Maria Riva: Memories of the mysterious Marlene Dietrich

Maria Riva: Memories of the mysterious Marlene Dietrich

Berlin, Deutschland - Maria Riva, the daughter of the legendary world star Marlene Dietrich, celebrates her 100th birthday on December 13, 2024. Riva, who was born in Berlin, lives in the USA today and is looked after by her eldest son Peter, who lives in New Mexico. Her family is planning a modest celebration, because both her mother and her grandmother never liked to have big appearances in old age, such as reported. Marlene Dietrich himself withdrew in later years and hardly showed the public, despite her position as one of the best -known artists of the 20th century.

Maria Riva, the only daughter of Marlene Dietrich and the assistant director Rudolf Sieber, grew up in a world full of splendor and glamor. Her mother became famous with films like "The Blue Angel", and this shaped Maria's life. In an interview in 1992, she explained: "I never actually had a mother". The growing up in such an influential family often meant for Riva that she was put up with her mother's public appearances. She could hardly go to school and hardly had friends, which was very limited to her childhood, as she described in her book "My Mother Marlene". Despite the challenges, she was a loving mother and pulled four sons great, while she managed Marlenes career, as Wikipedia added.

riva, who despite her difficult childhood came to her mother's footsteps, worked on television and theater and served as a kind of manager for Dietrich's career. She shared the limelight and the efforts of her mother and has remained anchored in cultural memory to this day. Her daughter role even gave her press attention when Dietrich was called "the most glamorous grandmother in the world" when Riva gave birth to her first child. The emotions and challenges that Riva experienced are reflected in their support from Dietrich, who campaigned for the Allies in World War II and had committed appearances during this time.