Marlene Dietrich well as George Bernard Shaw's "Back to Methuselah" and "Misalliance". It was in musicals and revues such as "Broadway", "Es Liegt in der Luft", and "Zwei Krawatten", however, that she attracted the most attention. By the late 1920s, Dietrich was also playing sizable parts on screen, including roles in "Café Elektric" (1927), "I Kiss Your Hand, Madame" (1928), and "The Ship of Lost Souls" (1929). In 1929, Dietrich landed the breakthrough role of Lola Lola, a cabaret singer who caused the downfall of a hitherto respectable schoolmaster (played by Emil Jannings), in the UFA production of "The Blue Angel" (1930),
Marlene Dietrich volume of academic literature, especially since 1975, analyzes Dietrich's image, as created by the film industry, within various theoretical frameworks, including that of psycho-analysis. Emphasis is placed, inter alia, on the "fetishistic" manipulation of the female image. In 1992, a plaque was unveiled at in , the site of Dietrich's birth. A postage stamp bearing her portrait was issued in Germany on 14 August 1997. Luxury pen manufacturer MontBlanc produced a limited edition "Marlene Dietrich" pen to commemorate Dietrich's life. It is platinum-plated and has an encrusted deep blue sapphire. The main-belt asteroid 1010 Marlene, discovered by German astronomer Karl