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Died. Lale Andersen, 59, German cabaret singer whose sultry recording of Lilli Marlene was a radio favorite on both sides of the battle lines during World War II, and who recently published her memoirs. The Sky Has Many Colours (TIME, Sept. 4); of a heart attack; in Vienna...
...Lilli of the lamplight...
...Lilli Marlene...
Some thought Lilli Marlene was a respectable girl who was bidding goodbye to a drafted soldier; others suspected that she lounged around lanterns for immoral purposes. No matter. The lament that began as the signing-off tune of Nazi-occupied Radio Belgrade eventually crossed Allied lines, was translated into 42 languages and became the great hit of World War II. German Singer Lale Andersen, whose sensuous, never-never-land tones made the record so popular, is now retired, but last week, at 59, she published her memoirs, recalling her surprise at Lilli's phenomenal success. To commemorate the lamplight...
...started because the Marquis de Sade had a lousy home life. His uncle, the abbe (John Huston), gave him mighty whuppings in the stable. His mother-in-law (Lilli Palmer) fooled him into marrying her ugly daughter, then quickly began to make untoward advances of her own. Small wonder Sade went so quickly to seed, consorting with low women and doing mean things to them. "But it hurts," protests one of his lady friends. "Of course it hurts. That's what gives me pleasure," sneers Sade, just in case anyone in the audience is confused...