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Dietrich

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

noun

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


Dietrich British  
/ ˈdiːtrɪç /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

What she presents is more like the world’s campiest cabaret act, with the Bride as a mashup of Katharine Hepburn, Marlene Dietrich, Bette Davis and maybe Natasha Lyonne.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

He is the man who was entrusted by the late Red Bull co-owner Dietrich Mateschitz with setting up an F1 team at the age of 31 in 2005.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025

Another Mercury 13 member, Marion Dietrich, missed the opportunity to witness the event as well, dying of cancer in 1974.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

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