Grave Marlene Dietrich

Maria Magdalena Dietrich was born on December 27, 1901. She created her first name "Marlene" as a child from both her first names. She would later use it as a pseudonym by which the whole world would address her.
She became widely known for her role as revue singer Lola in the film Der blaue Engel, especially with the song Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuß auf Liebe eingestellt. This 1929 film is now seen as one of the most timeless films ever made.
During the Second World War she became even more famous with her rendition of the song Lili Marleen, written in 1915 and loved on both sides of the front (albeit in different languages).

In 1930, Marlene Dietrich moved to the United States. She is asked by Adolf Hitler to return to Germany. He sees her as the epitome of the German woman. But she refuses. She detests everything Hitler stands for. She gets American nationality. Her new passport states the date of birth as 1904 and it has long been unclear exactly how old Marlene was.

During the war she goes to Europe to perform for the Allied soldiers at the front and to strengthen their morale. Because of her mother, who lived in Berlin throughout the war and died shortly after the war, Marlene became one of the first non-military people to cross the border into Germany after the liberation. She meets her sister, who was pro-Hitler, and breaks off all relations with her.

She performed one more time in Berlin in 1960; she is booed as a traitor and never returns.
On May 6, 1992, after living as a recluse for 15 years, she died in her apartment in Paris. As a gesture of reconciliation, she is buried in Berlin.

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• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Koos Winkelman
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