Erich von Stroheim
Erich von Stroheim · Arts & Literature
Silent-era titan ('Greed') and actor ('Sunset Blvd.'); born to a Jewish family in Vienna despite his invented aristocratic persona
1885, Vienna, Austria-Hungary — 1957, Maurepas, France
Austria · United States · France
Erich von Stroheim is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Silent-era titan ('Greed') and actor ('Sunset Blvd.'); born to a Jewish family in Vienna despite his invented aristocratic persona
Erich von Stroheim was a director and actor of the silent era whose uncompromising realism produced the masterpiece 'Greed' (1924), and who later gave memorable performances in 'La Grande Illusion' and 'Sunset Boulevard'. He invented an aristocratic Austrian persona, but was in fact born in Vienna to a middle-class Jewish family, his father a hatter from a Jewish background.
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Source: IMDb (Jewish Directors list)
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Silent-era titan ('Greed') and actor ('Sunset Blvd.'); born to a Jewish family in Vienna despite his invented aristocratic persona
Source: IMDb (Jewish Directors list)
