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Events on Wednesday 6 May 1992 1
1901 – 1992Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992)Died 6 May 1992, aged 90Marlene Dietrich was a German-American actress and singer who rose to fame in "The Blue Angel" and became a Hollywood icon of the 1930s and 1940s. She was noted for her androgynous style and for entertaining Allied troops during the Second World War. She died in Paris, having lived as a recluse in her final years.