Blue Angel: The Life of Marlene Dietrich
by Donald Spoto
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Acclaimed biographer Donald Spoto brings to life one of the most incandescent and elusive star to grace Hollywood, Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992). He has tapped archival materials and conducted dozens of interviews to present a life story filled with crucial new details: her hardships and struggles for recognition in 1920s Berlin; her transformation into a screen goddess; her entertainment of Allied troops during the World War II; and her stint as a nightclub singer in the 1950s. Spoto also show more includes accounts of her love affairs with Yul Brynner, Maurice Chevalier, Gary Cooper, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr, Eddie Fisher, general George S. Patton, Erich Maria Remarque, Frank Sinatra, and John Wayne. show lessTags
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Velos, tules y luces bien dispuestas para recibir a la misteriosa dama del cine de todos los tiempos: Marlene Dietrich, una actriz que triunfó en Hollywood seduciendo a hombres y mujeres con un arma que ella sabia infalible. Nadie -ni el marido con quien estuvo casada durante más de medio siglo, ni los directores que la guiaron en su carrera profesional, ni los fans que se esforzaron por descubrir en las páginas de su autobiografía algún detalle insólito o revelador-, nadie supo nunca quién fue la autentica Marlene Dietrich, y al hilo de ese deseo de posesión nació el mito, surgió la leyenda.
Ahora que Marlene ha muerto, Donald Spoto logra, con el respeto y el rigor propios de los grandes biógrafos, enfocar con luz certera los show more aspectos más intimos de la vida de una mujer que pudo y supo compartir mesa y lecho con hombres de la talla de Ernest Hemingway, Jean Gabin y el general Patton sin dejar de ser nunca ese "ángel azul" que vivió en nuestros sueños. show less
Ahora que Marlene ha muerto, Donald Spoto logra, con el respeto y el rigor propios de los grandes biógrafos, enfocar con luz certera los show more aspectos más intimos de la vida de una mujer que pudo y supo compartir mesa y lecho con hombres de la talla de Ernest Hemingway, Jean Gabin y el general Patton sin dejar de ser nunca ese "ángel azul" que vivió en nuestros sueños. show less
Good biography. I really didn't know much about Dietrich at all. Haven't seen any of her films either. Will have to change that.
My goodness though, she sure got around. Probably slept with half of Hollywood, including John Wayne, Gary Cooper, Kirk Douglas, and Eddie Fisher just to name a few. Sheesh! haha
My goodness though, she sure got around. Probably slept with half of Hollywood, including John Wayne, Gary Cooper, Kirk Douglas, and Eddie Fisher just to name a few. Sheesh! haha
I was familiar with Marlene Dietrich, but it wasn't until I learned that she had an affair with one of my favorite writers, [a:Erich Maria Remarque|4116|Erich Maria Remarque|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1207351165p2/4116.jpg]. After that, I was curious about her. This was an easy and enjoyable read. I recommend it to any of her fans or anyone else who would like to learn more about her.
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Donald Spoto was born on June 28, 1941 in New Rochelle, New York. He received a B.A. from Iona College in 1963 and a M.A. and Ph.D. in theology (New Testament studies) from Fordham University in 1966 and 1970, respectively. He taught theology, Christian mysticism, and biblical literature at the university level for twenty years. He has written show more more than 25 biographies of film and theatre celebrities including The Art of Alfred Hitchcock, The Kindness of Strangers: The Life of Tennessee Williams, Diana: The Last Year, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: A Life, Enchantment: The Life of Audrey Hepburn, High Society: The Life of Grace Kelly, Possessed: The Life of Joan Crawford, and The Redgraves: A Family Epic. He also wrote biographies on religious figures including The Hidden Jesus: A New Life, Reluctant Saint: The Life of Francis of Assisi, and Joan: The Mysterious Life of the Heretic Who Became a Saint. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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