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2/39 26 December 2017 Rohingya refugees walk next to a pond in the early morning at the Balukhali refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh Reuters
3/39 25 December 2017 Members of ice swimming club "Berliner Seehunde" (Berlin Seals) take a dip in the Orankesee lake in Berlin as part of their traditional Christmas ice swimming session, in Berlin, Germany Reuters
4/39 24 December 2017 Mourners carry the body of 19-year-old Mohamed Sami al-Dahdouh, a Palestinian youth from Jabalia who was killed in clashes with Israeli forces east of Gaza City AFP/Getty
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6/39 22 December 2017 Carles Puigdemont gives a thumbs up after the Catalonia Regional Election results Rex
7/39 21 December 2017 A white SUV sits in the middle of the road as police and emergency personnel work at the scene of where it ran over pedestrians in Flinders Street in Melbourne. AFP/Getty
8/39 20 December 2017 This combination of pictures shows Syrians covering one eye with their hands, in the rebel-held town of Douma, as part of a campaign in solidarity with a baby boy, Karim Abdallah, who lost an eye, as well as his mother, in government shelling on the nearby town of Hammouria. AFP/Getty Images
9/39 19 December 2017 South Korean and U.S. Marines take part in a winter military drill in Pyeongchang, South Korea REUTERS
10/39 18 December 2017 Belgian police officers stand guard outside the trial of Salah Abdeslam, one of the suspects in the 2015 Islamic State attacks in Paris, at a courthouse in Brussels, Belgium Reuters
11/39 17 December 2017 Members of the International Space Station expedition 54/55, Roscosmos cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov (C), NASA astronaut Scott Tingle (R) and Norishige Kanai (L) of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) during the send-off ceremony after checking their space suits before the launch of the Soyuz MS-07 spacecraft at the Baikonur cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan Reuters
12/39 16 December 2017 The former wife of the late South African President Nelson Mandela, Winnie Mandela (R), and the candidate for the African National Congress presidency and ex-wife of the incumbent South African president, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma greet each other as they attend the 54th ANC National Conference at the NASREC Expo Centre in Johannesburg on December 16, 2017. Thousands of delegates from South Africa's ANC party gathered on December 16, 2017 for a five-day meeting to elect their new leader in a divisive race seen as a pivotal moment in the country's post-apartheid history. he winner will be well placed to be the next president, but the ANC has lost much popularity since Nelson Mandela led it to power in the euphoric 1994 election that marked the end of white-minority rule. AFP/Getty Images
13/39 15 December 2017 Palestinian protesters wave the national flag during clashes with Israeli security forces near the border fence with Israel, east of Gaza City as demonstrations continue over US President Donald Trump's declaration of Jerusalem as Israel's capital AFP/Getty
14/39 14 December 2017 Hamas supporters take part in a rally marking the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Islamist movement, in Gaza City AFP/Getty Images
15/39 13 December 2017 Democratic candidate for US Senate Doug Jones thanks supporters as he holds his wife Louise's hand AP
16/39 12 December 2017 Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men gather during the funeral ceremony of prominent spiritual leader Rabbi Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman, who died on Tuesday at the age of 104, in Bnei Brak near Tel Aviv, Israel. REUTERS
17/39 11 December 2017 A Palestinian protester kicks a flaming tire during clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Ramallah AFP/Getty
18/39 10 December 2017 Demonstrators set US and Israeli flags on fire during a protest against Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, in Istanbul REUTERS
19/39 9 December 2017 People gather to watch the bikers' procession during the funeral ceremony in tribute to late French singer Johnny Hallyday in Paris EPA
20/39 8 December 2017 A Palestinian protester uses a sling to hurl stones towards Israeli troops REUTERS
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22/39 6 December 2017 Palestinians burn an Israeli and a U.S. flag during a protest against the U.S. intention to move its embassy to Jerusalem and to recognize the city of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in Gaza City Reuters
