Dietrich: Style and Substance

by Patrick O'Connor

A look at the life and career of the actress presents more than 150 informal, off-screen photographs, many never before published, that chart her evolution from cabaret singer in the 1920s to screen legend.

160 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1992

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[Claire · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE HER OMG but heads up this book is a classic example of "cishet historian actively ignoring subject's queerness" so if you're reading this to search for more Bisexual Marlene content you will be heavily disappointed. She was head over heels in love with Mercedes de Acosta and had a decades-long involvement with her but ofc author didn't even mention her. Fuck straight historians sometimes tbh.