| LC control no. | n 50032559 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Dietrich, Marlene |
| Variant(s) | Losch, Maria Magdalene von Dietrich, Maria Magdalene Von Losch, Maria Magdalene Dietrich, Maria Magdalena Dietrich, Lena Sieber, Marlene Dietrich, Marie Magdalene Losch, Marie Magdalene von Dietrich, Madeleine |
| Biography/History note | Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992) was a German American actress. |
| Birth date | 19011227 |
| Death date | 19920506 |
| Place of birth | Berlin, Germany |
| Place of death | Paris, France |
| Profession or occupation | Actor |
| Found in | LC manual auth. cd. (hdg.: Dietrich, Marlene, 1904- ; b. 12/27/1904, actress's preferred birth date as given in film journal) Seydel, R. Marlene Dietrich, c1984: p. 8 (photocopy of birth certificate: b. 12/27/1901) Washington Post, 05-07-92 (Marlene Dietrich, German film star, age 90, d. 05-06-92, Paris, France; b. Berlin, 12-27-1901; christened Maria Magdalene Dietrich; changed name to Marlene when she began stage career; married to Rudolf Sieber 1924-1976) Heinzlmeier, A. Marlene, c2000: t.p. (Marlene) p. 41, etc. (Marlene Dietrich; b. Dec. 27, 1901, in Schöneberg (which was city near Berlin then); christened Maria Magdalena ["Magdalena" has "a" at end]; called Lena in childhood; her mother, Josephine, married Eduard von Losch 4 yrs. after 1907 death of her father, Louis Otto Dietrich; at age of 13 decided to change her given names to single name "Marlene"; Marlene married Rudolf Sieber, May 17, 1923, in Berlin; emigrated to Amer., 1930; became Amer. citizen, June 1939; d. May 6, 1992, in Paris; buried in Berlin-Friedenau) Pfannenschmidt, C. Marlene, c2000: t.p. (Marlene) p. 8, etc. (Marlene Dietrich; b. Dec. 27, 1901, as Marie Magdalene; as child combined her forenames to form name "Marlene"; d. May 6, 1992) Marlene und Jo, c2000: t.p. (Marlene) p. 10, etc. (Marlene Dietrich; birth name: Maria Magdalene Dietrich; French: Madeleine; b. 1901 in Schöneberg; later gave 1904 as birth yr.; as child called herself Marlene; Marlene Sieber born Dietrich) |
| Associated language | eng ger |
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