It is much easier to make files available on a computer than to produce a vinyl record: There was a time when the vinyl record …
The castles of King Ludwig II
“An eternal riddle I shall remain to myself and others (…)” wrote King Ludwig II of Bavaria to the actress Marie Dahn-Hausmann in 1876. To …
Goldeneye: Where James Bond was born
James Bond: Hardly any franchise attracts as many movie-goers as the adventures of the British secret service agent with the number 007. Many people know …
Katharine Hepburn: Kate the Great
It was at the end of the thirties when Katharine Hepburn was put on the list of actors considered “box office poison”: Back in 1937, …
Gert Fröbe: Goldfinger from Zwickau
He was one of the few German actors to achieve international fame after the Second World War: Gert Fröbe. Gert Fröbe took part not only …
Karen Blixen: The Storyteller
How does it feel to sit in your house in the evening and wait for the rain to water your coffee plants? Karen Blixen knew.
Marlene Dietrich and Jean Gabin: A Relationship Scarred by War (2.)
After Marlene had said goodbye to Jean, she returned to Hollywood, feeling lonely without her lover, whom she hadserved French cuisine almost daily. In the past, she had toured to sell war bonds – the “USO“ had recently been founded, an Organization whose mission was to keep up the morale of front-line troops through entertainment.
Marlene Dietrich and Jean Gabin: A Relationship Scarred by War (1.)
How did Marlene Dietrich and Jean Gabin, such very different people, fall in love? What did the Second World War have to do with it?
Margaret Thatcher: The Lady’s Not For Turning
In October 1980, Margaret Thatcher had been Prime Minister of the UK for over one and a half years.
At that time, things were not going well for her government: Inflation was rising. Unemployment was rising. Voters were about to question whether Margaret Thatcher could really bring the promised positive changes to Great Britain.
Leni Riefenstahl & physical exercises
For a lot of readers, the German expression “Leibesübungen“ certainly is unknown. “Leibesübungen“ can be translated with “physical exercises“. The “Leibesübungen“ have a lot in …