Erich von Stroheim
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Birth Name: Erich Oswald Stroheim
Born: 22 September 1885 Died: 12 May 1957
Country of origin: Austria
Height: 5' 7"
Relationship Status: In a relationship
Partner: Denise Vernac
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Stroheim was born in Vienna, Austria in 1885 as Erich Oswald Stroheim, the son of Benno Stroheim, a middle-class hat-maker, and Johanna Bondy, both of whom were practicing Jews.
Stroheim emigrated to America at the end of 1909. On arrival at Ellis Island he claimed to be Count Erich Oswald Hans Carl Maria von Stroheim und Nordenwall, the son of Austrian nobility like the characters he played in his films, but both Billy Wilder and Stroheim's agent Paul Kohner claimed that he spoke with a decidedly lower-class Austrian accent. However Jean Renoir writes in his memoirs: “Stroheim spoke hardly any German. He had to study his l
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1. Sunset Boulevard (1950)
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2. The Grand Illusion (1937)
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3. Intolerance (1916)
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4. Greed (1924)
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5. To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
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1. Greed (1924)
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3. The Devil Doll (1936)
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4. The Wedding March (1928)
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5. Queen Kelly (1929) (1929)
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5. Blind Husbands (1919)
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Oscar Acting Nominees: 1950s (55 person items)
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" 1951 - NOMINEE Best Actor in a Supporting Role ERICH VON STROHEIM as Max von Mayerling in SUNSET BOULEVARD 1950 | dir: Billy Wilder "
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