Dietrich

American

[dee-trik, -trikh] / ˈdi trɪk, -trɪx /

noun

Marlene 1904–92, U.S. actress and singer, born in Germany.

Dietrich British

/ ˈdiːtrɪç /

noun

Marlene (marˈleːnə), real name Maria Magdalene von Losch. 1901–92, US film actress and cabaret singer, born in Germany

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The year prior, French journalist Thomas Dietrich was arrested while covering electoral campaigning in Togo and was later expelled from the country, according to the International Press Institute.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

He likened Jin to Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German pastor and anti-Nazi dissident who left the safety of the U.S. to return to Germany in 1939, only to be arrested and executed a few years later.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

There was Anderson’s take on the bar jacket that Christian Dior made for Marlene Dietrich to wear in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Stage Fright,” white with a geometric black collar.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026

German actress Marlene Dietrich and fashion designer Coco Chanel also embraced it.

From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026

We would sing her beloved Marlene Dietrich songs, or Christmas carols, or the nursery rhymes and folk songs Karli and I had grown up with.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

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