Erich von Stroheim

Also known as Erich Oswald Hans Carl Maria von Stroheim

Austrian actor and director (1885–1957)

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Erich Oswald Stroheim, born in Vienna in 1885, was an Austrian–Hungarian and American film director, actor, and screenwriter. His career spanned from 1914 to 1955, during which he worked primarily in the silent film genre. He spoke and wrote in German and English. Notable works include *Queen Kelly* (1929) and *Greed* (1925).

Stroheim died of cancer in Paris, Maurepas, in 1957 due to natural causes. He is buried in Maurepas. His archives are held at the Cinémathèque Française. He received the Knight of the Legion of Honour and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1885
Died: 1957
Works: 11

Top works

Queen Kelly (1929)
Greed (1925)
Les Feux de la Saint-Jean
The complete Greed of Erich von Stroheim
Greed: a film

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Film & TV

Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

Erich von Stroheim (September 22, 1885 – May 12, 1957) was a multifaceted Austrian-American actor, director, and writer known for his contributions to cinema during the silent film era. He was renowned for his meticulous attention to detail as a director and for portraying intense, often morally ambiguous characters on screen. Stroheim gained fame for directing and starring in films like "Greed"…

Known for

Morceaux de Cannes2021
Quand Jean devint Renoir — Captain von Rauffenstein (archive footage)2017
The Man You Loved to Hate — Self (archive footage)1979
Spécial cinéma — Self (archive footage)1974
Garbo, by Joan Crawford — Self (archive footage)1969
Erich von Stroheim - Der Mann mit dem bösen Blick — (archive footage)1966
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino — Self (archive footage)1961
Armored Attack! — Dr. Otto Von Harden1957
Série noire — Sacha Zavaroff1955
Napoleon — Ludwig van Beethoven1955

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Key facts

Born: Erich Oswald Stroheim , ( 1885-09-22 ) September 22, 1885, Vienna , Austria-Hungary
Died: May 12, 1957 (1957-05-12) (aged 71), Maurepas , Seine-et-Oise, France
Occupations: Director screenwriter actor producer
Years active: 1914–1955
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Partner: Denise Vernac (1939–1957)
Children: 2, including Josef von Stroheim

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Oswald
Gender: male
Citizenship: Austria–Hungary
Place of birth: Vienna
Place of death: Maurepas
Occupation: film producer
Languages spoken: German
Native language: German
Award: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Notable work: Sunset Boulevard
Genre: silent film
Image: Erich von Stroheim.lowrey.jpg

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Commons category: Erich von Stroheim
date of birth: 1885-09-22
date of death: 1957-05-12
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
manner of death: natural causes
start of work period: 1914-00-00
end of work period: 1955-00-00
birth name: Erich Oswald Stroheim
cause of death: cancer
archives at: Cinémathèque Française
related category: Category:Films directed by Erich von Stroheim
place of burial: Maurepas
writing language: English language
P8168: Jean Arthur
has works in the collection: Museum of Modern Art
Commons Creator page: Erich von Stroheim

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Encyclopedic overview

Erich Oswald Hans Carl Maria von Stroheim (born Erich Oswald Stroheim, Austrian German: [ˈʃtroːhaɪm]; September 22, 1885 – May 12, 1957) was an Austrian-American director, screenwriter, actor and producer, most noted as a film star and avant-garde, visionary director of the silent era. His 1924 film Greed (an adaptation of Frank Norris's 1899 novel McTeague), originally over nine hours long, was edited against his wishes to about two-and-a-half hours; despite initial negative reception, the theatrical release is considered one of the greatest films ever made. After clashes with Hollywood studio bosses over budget and workers' rights problems, Stroheim found it difficult to find work as a director and subsequently became a well-respected character actor, particularly in French cinema. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Sunset Boulevard (1950).

For his early innovations, Stroheim is still celebrated as one of the first of the auteur directors. He helped introduce more sophisticated plots and noirish sexual and psychological undercurrents into cinema. He died of prostate cancer in France in 1957, at the age of 71. Beloved by Parisian neo-Surrealists known as Lettrists, he was honored by Lettrist Maurice Lemaître with a 70-minute 1979 film titled Erich von Stroheim.

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