Article: Dietrich, Marlene

DIETRICH, Marlene



Nationality: American. Born: Marie Magdalene Dietrich in Berlin, Germany, 27 December 1901 (some sources list 1904); became citizen of United States, 1939. Education: Attended the Augusta Victoria School, Berlin, and boarding schools in Weimar; Hochschule f ü r Musik. Family: Married Rudolf Sieber, 1924 (separated 1939), daughter: Maria. Career: Early 1920s chorus girl in revue circuit in Germany; 1922 accepted into Max Reinhardt's Deutsche Theaterschule; began appearing in films for Ufa, debut in So sind die M ä nner ; 1928 first starring film role in Prinzessin Olala ; 1930 in the first German talking film, Der blaue Engel ...

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