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[Source: Forward]

Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992) held a blond-haired baby girl in her arms in “The Lady Is Willing” (1942). This is her story: meet Eleanor Rubin (now 85), printmaker and watercolor artist.

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URL: https://forward.com/culture/film-tv/710158/marlene-dietrich-eleanor-rubin-hollywood-ten-mccarthy-lady-is-willing/

How Marlene Dietrich saved me — or maybe my twin sister — and helped inspire me to become a lifelong activist

Eleanor Rubin's first brush with fame and activism came unexpectedly during the 1942 Dietrich film 'The Lady Is Willing.'

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