Large format book of essays on Marlene Dietrich, written by people who knew or were associated with her, and concentrating on her wartime experiences as an émigré. The essays examine her place in pre-war Berlin culture, her experience of moving to America and adjusting to life there, her work supporting Allied troops during the war, her relationships and performances. Authors of the essays are: Volker Kuehn, Thomas Langhoff, Nicholas von Sternberg, Volker Schloendorff, A C Lyles, Andre Brunelin, William Dawson, Felix Moeller, Col. Barney Oldfield, Guy Stern, Elizabeth McIntosh, Markus Wolf, Alfred Hens, John Dolibois, Hans Georg Will, Maria Riva, Burt Bacharach, Rosemary Clooney, Hildegard Knef, Coco Schumann, Beate Klarsfeld, Cher and Michael Naumann.

Item number 79060
Category Book
Type Biography
Language English
Country of origin USA
Related people Marlene Dietrich (Subject)
J. David Riva (Editor)

Part of the Bill Douglas and Peter Jewell Collection