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Douglas Sirk

German film director
Douglas Sirk 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... Wikipedia
Born: April 26, 1897, Hamburg, Germany
Died: January 14, 1987 (age 89 years), Lugano, Switzerland
Spouse: Hilde Jary (m. 1934–1987) and Lydia Brincken (m. 1929–1934)