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Douglas Sirk
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German film director (1897–1987)
OverviewAI-generated
Douglas Sirk was a film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in Leipzig and Hollywood. Born in Hamburg in 1897, he held citizenship in the Weimar Republic, the Danish Realm, and West Germany. He studied at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and began his professional career in 1934. Sirk was a native speaker of English and German.
His notable works include *Captain Lightfoot*, *There's always tomorrow*, *Imitation of life*, and *Sirk on Sirk*. He received a German Film Award during his career. Sirk died in Lugano in 1987. His archives are held at the Swiss Film Archive.
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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
via Open Library + Wikidata
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
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Germany
- Active from
- 1897
- Active to
- 1987
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 35
- Total plays
- 73
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Douglas+Sirk">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Fitting Linear Mixed-Effects Models Using
<b>lme4</b>
· 2015 · cited 75,743x
- Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement
· 2009 · cited 58,696x
- Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation
· 2011 · cited 56,488x
- Measuring inconsistency in meta-analyses
· 2003 · cited 52,612x
- Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement
· 2009 · cited 23,409x
via Crossref · CC0
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
via Wikipedia infobox
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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.
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