Marlene (English and German Edition) - Hardcover

Dietrich, Marlene

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0802111173 ISBN 13: 9780802111173

Publisher: Grove Pr, 1989

Synopsis

Physical description; ix, 273 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. Notes; Translation of: Ich bin, Gott sei Dank, Berlinerin. Summary; One of the last living legends of the golden age of the screen, Marlene Dietrich has reigned supreme in the history of motion pictures since she was first swept to stardom as Lola in The Blue Angel. Her long-awaited autobiography tells of her fabulous life from early days in Berlin to her Hollywood career and beyond. 24 pages of photos. Subjects; Dietrich, Marlene. Entertainers - Germany - Biography. Biography & autobiography. Biography & Autobiography / General. Genres; Autobiography. Illustrated.

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Language Notes:

Text: English, German (translation)

From Publishers Weekly:

Attansio's translation from the German echoes the voice of the actress, famous since the 1930s as the quintessence of glamor and beauty. Yet Dietrich herself and the intimates she writes about remain obscure in the narrative, despite some deeply moving images: she makes palpable, for example, her bewildered pain as a child in Germany during the World War I, experiences that contributed to her sturdy independence. And there is enormous pathos in her recollections of platonic friendship with her beloved Hemingway and with the doomed "sparrow," Edith Piaf. Dietrich writes of entertaining the allied troops during WW II, of her SRO concerts around the world and of her performances on stage and TV. She expresses admiration for Joseph von Sternberg, the director who starred her, an "unknown," in the film classic The Blue Angel. But only by indirection does the memoir disclose the personhood of Dietrich, mother of Maria and wife to the late Rudolf Sieber: "I've done my duty. I've assumed my responsibilities. That's all that counts for me." Photos not seen by PW. First serial to Cosmopolitan.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Grove Pr
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0802111173
• ISBN 13: 9780802111173
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 273