German actress and singer Marlene Dietrich had a career spanning from the 1910s to the 1980s. She successfully traded on her glamorous persona and exotic looks, and became one of the era’s highest-paid actresses. Throughout World War II, she was a high-profile entertainer in the United States.
Dietrich was known for her humanitarian efforts during World War II, housing German and French exiles, providing financial support and even advocating their American citizenship. For her work on improving morale on the front lines during the war, she received several honors from the United States, France, Belgium, and Israel.
In 1999, the American Film Institute named Dietrich the ninth greatest female screen legend of classic Hollywood cinema. These vintage photos of Marlene Dietrich as a ringmaster for Ringling Brothers Circus were taken by Milton H. Greene for Vogue in May 1953.
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