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Marlene Dietrich — Part 1

60 pages · May 10, 2026 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Marlene Dietrich · 59 pages OCR'd
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i ’ oh a 1 se cane ei aS ni i ag mie ih ial agit ee bam iti taining 2 cindinti aah viet soning ne ene Serer len ay Sra We ewe na Con Ea Y NW because she claimed that she could fix things in Washington. He cited the affdir - _ cenit A S eetaeasen ne Meera nian nea barge ace nam ann ota hn emai ptm ri itch tne AAC Th amt a NAT A aR eter aL : 2) 0) Peace temercine «ae 7AM, cn pennn eee ARs terme ny em a ie i Sa NN cb ne em cate ree ort nee int pelle ee te nnn "Treasury Department Tour hse “June 18 anecaee : b 18 Toledo ? “19 Cleveland - a ee, 20 Akron _ : 22 Columbus 24 ’ Cincinnati 2 "Camp Shows . “June 26~27 Jefferson Barracks _ . Ste Louis, Mos | is 2 vajune 29... ww Camp Tyson i 2 oe , Paris, Tenhe June 30-July 1-2 Camp Forest . Tullahoma, Tehn. duly 3-4-6 Fort Knox, Ky." — yo . Her reservation for same was verified through Source@ _ DIETRICE a departed in drawing-room E-204, Train No. 20, which left at 12:01 P. M.,;June Of. LL, 1942. Her reservation was arranged for by one, assistant to the 8 editor of the Herald-American of Chicago. | yb On June lL, 1942, the writer had occasion to interview Source who has previously been of assistance to this office. - LW In the course of a rather lengthy interview in which various individuals in the film industry were dis- cussed, he brought up MARLENE DIETRICH and her affair with ; to DIETRICH he sta her trip to Chicago. He said she | onée He advised that DIETRICH had come to him and discussed the GARIN affair, stating that she was madly in love with him, and thet she was afraid | that 20th Century Fox and Source A would not be able to obtain a quota number for him, and that he would have to go back to France. With reference to Source A, DIETRICH told him that 20th century Fox and MG-M had on occasions hired her _ 7 nk of and his income tax trouble, and said it washis understanding that she had Le EP ‘0 believe that there would be no sentence to be served — because of herab: y to handle big people in Washington. As for DIETRICH her- ‘ self, this Source advised that when Germany first started her war of aggression, ‘- : he had discussed with her the feasibility of putting her in various camp shows - but had decided not to for two reasons: first, because it was cheap publicity to capitalize on the war, and second, because she had a mother and sister in Germany. When the United States, however, entered the war, this Source stated ; he went to her and asked her what she wanted to do. He related that DIETRICH j stated that she was willing to do anything to serve this country. When he : pointed out that she still had her mother in Germany, being unable to bring _her over heretofore, DIETRICH replied that "I can't help it. Let's go ahead, jf 9" and T'll spend all my time pleying camp shows or-selling bonds.” ~2l- oo”
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