RELATED TO A HOLLYWOOD LEGEND: Grandson of Marlene Dietrich | John David Riva Interview 

How wonderful to have such a memory.

With all due respect: you can love your parents and still write the truth about them.

@@Michaelneiss That is the question, "What is the Truth" and was that Truth based on the facts or the large sales of a book? I remember once when Cary Grant was asked about all the books written about him, he simply stated one could believe the facts about a movie's premiere date and other such statistics but as for the rest in the book, "forget it".

Mrs H 🇬🇧 .. War is traumatic...Marlene suffered that but she cared about other human's..Drink or not she made it through... She struggled but loved..Don't knock her for that cos after all she was simply human..😉

so what lol; this is a young kid and hes doing great

Judy did, but I’m sure every dinner party was treated to hours of recorded applause.

She did in 1964 on the Jack Paar Show.

@@writerdirect It's not the "young kid" but David Riva who got the story wrong. It was indeed Judy Garland -- not Dietrich -- who would play recordings of applause (this was according to Bankhead; we don't know if it's actually true).

@@piustwelfth whatever they had to do; speaking as a professional director; whatever made the event work

Read the book by Maria and research malignant narcissistic personality disorder and the Cruel abuse They inflict. This does not diminish her talents, it explains the tragedy aspect. Most who have navigating and survived abuse can clearly identify the abusive patterns in others.

+steve weiser You are completely right! Also, I wouldn’t listen to what her daughter says about her. 😂 Marlene Forever! :)

The daughter could have been lying too to make money, Marlene is dead and can't defend herself.

Thank you! Search Robby randolph on Facebook, you"l find any proof you need

@Joann Moseley He is her grandson and that's a big part of the problem: as he is seen as an authority he should check his facts. By the way, he published a very good book "A Woman at War. Marlene Dietrich Remembered". There's also a very decent documentary by him. But here he unfortunately is speaking a lot of nonsense.

@Joann Moseley There are many lies, even about 1975, the last concert. She stumbled before she went on stage and the concert was canceled. And there was no orchestra pit in the concert hall to be pulled by Stan Freeman (conductor)

There are many lies, even about 1975, the last concert. She stumbled before she went on stage and the concert was canceled. And there was no orchestra pit in the concert hall to be pulled by Stan Freeman (conductor)

And what "truth" would that be? You seem to know something we don't.

@@mistersurrealist It's a very long story. The truth is that the Riva family lied to the whole world about Marlene. Only some of the things Maria wrote in her book are true, but most things (the weirdest) are just lies the fruit of the sick mind of Maria Riva since her youth, jealous and envious of the boundless success of her mother. John David Riva also defrauded many Ebay shoppers by selling items that never belonged to Marlene. When his brother-in-law, whose brother is married to David, found out, he immediately deleted his account. The death of Marlene for the Riva family was not a tragic event but an infinite source of income. The world has yet to know what Riva are really made of! Ignoble people!

@@gio4048 That's awful. I'm actually currently reading Maria Riva's book for the first time as I've been a huge fan of Marlene for a long time. What other biography would you recommend (one that is factually correct and true)?

@@gio4048 Exactly! True Marlene fans can pick up on these things, I can tell the way Marlene really was, If you’re reading that book, Just take it with a grain of salt. Marlene Forever! :)

@@mistersurrealist And I would recommend any one of Marlene's books that she wrote! 'Marlene Dietrich's ABC' and 'Marlene' are the ones I'm currently reading right now :)

Thank you! Marlene worked herself to death for this family.... I wish people knew the truth..

How could she gave last concert at the age of 72 if her last concerts were in 1975 in England and Australia when she was 73

@@savelysavely2483 depends what month she was born .

@@robertcooke1774 I think it's because some sources claimed that she was born in 1902 which is wrong, her birth certificate in Berlin cinema museum tells she was born in 1901

@Joann Moseley why don't you think about yours instead, when the real truth will come out?

@Joann Moseley Almost always, everything said by the family is nothing but the truth, but you also have to understand one thing, if it wants to be a bastard, the family has all the means to turn the lie into the truth. it's the family that can lie! I have no doubts that in this case it went like this, also because I did not have the certainty by myself even though I felt it inside, but thanks to the testimonies of David Riva's brother-in-law! Who wants to do justice to both Marlene and her mother. The Riva are ravenous monsters, hungry for nothing less than money. And given what happened, they would be capable of anything to get it. ALL! You are a naive person ... Do you really think I waste time saying absurd things? I'm not that kind of person. If I dare to speak it is because I have proof! I wish that diabolical family rot in hell, for all the suffering they have caused and which unfortunately with their miserability continue to cause the poor soul without relief of Marlene! #JusticeforMarleneDietrich

Talent does not need to be dismissed here, but it’s very clear this talent was highly cultivated and was driven by extreme narcissistic personality disorder. If you’ve survived this you can then clearly see it.

​@@Ursaminor31 I believe you believe that wretch without a doubt, I do not blame you. Everyone, as far as I can see, has fallen into her ingeniously organized trap, but fortunately I have not. Never. Even long before David Riva's brother-in-law, Mr. Robert Randolph, told me the truth, I never believed in the cruel slander directed against Marlene, created to avenge what nothing but an envious, miserable and failed daughter never could have been, and even to hasten Marlene to reach the grave as soon as possible, because she couldn't wait any longer to publish her killer book. Marlene knew everything, which is why she too couldn't wait to leave this world. I did not believe her because for years I have not seen Marlene as a simple actress but much more, a special person, to be loved precisely for her simplicity, as she would have liked, because beauty was not of primary importance for her, so you see there is no narcissism anywhere, just another lie to make people hate her more than they already do. I love Marlene with the heart, not with the mind, with the mind you can be wrong, but with the heart never. I felt that the person described by the daughter blinded by hatred was a Marlene who never existed, I understood it even before Robert gave me the certainty of what I always thought. But you see, everyone makes mistakes sooner or later, and Maria Riva did it all right, revealing to Robert that most of what she told about her mother are lies out of jealousy, because she could never be like her and because of this, she always hated her mother. And he's spreading everything, and nothing will be done to stop him because he's right about everything. Not even the Rivas have lifted a finger, ahaha. Be really careful, because in this wicked world the guilty becomes the victim and the victim becomes guilty, and Marlene paid dearly for it. Earthly justice did nothing, because Marlene was not killed with weapons but with the harsh words of her toxic and evil family. It will be up to Divine justice to do it. And Marlene said, that words hurt a lot more than broken bones. #JusticeforMarleneDietrichuntilitisfinallydone

@@gio4048 when Robert will publish his book ?

No Judy Garland told the story about Marlene bringing in a record of applause.

Shes still lying.

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Marlene was a great beauty - are you blind?

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Unfortunately she knew everything. That's why she died.

Totally correct what a bunch headed by her resentful daughter

@@Myplop No it is not.

Her name is pronounced as if in Europe..