospital, 1942-1944.	University of Virginia. Library
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
referencedIn	Camp Shows Publicity Records, 1941-1955	The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn	Cheryl Crawford papers, 1920-1986	The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn	Daley, Robert. Scrapbooks [manuscript].	Libraries Australia

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associatedWith	Acosta, Mercedes de.
associatedWith	American Museum of Vaudeville
associatedWith	Armed Forces Radio Service.
associatedWith	Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989
associatedWith	Bismarck, Mona Strader, 1897-1983.
associatedWith	Blackford, Staige D. (Staige Davis), 1898-1949.
associatedWith	Bolasni, Saul, 1923-
associatedWith	Crawford, Cheryl, 1902-1986
associatedWith	Cullen, Frank, 1936-
associatedWith	Daley, Robert.