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Also known as Hans Detlef Sierck, Detlef Sierck

German film director (1897–1987)

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It sits within the topics 1897 births, 1987 deaths and English-language film directors.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1897
Died
1987
Works
6

Top works

  • Captain Lightfoot
  • There's always tomorrow
  • Imitation of life
  • Sirk on Sirk (Cinema One)
  • Sirk on Sirk

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Film & TV

Directing · Hamburg, Germany

Douglas Sirk (born Hans Detlef Sierck; April 26, 1897 – January 14, 1987) was a German film director best known for his work in Hollywood melodramas in the 1950s.

Known for

  • Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed — Self (archive footage)2023
  • Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair — Self (archive footage)2022
  • Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense — Self (archive footage)2010
  • Douglas Sirk erzählt...Zarah Leander und 'Zu neuen Ufern' — Self (archive footage)2009
  • Acting for Douglas Sirk — Self (archive footage)2008
  • Days with Sirk — Self2008
  • Filmlegenden. Deutsch — Self (archive footage)2006
  • From UFA to Hollywood: Douglas Sirk Remembers — Self (archive footage)1991
  • Filmarbeit mit Douglas Sirk — Self1987
  • Imitation of Life — Self1983

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
Germany
Active from
1897
Active to
1987

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
35
Total plays
73

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Douglas+Sirk">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Born
Hans Detlef Sierck , ( 1897-04-26 ) 26 April 1897, Hamburg , Germany
Died
14 January 1987 (1987-01-14) (aged 89), Lugano , Ticino , Switzerland
Years active
1922–1979
Spouses
Lydia Brinken ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1929 ⁠ – ⁠ 1934 ) ​ Hilde Jary ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1934 ) ​
Children
Klaus Detlef Sierck

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Wikidata facts

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Douglas Sirk (1955).jpg
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Douglas Sirk
date of birth
1897-04-26
date of death
1987-01-14
start of work period
1934-00-00
name in native language
Douglas Sirk
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Encyclopedic overview

Poster for the film Written on the Wind

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Douglas Sirk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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