| "In real life most film people are a disappointment. I, on the other hand, am better in real life than in the movies." • Worldly, sensual, and always mysterious, Marlene Dietrich's impact has been so powerful, her image so truly unique, that her status as a Hollywood star of the first magnitude is beyond question. • She was born Maria Magdalene Dietrich in Berlin, Germany on December 27, 1901. • Her stage demeanor of profound unconcern, her husky voice and her shapely legs served to distinguish her in a series of German and Austrian films, plays and musicals throughout the 1920's. • In 1929, director Joseph Von Sternberg spotted her dancing in a review and cast her in the lead role in the "Blue Angel." • In 1930 Dietrich became a contract player at Paramount Studio where she starred in such films as "Morocco," Dishonored," "Blonde Venus," and "Shanghai Express." • She was so popular that her scandalous propensity for wearing slacks caused a fashion revolution among women. • In Frank Borzage's 1936 film "Desire" she exhibited a flair for comic timing and real expressiveness. • "The Garden of Allah" with Charles Boyer marked her first color film. • After heroic support of U.S. troops in the Second World War, Dietrich's role of Frenchy in "Destry Rides Again" with Jimmy Stewart marked a professional renaissance. • "Witness for the Prosecution" and Hitchcock's classic "Stage Fright" were two of her greatest later works. • She broke box office records touring as a concert and cabaret singer from 1953-1975. • Dietrich's 50th record was released on CD by Sony in 1995. • An original motion picture based on the life and times of Marlene Dietrich recently had its world premiere in Berlin.
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