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Summer 1927
First leading role in the film CAFÉ
ELECTRIC (German Title: WENN EIN WEIB DEN
WEG VERLIERT) with Willi Forst (Austria, directed
by Gustav Ucicky).
October 1929
Screen test and contract for the film DER
BLAUE ENGEL (THE BLUE ANGEL, directed by Josef
von Sternberg).
April
1, 1930
Premiere of DER BLAUE ENGEL (THE
BLUE ANGEL) in Gloria-Palast, Berlin.
April 2, 1930
Travels without family by ship SS Bremen to America.
November 14, 1930
Premiere of her first American film MOROCCO,
directed by Josef von Sternberg.
December
6, 1930 – April 17, 1931
Returns to Berlin. Picks up her daughter to live in Beverly
Hills.
1935
After working together on seven films, separation of her
director Josef von Sternberg.
1937
Applies for American Citizenship
June
9, 1939
Acquires American Citizenship.
1944/45
Performances for American soldiers, in the field, in North
Africa, Italy, France and Germany.
September,
1945
Sees her mother in Berlin
November
3, 1945
Death of her mother in Berlin
November
18, 1947
US Medal of Freedom awarded by Major Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor
1950
The French state confers the title of "Knight [Chevalier]
de la Légion d' Honneur" on her; 1971
she is named "Officier" by President Pompidou
and 1989 "Commandeur" by President Mitterand.
1953/54
One woman shows in Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas and in Café
de Paris in London.
1960
Tour through Europe. In May first appearance before German
public after World War II in Berlin.
1963
Book publication of "Marlene Dietrich's ABC"
(New York: Doubleday 1962).
1975
Last tour (Belgium, Netherlands, United, Kingdom, Canada,
USA and Australia)
1976
Moves to her apartment in Paris at 12 Ave. Montaigne, 8eme,
to write memoires. Although avoiding personal appearances
she continues to work until her death.
June
24, 1976
Death of husband Rudolf Sieber
1978
Last film appearance in SCHÖNER
GIGOLO, ARMER GIGOLO (JUST A GIGOLO, directed by
David Hemmings).
1979
Autobiography published first in Germany "Nehmt nur
mein Leben" (Bertelsmann), later "Marlene"
in USA, France, England, Japan, Poland, Czech, Hungary,
Jugoslawia, Sweden, Finnland, Italy, and other countries.
1982/83
Documentary film MARLENE by Maximilian
Schell
May 6, 1992
Dies in Paris; Services held for 1,500 at l'Eglise
La Madelaine. Carried to Berlin where she was buried beside
her mother in Cemetary Stubenrauchstraße, Schöneberg
on May 16.
October 24,
1993
Transfer of her estate effects to the State of Berlin and
the Stiftung Deutsche Kinemathek, assisted by John Block
of Sotheby's (New York).
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