There is a book I have called HOLLYWOOD COLOR PORTRAITS that references Marlene Dietrich as "The Human Face of Garbo". The analogy isn't inaccurate. Garbo was the unattainable, other-worldly, allusive creature. Dietrich was more attainable, distinctly foreign, but yet somehow more artificial...
Marlene Dietrich --- affectionately called La Dietrich by fans --- had one of the longest entertainment careers on record.
She started her career on the stage and in the nightclubs of Berlin. She eventually rose to having small roles in a string of low-budget releases overseas. It was...