Celebrity Favorites: Marlene's Mascots
Marlene Dietrich holding her Lenci dolls.
A Lenci Doll Collector article--for
Lenci doll collectors
June 2006 - updated July,
Dear Reader,
I had seen the early photo of
Marlene Dietrich with the dolls, many times and never
thought much about the photo or the context. I assumed it was a posed shot by the studios and that the dolls in the photo did not have any particular
significance. I was wrong.
Since I have been learning about famous Lenci dolls made by Madame Elena Di Scavini of Torino, Italy, and
their early history, I became more curious about the dolls
in the photo with Marlene Dietrich. Following some deeper
research, I discovered that they were indeed both Lenci
dolls. I also learned of the deep significance these
two dolls, her mascots,
held for her. They represented much more to Marlene
than mere good luck mascots. They had been given to
her by a man who changed her life
forever, who made a star, bringing her fame
and fortune and making her highest paid female star
of her era.
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