November 1, 2006

'Blue Angel' remembered in new book, on DFT screen

Wayne State University will be celebrating the life of legendary Hollywood starlet Marlene Dietrich on Nov. 2 and Nov. 3. While she was born in Germany, Dietrich spoke out against the Nazis and received the Medal of Freedom in 1947 for her patriotic activities. The first event, promoting the book "A Woman At War: Marlene Dietrich Remembered" - published by WSU Press - will be at the Detroit Institute of Arts at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 2. David Riva, the book's editor and Dietrich's grandson, will be hosting a screening of his documentary, "Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Story," at 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 3, at the WSU Law School's Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium.

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