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Dietrich / Malene Sheppard Skaerved.
Van Pelt Library PN2658.D5 S57 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Skærved, Malene Sheppard.
- Series:
- Life & times (London, England)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dietrich, Marlene.
- Motion picture actors and actresses--Germany--Biography.
- Motion picture actors and actresses.
- Germany.
- Motion picture actors and actresses--United States--Biography.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 202 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Haus, 2003.
- Summary:
- Marlene Dietrich lived and loved with unconventional passion. Of her allure, Kenneth Tynan wrote: "She has sex, but no particular gender. Her masculinity appeals to women, and her sexuality to men." In life, on stage, and on film, her roles ranged widely, from the promiscuous temptress to the loving mother and innocent girl. An icon of the 20th century, her public legend became so important to her that she spent her last decade in total seclusion, rather than allow her audience to witness her decline. The Life & Times series tells the stories of those who have shaped our present and our past, from Beethoven to Curie, Dietrich to Wilde. Offering expert, eminently readable texts by distinguished authors, these handsomely designed books feature chronologies, full indices, and striking color photos and illustrations. Together, they form a superb modern library of biography.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1904341128
- 1904341136
- OCLC:
- 51270546
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