Born into a family of aristocratic officers in Berlin, Germany, she gave up her title of nobility for her art, and in World War II, she rejected Hitler's offer and resolutely added an anti-Nazi camp. She is one of the greatest actresses of the twentieth century, Marlene Dietrich.
Born in 1901, Marlene was fascinated by the acting career from an early age, but as the daughter of an aristocratic officer's family, such "insulting" things could not be approved by the family. Therefore, in order to realize her ideals, she resolutely gave up her aristocratic surname and changed it to Marlene Dietrich, devoting herself to a career in the performing arts.
After Leaving the family, Marlene Dietrich worked as a ballet dancer in an acrobatic troupe. In 1922, she entered the film industry and made films such as "Tragedy of Love". In 1930, Marlene co-starred in "The Blue Angel" with emile Jones, a well-known "holy hand of expression" in the German film industry, and Marlene became famous in one fell swoop, so she was snared by Paramount and came to the United States to develop her career. In the United States, Marlene shot seven popular films in a row, including "Morocco" and "Venus de Blonde", becoming a world-renowned film superstar.
In Hollywood, she was the first actress to dress up neutrally on screen. Despite the filmmakers' efforts to package her seductively and sexily, she is still self-contained, anti-traditional, anti-etiquette, and Marlene's uninhibited is more like a prodigal son.
Later, Hitler took over power in Germany. Because Marlene had a great influence in the world, in order to induce Marlene to return home, Hitler did not hesitate to impress her with a very high status of fame and fortune. However, Marlene was unmoved. Not only that, but to show her resolve against fascism, she became an American citizen in 1939. As a result, Marlene lost the hearts and minds of the people in her country and was constantly threatened by the Nazis, but she still did so without hesitation.
With the entry of the United States into World War II, Hollywood responded with various gestures in order to encourage the military. Many big-name male celebrities have enlisted in the army, and female celebrities have donated money and materials or gone to the army to perform charity exercises, and Marlene is an active member of them.
During the war, Marlene made anti-Nazi broadcasts in German to her compatriots to sell war bonds for the Allies. In addition, she not only did not stay in the rear like most actresses, but also went to the battlefield and walked among the warriors. Marlene kept flying to various Allied garrisons around the world to perform for the soldiers, she was not afraid of suffering, she was not afraid of tiredness, she did not care about sleeping, she did not care about queuing up to eat. In the army, she mingled with ordinary soldiers. Marlene liked to call the army lads "my sweet boys," even though some of them were no younger than her, or even older than her. The soldiers of the army loved her very much, not as an unreachable screen goddess, but as a brother and sister who sat on an equal footing with them and shared happiness and hardships.
It is reported that during the war, Marlene performed more than 500 times for American soldiers, and once became the dream lover of American soldiers. Many years later, when she talked about her condolence performances, Marlene proudly said, "That's the only major event I've ever done in my life that deserves to be remembered."
After the end of the war, in recognition of Marlene's bravery in World War II, the U.S. government awarded her the highest honor for non-servicemen, the Order of Freedom, and France named her a "Knight of the Order of Honor", And Belgium named her "Knight of Lord Leope", while in her native Germany, some people privately regarded her as a "traitor". In 1960, Marlene set foot on her homeland after nearly three decades of absence, but this time she was viciously attacked by German right-wingers who clamored for her deportation.
After the war, Marlene's career was greatly affected, and Hollywood seemed to no longer welcome her. She missed the golden age and was left far behind the countless rookies. To make a living, Marlene even performed at the casino. However, many American World War II veterans learned of this and came from all over the country to see her face and listen to her singing. They were always her loyal "children".
Since then, Marlene has been performing in various parts of Europe. In Poland, where the Nazi persecution was most severe, Marlene received an unprecedented welcome. Later, she recalled her days in Poland: "It was very cold, but people felt warm. They loved my performances, they said they knew I was with them during Hitler's time. "
Marlene's last performance in Poland was a success, and her emotions were thrilled. In her parting words to the audience, she said: "You have touched me, you have made me cry again, and your courage in the war has deeply shocked me." Thank you! I love you guys!" At the end of the curtain, the audience refused to let her go for a long time, and finally everyone sang the Polish national anthem, paying a deep tribute to the peace-loving artist.
In 1992, at the age of ninety-one, Marlene Dietrich died and was buried with her mother. Her daughter, Maria Riva, said she had arranged this so that her mother and grandmother would be together forever. "I just took her back to her hometown of 'Berlin' instead of 'Germany'. The reason I covered the American flag on her psyche was to show that my mother, Marlene Dietrich, was once an anti-Nazi fighter. ”
Until now, Marlene, Dedrich's cemetery in Berlin has been harassed almost every month by German neo-Nazis, and those right-wingers have never forgiven the fact that the screen queen performed for the Allies during World War II - yet the Germans who loved her far more than those who hated her!