Join J. David Riva on Saturday, November 4th from 4:00–5:30 PM, for a special program at the Southfield Public Library (26300 Evergreen Road, Southfield, MI 48076). Editor of A Woman at War: Marlene Dietrich Remembered and Dietrich’s grandson, J. David Riva, will present his new book and answer questions, along with a short selection of movie clips from some of Dietrich’s most famous films. This event is co-sponsored by the Book Beat and the Southfield Public Library.
| Praise for A Woman at War: J. David Riva is an internationally known filmmaker, documentarian and lecturer currently living in Los Angeles, California. He conducted and edited all of the interviews that appear in this book and is the grandson of Marlene Dietrich. The Southfield Public Library serves as a central crossroad of community living and culture, offering inviting spaces and opportunities for personal enrichment. The Book Beat is a general independent bookstore specializing in art, photography, African-American studies, performing arts, folk-art and children’s books, serving the Detroit metropolitan area since 1982. Please call Book Beat at (248) 968-1190 for more information or to reserve a book. For information about the library, please call (248) 796-4200. Also look for features on A Woman at War in the November issue of Hour Detroit, Tuesday’s Oakland Press, and Wednesday’s Metro Times; and on Detroit Public TV’s Filmmunity Web site and an upcoming episode of Front Row Center on WDET-FM! |
For more information on Wayne State University Press, please contact Sarah Murphy, Promotions Manager, Wayne State University Press, (313) 577-6077 tel; (313) 577-6131 fax; murphysa@wayne.edu. For more about A Woman at War, please visit wsupress.wayne.edu.
“There was no one quite like Marlene Dietrich, and no book I’ve seen has done a more fascinating job in covering her in such exquisite, well-rounded, and sober but enthusiastic detail. It’s going to please, entertain, and educate everyone who reads it.”
—Robert Osborne, Hollywood Reporter columnist-critic and host of Turner Classic Movies
“Thanks to Turner Classic Movies, Dietrich’s films are always here to be seen. This book is the perfect complement: the earthy real woman beneath the beads and glitter, the Prussian soldier who was nothing like the artificial sexual phantom onscreen.
She was a better actress and a greater person than she has been given credit for. It is time to re-evaluate Miss Dietrich. A Woman at War begins the process.”
—Liz Smith, New York Post columnist