Josef von Sternberg

Film director

1894 – 1969

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Who was Josef von Sternberg?

Josef von Sternberg was an Austrian-American film director.

After working with the award-winning German star Emil Jannings, he was invited to Berlin in 1930 to make one of Europe's first talkies, Der Blaue Engel with Jannings and an unknown revue-artist Marlene Dietrich. His flattering soft-focus technique helped to create the Dietrich legend in the six films they made together in Hollywood.

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Born
May 29, 1894
Vienna
Also known as
  • Jonas Sternberg
  • Josef Von Sternberg
  • Joseph Von Sternberg
  • Jo Sternberg
  • Von Sternberg
  • Jo
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Judaism
Nationality
  • United States of America
  • Austria-Hungary
Profession
Education
  • Jamaica High School
Lived in
  • Vienna
Died
Dec 22, 1969
Hollywood

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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