Marlene Dietrich was one of Hollywood's most famous actresses of the first half of the last century, and her cool appearance and uninhibited personality conquered many politicians and celebrities.
In Hollywood, Dedre is not like Vivien Leigh and Garbo, presenting the audience with a well-educated and well-behaved girl' appearance, she usually shows people in a bold style, and the cold image of holding a cigarette in her hand and spitting out clouds and mist has become a classic in the black and white film period in Hollywood. As a German, Dietrich was seen as a "traitor" because she had been serving the Allies and becoming an American citizen since she had abandoned her husband and daughter to leave Germany in 1930. Before the start of World War II, thanks to the admiration of Führer Hitler, Dietrich was an icon throughout Germany, and her image appeared on the streets of Germany, magazines and newspapers, and cigarette boxes.
Hitler invited her back to his country and conveyed his message through Propaganda Minister Goebbels. When Dietrich was filming in England, she was approached by Hitler's envoys, holding a blank cheque and asking her to make an arbitrary offer on the condition that she return to Germany. There were even rumors that Hitler proposed to her, but she refused.
After Germany started the war, Dietrich stood against her homeland, and her deep hatred of nazi crimes led her to have a bold but unrealistic idea: she was confident that Hitler was very infatuated with her, and she used this to signal to Goebbels a wish to return to Germany, and then offered to meet Hitler alone, killing him in bed. She had also thought it through, and when she entered Hitler's room, she might be searched, or maybe she could only go in naked, so the weapon she prepared was a poisoned hairpin. She told her Hollywood lover Van Punk of his plan and immediately put it into action. He contacted Goebbels to return home and see Hitler. Dietrich's naïve ideas apparently underestimated the Nazis' intelligence, and the treacherous Goebbels welcomed her desire to return home, but said nothing about meeting Hitler. Moreover, Hitler, such an elusive person, had shifted interest in her at this time, so Dietrich's plan to sacrifice herself to assassinate Hitler to save the world failed.
But Dedre turned to join the fight against fascism, she went to the U.S. army to perform for soldiers, deep into the barracks and combat front, deeply loved by American soldiers, was the most popular star during World War II. Her song "Lily Marlene", which both indicted the war and expressed nostalgia, became a popular song sung in the two hostile camps of the American army and the German army, and became the spiritual pillar of the soldiers in World War II.
Deidley was not alone with Hitler, king Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, and Joseph Kennedy, father of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, were her dishes. In 1936, Edward announced his abdication and marriage to Simpson. Dietrich was so displeased that the ordinary flat-breasted woman had enchanted the King, and she decided to step in and let Edward learn her charm as a woman. Conceited, she dressed up elaborately, but Edward had only Mrs. Simpson in his eyes and did not agree to meet her.
Touched with a nose of ash, Dietrich turned to attack Joseph Kennedy, the U.S. ambassador to Britain at the time. They spent some time together and even went on vacation in the south of France together. But the shy Joseph Kennedy was always tepid to her, and his 22-year-old son, John F. Kennedy, expressed a strong interest in the hot woman. Later, after John F. Kennedy became president of the United States, he also invited Dietrich to the White House.
After the end of World War II, Dietrich also wrangled between politicians, and had intersected with Eisenhower and General Patton. Barton, in particular, was obsessed with Dietrich for a while and gave her his pistol as a souvenir.
The most talked about is the relationship between Dietrich and Hemingway. Hemingway, an indomitable tough guy, was empty-eyed and did not pay attention to anyone, but in Dietrich's place it was like being melted, willingly becoming her skirt minister. The two gathered less and more, used more letters to communicate, and dozens of letters from the two are still preserved in the Kennedy Museum. The two were called strange names in the letter, With Deutsch calling Hemingway "Daddy" and Hemingway calling Dedley "My Little Pickle." Hemingway simply ignored his wife, declaring that he loved Dedre alone. Finally, his wife Hadley couldn't bear to divorce him. Before Hemingway shot himself in the head with a shotgun, he repented of this chaotic relationship.
In addition to these dignitaries and celebrities, there is a long list of Hollywood male stars' names on the list of Madeley's lovers. However, her fame was not affected by her bohemian private life, and in her later years she received the supreme honor from many governments. The United States awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and France also awarded her the French Legion of Merit. Her native Germany, after years of exclusion of her, posthumously recognized her as an honorary citizen of Berlin and named the squares and streets after her.