Dietrich, Marlene (1901-1992)
Marlene Dietrich is a mythical woman and actress who worked actively on the creation of her myth. Her ability to create and manipulate a recognizable and durable star ima...
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Berlin (dpa) - The city of Berlin is mulling a name for its new
international airport, which is currently under construction, and the
patrons proposed range from late chance...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Public Library
has acquired the papers of historian Arthur Schlesinger, the
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and confidant to President
John Kennedy who died in M...
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Question 1 of 10:The film industry was changed forever when the first ‘talkie’ was released in 1927. What was it called?
Modern Times
The Jazz Singer
Birth of a Nation
The General
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Dec 15 (Reuters) - Following are some of the major
events to have occurred on December 22 since 1900: 1917 - In World War One, peace negotiations opened between
the new Russian government and Germ...
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Part pooh-bah, part pontiff, for some 50 years Leo Lerman ruled Manhattan’s cultural roost from a host of journalistic redoubts, including Mademoiselle, Vogue and Vanity Fair, ending his care...
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Ernest Hemingway, the self-appointed "Papa" of the literary world, liked calling his women friends "daughter," among them Marlene Dietrich, according to letters that suggest their bond was steadfas...
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Berlin's annual film festival opened Thursday with a portrait of the turbulent story of Edith Piaf _ part of a strong French contingent at this year's event.Olivier Dahan's "La Vie en Rose" is the ...
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Kassel, Germany (dpa) - Konrad Thurano, 98, is not too good on his
legs, even with the aid of a walking stick, but put him on a
tightrope and he seems years - no, decades - ...
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Berlin (dpa) - It only takes a few rays of sunlight and fashion-
conscious people all over to get out their new shades and go for a
stroll on the sunny side of the street.
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