Marlene Dietrich Olympia in Paris was also broadcast. Marlene Dietrich Marie Magdalene "Marlene" Dietrich (, ; 27 December 1901 – 6 May 1992) was a German actress and singer who held both German and American citizenship. Throughout her long career, which spanned from the 1910s to the 1980s, she maintained popularity by continually reinventing herself. In 1920s Berlin, Dietrich acted on the stage and in silent films. Her performance as Lola-Lola in "The Blue Angel" (1930) brought her international fame and a contract with Paramount Pictures. Dietrich starred in Hollywood films such as "Morocco" (1930), "Shanghai Express" (1932), and "Desire" (1936). She
Marlene Dietrich discography and many singles, mostly with Burt Bacharach at the helm of the orchestra. "Dietrich in London", recorded live at the Queen's Theatre in 1964, is an enduring document of Dietrich in concert. In 1978, Dietrich's performance of the title track from her last film, "Just a Gigolo", was issued as a single. She made her last recordings — spoken introductions to songs for a nostalgia album by Udo Lindenberg — from her Paris apartment in 1987. Dietrich told Maximilian Schell in his documentary, "Marlene" (1984), that she thought "Marlene singt Berlin-Berlin" (1964) – her interpretations of Berliner popular songs from