23/39 5 December 2017 Former Georgian President, Mikheil Saakashvili, flashes a victory sign after he was freed by his supporters in Kiev REUTERS
24/39 4 December 2017 A man exercises in a park on a winter morning in Kolkata, India REUTERS
25/39 3 December 2017 A supporter of Salvador Nasralla, presidential candidate for the Opposition Alliance Against the Dictatorship, puts a balloon on the shield of a soldier in a protest while the country is still mired in chaos over a contested presidential election in Tegucigalpa, Honduras REUTERS
26/39 2 December 2017 A man dressed as Santa Claus skiis down a mountain during the Saint Nicholas Day at the Alpine ski resort of Verbier, Switzerland REUTERS
27/39 1 December 2017 A nurse takes blood for a HIV test for French President Emmanuel Macron as he visits the Delafontaine Hospital on World Aids Day Reuters
28/39 30 November 2017 An activist pours gasoline as an effigy of President Rodrigo Duterte and U.S. President Donald Trump burns during a protest action against Duterte's plan to set up a Revolutionary Government, along a street in metro Manila, Philippines Reuters
29/39 29 November 2017 South Korea's Hyunmoo II missile is fired during an exercise at an undefined location in the east coast of South Korea The Defence Ministry/Yonhap via REUTERS
30/39 28 November 2017 People fall as police fire tear gas to try control the crowd trying to force their way into Kasarani Stadium to attend the inauguration of President Uhuru Kenyatta in Nairobi REUTERS
31/39 27 November 2017 Rohingya refugee Amina Khatun, 55, rests at the bank of the Naf river after crossing it on an improvised raft to reach Bangladesh, in Teknaf. Two of her sons were killed by gun fire when her village was attacked by Myanmar military, she says Reuters
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33/39 25 November 2017 A Pakistani protester throws a tear gas shell back towards police during a clash in Islamabad AFP/Getty Images
34/39 24 November 2017 Zimbabwe's former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa arrives ahead of his inauguration ceremony to be sworn in as president in Harare Reuters
35/39 23 November 2017 Comrades of missing crew members express their grief after the Argentine Navy announced that the sound detected in the missing submarine search is consistent with an explosion AFP
36/39 22 November 2017 Former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic shouts at the presiding judge during the verdict hearing in his genocide trial, in The Hague, Netherlands EPA
37/39 21 November 2017 People and soldiers celebrate after the resignation of Zimbabwe's president, Robert Mugabe AFP/Getty
38/39 20 November 2017 Israeli security forces carry away an Ultra-Orthodox Jewish demonstrator as they disperse a protest against Israeli army conscription in Bnei Brak, a city near Tel Aviv AFP/Getty
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Google oozes Hollywood glamour on its homepage today with a Doodle honouring legendary actress Marlene Dietrich .
Born Maria Magdalene Dietrich in Berlin on December 27, 1901, Marlene Dietrich lit up the silver screen during Hollywood’s Golden Age.
Dietrich rocketed to international fame from the moment she appeared in her breakout role as cabaret singer Lola-Lola in Germany’s first talking picture, Der Blaue Engel (1930) and its English version, The Blue Angel.
The actress crossed the Atlantic soon after its premiere, continuing to work with Blue Angel director Josef von Sternberg in a string of memorable Hollywood films, including Morocco, Shanghai Express, and The Devil Is a Woman.
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But Dietrich was more than a femme fatale with an unforgettable voice. Ever the risk-taker, she turned pat notions about femininity upside down, donning a tuxedo and top hat in her part as a sultry nightclub dancer in Morocco, and wearing men’s silk suits offscreen.
A US citizen as of 1939, she captivated World War II troops as a USO entertainer and was awarded the US Medal of Freedom and French Légion d'Honneur for her wartime work.
Dietrich’s Doodle was illustrated by artist Sasha Steinberg who captured her mid-performance, suited up in her gender-bending tux and top hat.
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Steinberg, who is also a drag performer under the name Sasha Velour and winner of RuPaul's Drag Race (Season 9), counts Dietrich as a major influence in creating their drag alter ego.
“She was a wild original!” says Velour. “Despite the pressures of the time, she followed her own course, especially in terms of politics and gender.
"As a drag queen, that's particularly inspiring to me. Plus, she just had this power to her...in every role she's mysterious and strong, brilliant.
