When Edward R. Murrow Met Marlene Dietrich

A book and a show at the theater bring the diva of 'Lili Marleen' back to the limelight. Who renounced German citizenship and challenged Nazism

A picture book documents the engagement of the actress and stylistic icon just behind the front line of the Second World War. The Aachen/Stolberg region visited her several times during the fights in the Hürtgenwald.

When Edward R. Murrow Met Marlene Dietrich

Edward R. Murrow and Marlene Dietrich met in 1958. Within months, they had begun an affair. He was America’s pre-eminent newsman. She was an international sex symbol. They both hated bullies By Sam Kashner “A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.” —Edward R. Murrow“It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.” —Marlene DietrichEdward R. Murrow had a voice as rich as mahogany. A wartime friend of his once said, “There was …