Imitation of Life
1959
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Douglas Sirk (born Hans Detlef Sierck; 26 April 1897 – 14 January 1987) was a German film director best known for his work in Hollywood melodramas of the 1950s. However, he also directed comedies, westerns, and war films. Sirk started his career in Germany as a stage and screen director, but he left for Hollywood in 1937 after his Jewish wife was persecuted by the Nazis. Wikipedia
- April 26, 1897, Hamburg, Germany
- January 14, 1987, Lugano, Switzerland
- Undisclosed
- 5'8" (1.73m)
- Hilde Jary(m 1934 - 1987), Lydia Brinken(m 1929 - 1934)
- Klaus Detlef Sierck
- Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
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