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. 10,000 first printing.
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Marlene Dietrich's style is favored over substance in this hagiography by the author (with Bryan Hammond) of Josephine Baker (Bulfinch Pr: Little, Brown, 1991). Dietrich's life history is briefly recapitulated in O'Connor's text, but most of the book consists of photographs--some carefully posed, some candid, and others somewhere in between. In many of the candids, Dietrich looks unattractive, but O'Connor addresses the point glancingly, if at all. According to the dust jacket copy, O'Connor "first saw Marlene Dietrich perform . . . in 1964 and waited until 1 a.m. to get her autograph." This example of a fan's tribute may be suitable for some coffee tables but not many libraries.
- John Smothers, Monmouth Cty. Lib., Manalapan, N.J.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- John Smothers, Monmouth Cty. Lib., Manalapan, N.J.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
OK, but not as good as _Photographs and Memories_,
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If you were looking for just one photographic retrospective on the great Dietrich's life and career, I don't really think this would be it, as it seems to be devoted mostly to her "look" over the decades. For my own taste, it concentrates too much on her postwar singing career - not the part of her life that holds the most interest for me - and gives comparatively short shrift to her movie career in the 1930's and 1940's. On the other hand, the oversize allows for reproduction of gorgeous full-page photographs, and there are some very fine fashion and portrait shots. I recommend getting this as an adjunct to the HIGHLY recommended _Marlene Dietrich: Photographs and Memories_, which I've also reviewed.
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