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Article: Blue Angel - The Life of Marlene Dietrich.
- Article from:
- Video Age International
- Article date:
- November 1, 1992
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BLUE ANGEL--The Life of Marlene Dietrich by Donald S poto (Doubleday, 3 3 5 p.) is an astonishing book partly because, despite her much-publicized glamour, comparatively little was known about Marlene Dietrich, the German-born star, and her private life. Now, Spoto has provided an excellent biography, well-written and filled with a great deal of insight, along with a number of rude surprises.
Marlene was one of those Europeans who really made it big in Hollywood-- from The Blue Angel to Foreign Correspondent--and, obviously, she charmed a lot of people along the way, with both her intellectual capacities, her straightforwardness and her ability to mock her ...