Divas' - Marlene Dietrich

We very much enjoyed the Camden and Islington LGBT History Month this year. It was in fact the largest such event in Europe so in that case indeed the world. One of the highlights for me was a talk given by Terry Sanderson the president of the National Secular Society.  His subject and life long obsession was the amazing force of nature that was Marlene Dietrich.

You can read all about it on the pages of the wonderful blog of

Dolores Delargo Towers,  Museum of Camp

I also cant go any further with out thanking and recommending the fab tumblr

Opera Queen

I thought I knew a fair bit about her but actually only her films and persona, little about her early life 

or her as a person at all. She was indeed more fascinating than I had thought.

I knew of her hatred of the Nazis but to hear of her life in Germany before the war her exile during it and her return after it. I found very moving. 

This song captures the sense of loss she felt on returning to Berlin after the war

' Where Have All The Flowers Gone'

Here is a bitchy little note that I think is just fab.

She was her own creation and what a fantastic creature she was, on film, stage recording studio and camera. 

it wasn't until Mr. Sanderson's talk that I realized what an amazing life she had and person she was.

Just to show that there was a lot more to her than most of us knew here she is with -

 "Wot cher"   Knocked 'em in the Old Kent Road!

ttfn

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