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The photograph below, taken by Erika Stone appears with kind permission.
© Erika Stone

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Circus Opening, New York, 1952 © Erika Stone

The two photographs below, taken by Andrew Davidhazy appear with kind permission.
© Andrew Davidhazy

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Gunnars and I wanted to bring some "culture" to our school and decided that
an interview with Marlene Dietrich might just do the trick. So after her
performance we went backstage and asked the doorman if he would relay to Marlene
Dietrich a request from us two high school "kids" for a brief interview. He
disappeared backstage and we waited in the dingy room for good news. After a
few minutes he returned and said that Ms. Dietrich was too busy and would not
be available. We were disheartened but once back outside noticed that across the
street there was a flower shop. We pooled our money together (about $40) and
proceeded to buy a dozen red long stem roses and returned backstage. We asked
the doorman if he would deliver the flowers to Miss Dietrich and ask again
on our behalf is she might have just a few minutes to spare for us.

He disappeared into the maze that was backstage. After maybe 5 minutes this
time he returned with a smile on his face and said: "Miss Dietrich will
meet with you". We were obviously elated and excited that out "trick" had
worked like a charm! She was most gracious and spent a good 1/2 hour with
us after I made a quick photo of her with a twin-lens reflex camera while
she was still in costume and then I listened in during the interview. When
this was over we left and we then spent a little time with the rest of her
troupe.

Finally, as we were leaving through the backstage area I noticed that she
had changed into a white knitted outfit and was sitting on some boxes under the
light from a solitary lightbulb hanging from the ceiling. I "saw" the
potential of the situation and immediately made two exposures with my Leica
IIg camera guessing at the exposure I am sure. Of the two exposures this one
is the better and I think it conveys the "essence" of Marlene who "glows"
even in the dreariest of surroundings.
Andrew Davidhazy.
 
See 'Interviews & Articles' page.

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© Andrew Davidhazy

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Colonial Theatre, Boston Jan 16th-29th 1961 © Andrew Davidhazy

The photograph by Emil Orlik (1870-1932) below, appears with kind permission.
© Emil Orlik

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With Resel Orla c.1923 © Emil Orlik

The photograph below by Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) appears courtesy of the Cecil Beaton Studio Archive at Sotheby's.
 © Cecil Beaton.

 

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© Cecil Beaton.

The three photographs below appear with kind permission.
Photographer unknown at this time.
 

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Basil Rathbone's 11th Wedding Anniversary party held at the Victor Hugo Restaurant in Beverly Hills.

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Marlene Dietrich with Basil R. at a 1939 party the Rathbones gave in honour of Arthur Rubenstein

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MD & BR visit each other during the filming of Destry Rides Again (MD) & Tower of London (BR)

The photograph below by Milton H. Greene appears with kind permission.
© 2007 Joshua Greene

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© 2007 Joshua Greene

The 5 photographs below appear courtesy of The Windham Archive.
© The Windham Archive

The Windham Archive

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© The Windham Archive

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© The Windham Archive

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© The Windham Archive

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© The Windham Archive

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© The Windham Archive

Sergei Eisenstein, Josef von Sternberg and Marlene Dietrich c.1930.
© Russian Photographer

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© Russian Photographer

The two photographs below appear courtesy of Patrizia di Cartantica.

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The photograph below appears courtesy of Mirrorpix.
© Mirrorpix

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© Mirrorpix

The photograph below, taken by Peter Riva at the Queen's Theatre, London appears with special permission.
© Peter Riva/M. Dietrich, Inc.

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© Peter Riva/M. Dietrich, Inc.

Marlene with Claudia McNeil backstage in Edinburgh, photograph by Peter Basch.
© Peter Basch
 

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© Peter Basch

The photograph below of Marlene and Maria was taken by Josef von Sternberg c.1930.
© Josef von Sternberg

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© Josef von Sternberg

The photograph below was taken by Santi Visalli and appears with kind permission from Ivon Visalli.
© Santi Visalli Photography, Inc.

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© Santi Visalli Photography, Inc.

The production photograph below was taken by E.O.Hoppé (1878-1972) in 1929 during the making of “Ich küsse Ihre Hand, Madame” (“I Kiss Your Hand, Madam”) at the UFA studios and appears with special permission from the E.O.Hoppé Estate.
© E.O. Hoppé Estate | Curatorial Assistance, Inc.

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© E.O. Hoppé Estate | Curatorial Assistance, Inc.

Maria Callas meets Marlene at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
© Filmmuseum Berlin - Deutsche Kinematek.
Photographer unknown at this time.

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© Filmmuseum Berlin - Deutsche Kinematek.

The three photographs below were taken by Elliott Landy and appear with kind permission.
© Elliott Landy
'It was the opening night party for her one woman Broadway show, but I don't know which one it was, the first or the second one. There were so many photographers there and they all kept shooting and shooting with intense flashbulbs popping off. She put up her arms, asking them to stop. I stopped, but most others did not. So she just got down and crawled under the table for a while. Then when she came out, we started again, but I only took one photo out of respect to her wishes'.
'I was surprised when no one, or barely no one listened to her asking them to stop. But then I wasn't used to doing that kind of photography so I expected humane responses'. -Elliott Landy 2008

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© Elliott Landy

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© Elliott Landy

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© Elliott Landy

Below, Marlene in concert. Photographer unknown at this time.

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The photograph below of Frederich Hollaender and Marlene appears with kind permission ©MDCB/Melodie Hollander

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© Filmmuseum Berlin - Deutsche Kinematek.

The photograph below appeared in an addition of Vogue 1973.
This photograph appears with kind permission.
© M. Dietrich, Inc.

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© M. Dietrich, Inc.

'All aboard the Shanghai Express'

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© Elaine Mae Woo

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© Elaine Mae Woo

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Anna May Wong & Marlene Dietrich Shanghai Express 1932.
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Marlene Dietrich Shanghai Express 1932.
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Marlene Dietrich Shanghai Express JVS 1932.
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Marlene Dietrich Shanghai Express JVS 1932.

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Anna May Wong & Marlene Dietrich on the Shanghai Express set 1932.

Marlene with John Ringling North and Heiress Gloria Stokowski at a Circus event for Cerebral Palsy, Madison Square Gardens, New York 1952.
Photographer unknown at this time.

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The two photographs below were taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt.
MD, Anna May Wong, Leni Riefenstahl in Berlin, Jan. 1929 (Top)
© Alfred Eisenstaedt

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© Alfred Eisenstaedt

 'At the annual Pressball in the famous Hotel Adlon, Dietrich wore tails and pants, which was unheard of at that time. She had to stand very still because the exposure was always between half a second and a second. If someone moved I had to take the picture over again' -Alfred Eisensteadt.
 

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© Alfred Eisenstaedt

The photograph below of Maria and Marlene was taken c.1950.
Photographer is unknown at this time.

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Marlene receives French medal October 1951.
Photograph by ©Mark Kaufmann.

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©Mark Kaufmann.

Below, Marlene and Noel Coward. Photographer unknown at this time.

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The photograph of Marlene in NY 1958 was taken by Walter Sanders.
© Walter Sanders
 

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© Walter Sanders

The photograph below of Marlene at the The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas 1957 was taken by Loomis Deans.
© Loomis Deans

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© Loomis Deans

The three photographs below appear with kind permission from Enrique del Pozo Archive.
© Enrique del Pozo

www.enriquedelpozo.es

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© Enrique del Pozo

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© Enrique del Pozo

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© Enrique del Pozo

Below, Marlene visits the set of Billy Wilder's Stalag 17 starring William Holden (1953).
Photographer unknown at this time.

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