Douglas SirkAKA:
Detlef Sierck
Claus Detlev Sierk
Nationality:
Danish Birthdate:
04/26/1900 Birthplace:
Hamburg, Germany Death Date:
01/14/1987
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biography
Best known for his Hollywood melodramas of the 1950s, Douglas Sirk first achieved success in post-WWI Germany, as a theater director. Under the name Claus Detlef Sierck, he directed for the stage from 1922 to 1937, emphasizing the work of such classic playwrights as Moliere, Ibsen, Shaw and Shakespeare. In 1934 he was hired by UFA, which released his first feature film, "'T was een April/It Was in April", in 1935. Despite his great success, Sirk left Germany in 1937 because of his opposition to the policies of the Third Reich. After a brief stay in France and Holland, where he worked on
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Milestone
Born to Danish parents in Hamburg; raised in Denmark; moved to Germany as teenager to study art and drama
Became stage producer and director
1934
Switched to film work after Nazi rise to power (films were less subject to Nazi scrutiny)
1935
Debut as feature director
1937
Immigrated to USA
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