"That's what I aspire to be when I step on the stage.”
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BERLIN -- Google membuat doodle untuk mengenang penyanyi dan aktris Jerman, Marlene Dietrich. Sosok ikonik berambut pirang itu ditampilkan mengenakan setelan formal berwarna biru dengan nuansa latar senada.
Perempuan bernama asli Marie Magdalene Dietrich itu lahir pada 27 Desember 1901 di Berlin, Jerman. Laman Wikipedia menginformasikan, ia memiliki kewarganegaraan Jerman dan Amerika Serikat serta tercatat punya masa karier cukup panjang, antara 1920-an sampai 1980-an.
Namanya terutama dikenal karena membintangi panggung dan berbagai film bisu. Penampilan sebagai Lola-Lola di film The Blue Angel pada 1930 membuat sosoknya mengemuka ke ranah internasional dan mendapat kontrak dari Paramount Pictures.
Marlene pun mulai kerap membintangi beberapa film Hollywood seperti Morocco, Shanghai Express, dan Desire. Pesonanya yang glamor dan eksotis membuat ia menjadi salah satu aktris dengan bayaran termahal pada era tersebut.
Selama Perang Dunia II, Marlene dianggap sebagai praktisi hiburan berkelas di Amerika Serikat. Seusai perang, ia sesekali membuat film, namun sebagian besar waktunya antara 1950 sampai 1970 dihabiskan dengan menghibur ke berbagai belahan dunia.
Marlene juga aktif dalam berbagai kegiatan kemanusiaan, seperti menampung warga Jerman dan Prancis, memberikan dukungan finansial, dan memfasilitasi mereka mengurus kewarganegaraan AS. Aksinya itu diganjar sejumlah penghargaan dari AS, Prancis, dan Belgia.
Pada 1999, Institut Film Amerika menobatkannya masuk dalam sembilan besar bintang film klasik Hollywood paling terkemuka. Marlene tutup usia pada 6 Mei 1992 di kediamannya di Paris, Prancis, setelah mengidap gagal ginjal.
One of Hollywood's Golden Age legends has been glorified in a Google Doodle.
The Doodle depicts Marlene Dietrich, famous for her breakout 1930 role as cabaret singer Lola-Lola in Germany’s first talking picture, Der Blaue Engel, and who was born on this day in 1901 — that's 116 years ago.
Illustrated by artist Sasha Steinberg (also known as drag queen Sasha Velour and winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9), the Doodle shows Dietrich performing in a gender-bending top hat and tuxedo, worn in her Hollywood debut role as nightclub dancer Amy Jolly in 1930's Morocco.
Marlene Dietrich making her Hollywood film debut in 1930 as the tuxedo clad Amy Jolly in the film 'Morocco', directed by Josef von Sternberg. Image: Eugene Robert Richee/John Kobal Foundation/Getty Images
According to Google, Steinberg counts Dietrich, who subverted gender norms on screen and off, as a major influence on her alter-ego Velour.
“She was a wild original!” said Velour in a statement. “Despite the pressures of the time, she followed her own course, especially in terms of politics and gender. As a drag queen, that's particularly inspiring to me. Plus, she just had this power to her...in every role she's mysterious and strong, brilliant. That's what I aspire to be when I step on the stage.”
Velour even dressed up as Dietrich in Season 9 of Ru Paul's Drag Race for the show's celebrity impersonation challenge, Snatch Game.
Here are a few early sketches by Velour for the Google Doodle:
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Aside from her iconic role in Der Blaue Engel, Dietrich (born in Berlin as Maria Magdalene Dietrich) worked with the film's director Josef von Sternberg in a string of Hollywood films, including Morocco, Shanghai Express, and The Devil Is a Woman.
After becoming a U.S. citizen in 1939, she entertained WWI troops and earned the the U.S. Medal of Freedom and French Légion d'Honneur.
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Meanwhile, on the same day, Google published a Doodle in India to celebrated one of Urdu literature’s iconic poets, Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, known most commonly as Ghalib (meaning conqueror). It would be his 220th birthday on this date.
Happy birthday, Dietrich and Ghalib!
