Yet Charlotte Chandler’s “Marlene: Marlene Dietrich, A Personal Biography ... toupee and a beaming smile that suggested how she ranked in his heart. Thomas reviews movies for The Times.

The actress Marlene Dietrich played cabaret singers, spies, vamps, a prostitute and Catherine the Great. With a gift for reinvention that makes Madonna look like a poseur, Dietrich fascinated ...

Marlene Dietrich blurred all boundaries and checked all of the boxes. In Josef von Sternberg's Morocco (1930) she appeared onstage in a top hat and tails; during a performance she asks a woman for the ...

Pablo Larraín's biographical drama at times echoes Maximilian Schell's unforgettably tense and riveting Marlene Dietrich documentary. A cultural icon rattles around in her Paris apartment ...

Asked about their rivalry, she simply replied, "Who is this Marlene Dietrich?" The German-born actress, in return, had said far more and far worse over the years. Dietrich was known for her sexual ...

“YES,” I always say. “In fact, I was in a movie myself — one with Marlene Dietrich. As a matter of fact, I have photos to help me tell the tale!!!” In an iconic, glossy publicity photo ...

By Degen Pener Deputy Editor A ruby-and-diamond bracelet that legendary star Marlene Dietrich commissioned from Van Cleef & Arpels in 1937 and wore to the Academy Awards in 1951 is headed to the ...

“With Fatih’s talent and ability to see inside the soul of every person, I’m certain that this won’t just be a series about the icon and worldstar Marlene Dietrich but most of all an ...