Marlene Dietrich

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Marlene Dietrich was a German-American actress and singer renowned for her iconic film roles, distinctive voice, and androgynous, glamorous persona in classic Hollywood cinema.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hollywood star
film actress
human
singer
stage actress
activeYearsInCareer 1910s–1970s
awardReceived Légion d'honneur NERFINISHED
Medal of Freedom NERFINISHED
birthName Marie Magdalene Dietrich NERFINISHED
burialPlace Berlin NERFINISHED
Friedrichsfelde Cemetery NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath kidney failure
child Maria Riva NERFINISHED
citizenshipRenounced Nazi Germany NERFINISHED
collaboratedWith Alfred Hitchcock NERFINISHED
Billy Wilder NERFINISHED
Josef von Sternberg NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Germany
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1901-12-27
dateOfDeath 1992-05-06
dateOfMarriage 1923-05-17
ethnicGroup German
familyName Dietrich NERFINISHED
genre cabaret
chanson
traditional pop
givenName Magdalene NERFINISHED
Marie NERFINISHED
honorificTitle icon of classic Hollywood cinema
influenced David Bowie NERFINISHED
Madonna NERFINISHED
fashion and gender expression in popular culture
languagesSpoken English
French
German
militaryService Entertained Allied troops during World War II
name Marlene Dietrich NERFINISHED
naturalizedCitizenOf United States of America NERFINISHED
notableAppearance top hat and tuxedo in "Morocco" NERFINISHED
notableSong Falling in Love Again NERFINISHED
Lili Marleen NERFINISHED
notableWork A Foreign Affair NERFINISHED
Desire NERFINISHED
Destry Rides Again NERFINISHED
Judgment at Nuremberg NERFINISHED
Morocco NERFINISHED
Shanghai Express NERFINISHED
Stage Fright NERFINISHED
The Blue Angel NERFINISHED
Witness for the Prosecution NERFINISHED
occupation actress
cabaret performer
film producer
singer
placeOfBirth Berlin NERFINISHED
German Empire NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath France
Paris
politicalStance anti-Nazi
religion Protestantism
residence Berlin NERFINISHED
Hollywood NERFINISHED
Paris
sexualOrientation bisexual
spouse Rudolf Sieber NERFINISHED
styleCharacteristic androgynous image
glamorous persona
husky voice
tailored suits
top hat and tails
yearOfNaturalization 1939

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Witness for the Prosecution castMember Marlene Dietrich
Blowin' in the Wind coveredBy Marlene Dietrich
Shanghai Express featuredInFilmographyOf Marlene Dietrich
subject surface form: Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Cathedral City)
Woody Guthrie spouse Marlene Dietrich
this entity surface form: Marlene Dietrich (incorrect – disregard if verifying facts strictly)
Shanghai Express starring Marlene Dietrich
Witness for the Prosecution starring Marlene Dietrich