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Lale Andersen

1905 - 1972

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Lale Andersen (23 March 1905 – 29 August 1972) was a German chanson singer-songwriter[note a] born in Lehe (now part of Bremerhaven).[note b] She is best known for her interpretation of the song "Lili Marleen" in 1939, which by 1941 transcended the conflict to become World War II's biggest international hit. Popular with both the Axis and the Allies, Andersen's original recording spawned versions, by the end of the War, in most of the major languages of Europe, and by some of the most popular artists in their respective countries. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lale Andersen is the 794th most popular actor (down from 714th in 2019), the 1,144th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,112th in 2019) and the 16th most popular German Actor.

Lale Andersen was a German singer and actress who was most famous for her rendition of the song "Lili Marlene" during World War II.

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Among actors, Lale Andersen ranks 794 out of 13,578. Before her are Grace Zabriskie, Desmond Llewelyn, Takashi Shimura, Steve Reeves, Charles Boyer, and François Cluzet. After her are Harriet Andersson, Buck Henry, Guy Williams, Kelly Lynch, Angela Bassett, and Kabir Bedi.

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Among people born in 1905, Lale Andersen ranks 48. Before her are Dalton Trumbo, Severo Ochoa, Franz Ziereis, Enrique Ballestrero, Angelo Schiavio, and Takashi Shimura. After her are Jean-Marie Villot, Piet Hein, Emílio Garrastazu Médici, Joseph Cotten, Ivan Serov, and Pedro Petrone. Among people deceased in 1972, Lale Andersen ranks 40. Before her are Ghassan Kanafani, Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, Jackie Robinson, Antonio Segni, Ludwig von Bertalanffy, and Emil Maurice. After her are Said bin Taimur, Ferdinand Čatloš, Louis Leakey, Josep Samitier, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, and Natalie Clifford Barney.

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Among people born in Germany, Lale Andersen ranks 1,144 out of 7,253. Before her are Rainer Weiss (1932), Louis II, Duke of Bavaria (1229), Marie of Cleves, Duchess of Orléans (1426), Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger (1775), Georg-Hans Reinhardt (1887), and Oskar Lafontaine (1943). After her are Hans Oster (1887), Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (1709), Johannes Valentinus Andreae (1586), Erich Auerbach (1892), Fritz Strassmann (1902), and Friedrich Dollmann (1882).

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Among ACTORS In Germany

Among actors born in Germany, Lale Andersen ranks 16. Before her are Nastassja Kinski (1961), Luise Rainer (1910), Karlheinz Böhm (1928), Horst Buchholz (1933), Max Schreck (1879), and Karin Schubert (1944). After her are Horst Tappert (1923), Christiane F. (1962), Gert Fröbe (1913), Til Schweiger (1963), Erika Mann (1905), and Hildegard Knef (1925).

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