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 10 Facts About Marlene Dietrich You Didn't Know

Marlene Dietrich is one of the most iconic women in the history of film, both as an actress and an enigma. While she gained fame from films like The Blue Angel and Morocco, she used her influence to oppose the Nazi Party during World War II and openly dated men of different races when interracial relationships were taboo in America at the time. Here are 10 facts about Marlene Dietrich you probably didn’t know.

1) She Was Bisexual

Marlene Dietrich was a bisexual woman. She was married to Rudolf Sieber in 1933, but she also had relationships with actresses Greta Garbo and Dolores del Rio. She Was Kicked Out Of The US For Espionage: 

She Was From Germany And When World War 2 Happened They Kicked Her Out Of The Country And Put Her On A Ship To France.

2) Her First Film Role Was in Berlin

Marlene's first film role was in Berlin. The film is a silent German drama called Der Blaue Engel (The Blue Angel) and it stars Emil Jannings as Professor Unrat, a drunken philanderer who has an affair with Lola-Lola, played by Marlene Dietrich. The film was released in 1930, the same year that she made her singing debut on stage at the Hollywood Club in Berlin.

3) She Had an Apartment in New York City

Marlene Dietrich was a German actress and singer who became an American film star during the 1930s. She had an apartment in New York City's Upper East Side, which she frequented to socialize with her friends. There is still a plaque on the exterior of the building that reads Marlene Dietrich lived here on 1 E 75th Street.

In 1939, she met Alfred Hitchcock while filming The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) in London. They maintained a friendship until her death on May 6, 1992.

4) She Was Almost Kidnapped by the Nazis

Marlene Dietrich was a German-born actress who made her name in Hollywood. In 1922, she starred in the film Morocco, which led to her signing with Paramount Studios. It is rumored that Hitler attempted to kidnap her at the Berlin premiere of The Blue Angel and have her return to Germany as a propagandist for Nazi ideology.

5) She Loved Coca-Cola and Poker

Marlene Dietrich was an actress and singer. She loved Coca-Cola and poker. Her favorite drink was a whisky, beer, and champagne cocktail she called the White Lady. Her favorite game was chemin de fer. The quote We are all born sexual creatures, thank God! Otherwise there would be no fun in sex. is from her diary. Her birthday is December 27th.

6) A Star for 30 Years

Marlene Dietrich was a German-American actress and singer. She is one of the best-known actresses in Hollywood's history. She starred in films such as The Blue Angel, Morocco, Shanghai Express and Desire. 

1) She sang on stage before she acted on screen: Before she made her first film appearance, Marlene Dietrich had already been singing professionally for six years in Berlin nightclubs and music halls.

7) She Lost Her U.S. Citizenship (For a Little While)

Marlene Dietrich became a naturalized U.S. citizen on October 27, 1937. She was the first major European film star to do so, and she was presented with her certificate of citizenship by Vice President John Nance Garner at a White House ceremony in honor of her achievement. But during World War II, when America declared war against Germany on December 11, 1941, Dietrich's citizenship became an issue.

8) She Could Have Been Married to John Wayne

Marlene Dietrich was engaged to John Wayne in the early 1940s, but the two never made it down the aisle. It's unclear whether their engagement was ever officially announced, but there are rumors that she turned him down for being too old. Regardless of what happened, these two were a Hollywood match made in heaven.

9) She Wrote Poetry in German and English

Marlene Dietrich was a German-American actress born to a French father and a German mother. She grew up in Berlin and Paris, but she spent her childhood in the United States because of her father's engineering work. Her family would return to Germany each year for vacations. After graduating from high school, she left Berlin for New York City. In America, she continued with acting studies at Max Reinhardt's School of Drama while also performing on Broadway in Hollywood silent films opposite stars like Charlie Chaplin and John Barrymore.

10) She Knew Everyone Worth Knowing

Marlene Dietrich knew everyone worth knowing. She had relationships with Greta Garbo, Charlie Chaplin, Ernest Hemingway and many other important people of her time. It was in Hollywood that she made a name for herself as an actress and singer. That's where she met John Gilbert, one of the most famous actors at the time. They fell in love, but it didn't last very long. Soon after their break-up, he died in a car accident only two years after they met.