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Help[Facts] Re: First use of MARLENE
in reply to a message by Andy ;---)
You are correct; Marlene as a shortened form of Marielene was in use in Germany before Marlene Dietrich. The name was even used in the USA at a very low level before Dietrich was famous. However, it only became a common name in the USA after Dietrich moved to Hollywood in 1930.
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