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Author Bach, Steven

Title Marlene Dietrich : life and legend / Steven Bach
Edition 1st University of Minnesota Press ed
Published Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 626 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Contents Cover; Contents; A Note from the Author; OVERTURE; I: BERLIN; II: HOLLYWOOD; III: LEGEND; IV: EXIT MUSIC; Appendix A. Theater Chronology; Appendix B. Filmography; Appendix C. Discography; Acknowledgments; Source Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary "From the stages of Berlin to anti-Nazi efforts and silver-screen stardom, Steven Bach reveals the fascinating woman behind the myth surrounding Marlene Dietrich in a biography that will stand as the ultimate authority on a singular star. Based on six years of research and hundreds of interviews-including conversations with Dietrich-this is the life story of one of the century's greatest movie actresses and performers, an icon who embodied glamour and sophistication for audiences around the globe"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Dietrich, Marlene
Dietrich, Marlene
Entertainers -- Germany -- Biography
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Entertainment & Performing Arts.
PERFORMING ARTS -- Acting & Auditioning.
Entertainers
Germany
Genre/Form Biographies
Biographies.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780816676941
0816676941