Always the Last to Know

BERLIN (Reuters) – Sultry actress Marlene Dietrich, one
of the 20th century’s most iconic figures, hated sex and had a schizophrenic
personality, according to her daughter Maria Riva.

In an interview with German magazine Bunte to be published Thursday, Riva
said Dietrich’s aversion to sex did not deter countless men from pursuing
her.

"All of her lovers wanted to marry her anyway," the magazine quoted
the 81-year-old Riva as saying.

Riva, who has written a memoir entitled "My Mother Marlene," said
that Dietrich’s hatred of sex and sometimes distant personality often
made her feel sorry for the men who fell in love with her glamorous mother.

"Marlene Dietrich the film star was always just the person in the
mirror, but never her real self," said Riva. "She was a totally
normal schizophrenic."

During the ten years we were married to her, Maria never once mentioned
that she was Marlene Dietrich’s daughter. Obviously, totally normal schizophrenia
runs in the family…

from Reuters