Dita Parlo
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Dita Parlo (September 4, 1906 - December 13, 1971) was a German film actress.
Born Grethe Gerda Kornstädt in Stettin (present-day Szczecin), Parlo made her first film appearance in Homecoming in 1928 and quickly became a popular actress in Germany. During the 1930s she moved easily between German and French language films, achieving success in such films as L'Atalante (1934) and La Grande Illusion (1937). She attempted to establish a career in American films but despite a couple of roles in Hollywood films, was unable to extend her European success. She was scheduled to appear in the Orson Welles production of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness but this did not eventuate. With the outbreak of World War II, Parlo returned to Germany. She appeared in only three films during the last thirty years of her life making her final film appearance in 1965.
In more recent times, she has been referenced by Madonna, who said she had been fascinated by Parlo, and took her name for the character she created for her Sex book and Erotica album. Its title track commences with the line "My name is Dita, I'll be your mistress tonight... "[citation needed] Burlesque performer Dita Von Teese took her name in tribute to Parlo.[1]
[edit] Filmography
- 1928: Geheimnisse des Orients
- 1928: Heimkehr
- 1928: Die Dame mit der Maske
- 1928: Ungarische Rhapsodie
- 1929: Manolesu - Der König der Hochstapler
- 1929: Melodie des Herzens
- 1930: Kismet
- 1930: Au bonheur des dames
- 1931: Die heilige Flamme
- 1931: Menschen hinter Gittern
- 1931: Tropennächte
- 1931: Honor of the Family
- 1931: Tänzerinnen für Süd-Amerika gesucht
- 1931: Wir schalten um auf Hollywood
- 1933: Rapt
- 1933: Mr. Broadway
- 1934: L'Atalante
- 1936: Mademoiselle Docteur
- 1937: La grande Illusion
- 1937: Under Secret Orders
- 1938: L'affaire du courrier de Lyon
- 1938: Ultimatum
- 1938: La rue sans joie
- 1938: Paix sur le Rhin
- 1938: L'inconnue de Monte Carlo
- 1940: L'or du Cristobal
- 1950: Justice est faite
- 1965: La dame de pique
[edit] References
- ^ Katherine Nguyen (2006-4-6). Dita Von Teese: Call her old-fashioned. ocregister.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-17.
