She sizzled onscreen with the hottest leading men in Hollywood—Gary Cooper, Cary Grant, Charles Boyer, Robert Donat, James Stewart, Ronald Colman—but Marlene Dietrich’s most memorable co-star may have been a balding, jowly, irascible middle-aged man. While entertaining the troops during World War II, she ventured within a mile of the German front lines on the arm of Gen. George Patton. When asked why she’d take such a huge risk—especially when the Nazi government had placed a seven-figure bounty on her head—she replied, “Aus anstand.” Out of decency. Click here to read all about it at: Sister Celluloid Share this:TwitterFacebookPinterestLike this:Like Loading...
sistercelluloid May 24, 2015 Thank you for sharing this, Vickie!! Marlene was a genuine heroine, and I’m always happy when her story is celebrated!! Loading...
Mél@nie May 26, 2015 liebe Marlene… admired, appreciated and respected here in France where she decided to live after WW-2 and where she passed away… her romance with the French actor Jean Gabin has been legendary… Loading...
Thank you for sharing this, Vickie!! Marlene was a genuine heroine, and I’m always happy when her story is celebrated!!
This is profound! “Aus anstand!”
liebe Marlene… admired, appreciated and respected here in France where she decided to live after WW-2 and where she passed away… her romance with the French actor Jean Gabin has been legendary…
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Lena is the top.