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The Associated Press has reported that
Burt Bacharach will pen his memoirs, to be published by HarperCollins this November, and--no--it won't be called
The Story of My Life. Because it's in the works, I'll post a wish-list of topics that Bacharach and his co-writer Robert Greenfield could address.
- Did Burt ever compose any songs for Dietrich? If so, did she ever perform or record them? With that in mind, someone remind me whether Dietrich ever performed any Bacharach songs.
Well, that was brief, but it's been on my mind for a while. If Cher and Cilla Black got carte blanche to butcher Burt's tunes, Dietrich could have taken a stab at them as well. Bacharach appeared in that Dietrich hagiography attributed to Charlotte Chandler as well as in J. David Riva's documentary,
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song, but I hope to read some new tidbit in Burt's own book. What would you like to know?
Marlene recorded Kleine Treue Nachtigall (the German version of Message to Martha) which was by Bacharach-David
ReplyDeleteThanks, Terry! I've only heard the Dionne Warwick version that substituted "Michael" for "Martha" (and never got why only that male name was suitable--why not Marcus?).
Delete.Should be an interesting read about Marlene but I cant imagine him being anything but very nice about her.I cant imagine he will turn into Burt the dirt.I have just bought and read in one sitting Good afternoon Miss Dietrich by Michael Brown.Dont know what to make of it really.It is neither full of gossip,nor that illuminating,and he makes silly mistakes calling the swansdown coat "fur" when he was quite clearly quite close to it.He also describes the dress as having a slit up the side showing a flash of leg.I saw her many times on three different occaisions and the dress never had a split in it.What do you all think of this odd little book?an interesting read but that is all,it all seemed very repetative to me.Paul
ReplyDeleteBurt doesn't have to be gossipy, but I do hope for something new or surprising (e.g. Dionne's memoirs)--not a rehash of that spitting German girl story. That's why I appreciated Dietrich's attitude in the Schell documentary, which would have illuminated little had Dietrich agreeably provided vapid sound bytes by repeating anecdotes from her memoirs. As for that Michael Brown book, I've never read it but would like to know more about it. Did it incorporate a lot of dialogue? If so, did it sound like Dietrich? I've recently read two Dietrich "apocrypha"--those books by Eryk Hanut and Dean Goodman--and planned on posting an entry to compare them.
DeleteHave you ever noticed it seems that when BB left MD to marry Angie Dickinson, Angie's 'look' was very Dietrich and it kind of froze there?
ReplyDeleteHa! I never noticed. It was the hair color and style (the latter of which took a life of its own), right? As she aged, Angie's nose starting looking Dietrich, too. It's the nostrils.
DeleteAnyone know where this photo is from?
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ReplyDeleteYou can hear Kleine Treue Nactigall here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7d5bYTIUqM
Terry, I compulsively searched for that song after you mentioned it and realized that I had already heard it. In fact, I've probably played every video that Irene and missladiva have posted. I deeply appreciate them, and what archivefever123 commented on that clip was apropos.
DeleteDid Burt marry a Marlene look-alike in Angie Dickinson? Take a look at this picture and make up your mind
ReplyDeletehttp://cornucopia.theiapolis.com/goodies/ZHZk-7aybx/angie-dickinson.html
Umaneo sent me that photo, and I called it very Single White Female. Does anyone know whether Jean Louis protege Bob Mackie designed that gown?
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