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Marlene Dietrich: World War Ii
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Marlene Dietrich became a US citizen in 1939. In 1941, the U.S. entered World War II. Dietrich was one of the first to entertain the troops on the front line. She spoke out against the Nazis, fascism and racism.
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In December 1941, the U.S. entered World War II, and Dietrich became one of the first celebrities to raise war bonds. She entertained troops on the front lines in a USO revue that included future TV pioneer Danny Thomas as her opening act. Dietrich was known to have strong political convictions and the mind to speak them. Like many Weimar era German entertainers, she was a staunch anti-Nazi who despised antisemitism.
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Dietrich died on May 6, 1992, in Paris, but controversy over her legacy swirled for some time after her death. She allegedly wanted to be buried in France, while others claimed she had hoped to be laid to rest next to her mother in a Berlin cemetery. The German side won, and her funeral there became a circus. The Berlin homecoming was all the more bittersweet for the fact that she had remained a pariah in Germany long after the end of World War II and the Nazi defeat. The conservative press regularly vilified her, and protesters turned up outside one series of concert engagements. Even after her death, a debate whether to name a Berlin street in her honor raged for months.
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Dietrich signed with Columbia Records in the 1950s, with Mitch Miller as her producer. The 1950 LP Marlene Dietrich Overseas, with Dietrich singing German translations of American songs of the World War II era, was a prestige hit. She ... recorded several duets with Rosemary Clooney; these tapped into a younger market and charted.
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Dietrich became an American citizen in 1937 and entertained American troops during the Second World War. She is ... famous for having recorded Lili Marleen during World War II, a curious example of a song transcending the hatreds of war.
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As a USO entertainer in World War II, often in uniform and near the front, Marlene displayed her devotion to her adopted country. (Dietrich became a U.S. citizen in 1939.) She seemed to thrive on entertaining the troops and cavorting about in uniform.
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