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Vintage Photos of Berlin Cabaret Artists (1920s-1930s) | FROM THE BYGONE

Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992). Her earliest professional stage appearances were as a chorus girl on tour with Guido Thielscher’s Girl-Kabarett vaudeville-style entertainments, and in Rudolf Ne… Source: Vintage Photos of Berlin Cabaret Artists … Continue reading

05/11/2017 · 1 Comment

Amazing Vintage Surreal Glamour by photographer Angus McBean | FROM THE BYGONE

Angus McBean (8 June 1904 – 9 June 1990) was a Welsh photographer, set designer and cult figure associated with surrealism. Two figures have prevented McBean from gaining more fame: … Continue reading

08/25/2016 · 3 Comments

Jeanette Schmid, the Cross-dressing Whistler

On the 6th of November 1924, Rudolf Schmid was born in Volary, Sudetenland (now in the Czech Republic). In 1941 he enlisted in the Wehrmacht, the German Armed Forces, aged … Continue reading

11/07/2015 · 2 Comments

“Sex. In America an obsession. In other parts of the world a fact.” The wit and wisdom Marlene Dietrich

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10/01/2015 · Leave a comment

Marlene Dietrich in New York by Cecil Beaton (1937)

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Cecil Beaton came to New York in 1928. Through personal connections he gained access to some of Hollywood’s biggest stars–including Marlene Dietrich (source). Portrait of Marlene…

08/22/2015 · Leave a comment

Marlene Dietrich by Cecil Beaton, 1930

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Portrait of Marlene Dietrich by Cecil Beaton, 1930 via theredlist.com Portrait of Marlene Dietrich by Cecil Beaton, 1930 via theredlist.com

07/23/2015 · 3 Comments