"More than a Icon". This essay explains Marlene Dietrich's significance as a movie star and her role in the 1930's.

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…moralities with her gender-bending roles, and still somehow gained affection from all the American public. More so, very few women could compare to Deitrich for this alone, yet the list goes on. She spoke denounced the actions of her homeland, Hitler being her main target. With this in mind, Marlene Deitrich should not only be remembered for the imprint she left on showbiz, but for impact she made in culture as a great American icon.