Photo: DPA

Marlene Dietrich the first star on 'Berlin Walk'

Published: 7 Feb 10 10:21 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.de/society/20100207-25089.html

Berlin-born Hollywood legend Marlene Dietrich will be immortalised on the streets of her home city on a new "Walk of Fame" to be unveiled during the Berlin film festival this week, promoters said Saturday.

Dietrich will be first to have a star laid in her honor on the "Walk" – modelled on Hollywood's own – by festival director Dieter Kosslick and Berlin mayor Klaus Wowereit on Thursday, the ART+COM company said.

The actress, who was born in Germany but later took on US nationality, shot to fame in the 1930 movie "The Blue Angel," featuring her signature tune "Falling In Love Again."

She died in 1992 aged 90.

Dietrich is one of 40 actors, directors, composers and scriptwriters who will be honoured on the "Walk" when it is unveiled in full late this summer near Berlin's film museum on Potsdamer Strasse.

Another 10 stars will be awarded each year to film figures living and dead, all with a link to German culture and all chosen by a five-member jury.

Tipped to feature alongside Dietrich in the initial line-up are directors Fritz Lang, Fatih Akin, Michael Haneke and Wim Wenders, and actors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Romy Schneider.

German director Werner Herzog, president of the jury of the 60th Berlin Film Festival, the first major European cinema showcase of the year which runs February 11-21, could also take a spot.

AFP (news@thelocal.de)

What do you think? Leave your comment below.

Fark It! Digg This Facebook  Share everywhere
Send to a friend Printable version Twitter This

Your comments about this article:

12:28 February 7, 2010 by FuzzyTony
Oh, that's nice for Marlene Dietrich to be honored like this.

Here she is in Destry Rides Again (1939):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOZT5ciJ2xM

I'll be curious to find out who's next for the Walk of Fame. Herzog, Kinski, Emmerich, Wenders, Haneke, et al.
ADD YOUR COMMENT   (YOU MUST LOG IN OR REGISTER TO MAKE A COMMENT)
For comment quoting and other advanced formatting features,
try posting via this article's discussion forum page instead.
Today's headlines
TRAGEDY IN DUISBURG
Photo: DPA

Own party now turns on Duisburg mayor

Embattled Duisburg Mayor Adolf Sauerland faced demands to resign from his own conservative party on Friday over the Love Parade tragedy that left 21 people dead. READ »

Photo: DPA

Germany wins double-gold at European championships

Germany scored double-gold Thursday night at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona, taking first place in both the women’s 100 metres sprint and the javelin throw. READ »

Photo: DPA

Skilled migrants urgently needed, says minister

With Germany industry facing a looming skills shortage, Economy Minister Rainer Brüderle revealed on Friday he was planning a major recruitment drive to attract skilled migrants. READ (2 COMMENTS) »

Photo: DPA

Behemoth wine barrel to be tapped after 400 years

The world’s oldest giant wine barrel, held in a Saxony-Anhalt hunting mansion, has been refilled for the first time in its 400-year history and will be filling glasses at a festival beginning on Friday. READ (1 COMMENT) »

Photo: DPA

Elderly woman robbed by fake relative after weekend reunion

Police are searching for a woman who robbed a retiree after she claimed to be a relative and spent the weekend at her home along with a child and dog, police said on Thursday. READ »

Mothers with their children at the employment centre. Photo: DPA

Single-parent families on the rise in Germany

The number of single-parent families in Germany has risen over the past decade, with nearly one in five mothers and fathers now raising their children on their own, a national “microcensus” revealed Thursday. READ (3 COMMENTS) »

Photo: DPA

Weatherman Kachelmann released from jail

Four months after he was arrested for allegedly raping his girlfriend, weatherman Jörg Kachelmann was released from custody on Thursday. READ (3 COMMENTS) »

Photo: DPA

Home offices should be tax-deductible, court rules

Teachers, professors and other people who keep a second office at home are in for a windfall after a court ruled Thursday that tax deductions on home offices should be expanded. READ (2 COMMENTS) »

More Society
Highlights
Photo: El Pais
GALLERY »
Remembering the Love Parade victims: They came from across Germany and as far as Australia, Bosnia and China. Fourteen young Germans and seven foreigners died in the hellish crush at the Love Parade in Duisburg on July 24.
Photo:Warner Bros.
LIFESTYLE »
The Local's English-language movie listings for Germany
Photo: DPA
SPONSORED ARTICLE
Beyond Oktoberfest: A guide to German beer and wine festivals

See all ads | Join the Marketplace

Jobs in Germany, in English

799 jobs available
469 new jobs this week
6 new jobs today

ALL JOBS »

Latest news from The Local in Sweden
Blog
Essentials

Dating
Looking for your own blonde bombshell? Or is the strong, silent type more your style? Find a German sweetheart here.

Weather
"After clouds comes clear weather," say the Germans. But what about after that? Find out in The Local's weather section.

Blog
German stuff that's distracting us today.

Noticeboard
Whether you want to buy, sell, hire, announce or promote something, here's the place to do it - completely free of charge.

Discuss
Debate the news, ask for advice, make friends - or just let off steam.

Search News


Register

Register now for:
> Free use of noticeboard
> Special discounts
> Weekly news roundup
> Unlimited use of discuss

REGISTER FOR FREE »

News from the Goethe-Institut
News from Young Germany
News from DeutschlandOnline
Toytown Germany
Germany's English-speaking crowd
Sales managers - country wide
The Local is seeking talented and experienced media sales professionals for our online advertising sales in Germany
FULL JOB DETAILS
Flat rate internet + free calls to USA, UK, Canada and more
Surf‘n’Talk service from TKS offers a powerful combination of high-speed Internet connectivity along with an around-the-clock flat for calls to your “home country”. Find out more at the TKS website.
INFO > www.tkscable.com
JOB: Sales position @ Globe Business College Munich
GBCM is currently seeking an experienced sales person to work in the area of student recruitment in Germany and internationally
FULL JOB DETAILS
JOB: Customer Service Agent - Munich
Mr Lodge GmbH, Germany's biggest agency for furnished apartments, is looking for an English native speaker
FULL JOB DETAILS

The Local Europe GmbH
Linienstrasse 214
10119 Berlin
Germany