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  • Birth Name: Maria Magdalene Dietrich
  • Birth Place: Schoneberg, Germany
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/27/1901, Capricorn
  • Date of Death: 05/06/1992
  • Profession: Actor; singer
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Marlene Dietrich Fast Facts:
  • As a child, she aspired to be a violinist, a dream dashed by a wrist injury.
  • Studied acting at Max Reinhardt's Deutsche Theaterschule.
  • Her first American film was Morocco, released in 1930.  
  • Her professional and personal relationship with director Josef von Sternberg began when he directed her in 1930's The Blue Angel.
  • Became an American citizen on March 6, 1937.
  • Her films were banned in Germany in 1937 after her refusal to return there to make films.
  • Made German-language anti-Nazi broadcasts and entertained troops in the U.S. during WWII.
  • Was awarded the U.S. Medal of Freedom in 1947 and France's Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur in 1950.
  • Marlene Dietrich Relationships:
  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr. - Ex-significant Other
  • Edouard Von Losch - Stepfather
  • Elisabeth Dietrich - Sister
  • Erich Maria Remarque - Ex-significant Other
  • Gary Cooper - Ex-significant Other
  • George S. Patton - Ex-significant Other
  • James Stewart - Ex-significant Other
  • Jean Gabin - Ex-significant Other
  • John Wayne - Ex-significant Other
  • Josef von Sternberg - Ex-significant Other
  • Louis Erich Otto Dietrich - Father
  • Maria Riva - Daughter
  • Marion Carstairs - Ex-significant Other
  • Maurice Chevalier - Ex-significant Other
  • Mercedes de Acosta - Ex-significant Other
  • Michael Wilding - Ex-significant Other
  • Richard Tauber - Ex-significant Other
  • Rudolf Sieber - Husband (deceased)
  • Wilhelmina Elisabeth Josephine Felsing Dietrich - Mother
  • Willi Forst - Ex-significant Other
  • Yul Brynner - Ex-significant Other
  • Marlene Dietrich Awards:
  • 1958 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1968 Tony: Special Award - Winner
  • 1931 Oscar: Best Actress - Nominee
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