Josef von Stroheim
Josef von Stroheim | |
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| Born | September 18, 1922 Los Angeles, California, US |
| Died | March 22, 2002 (aged 79) Van Nuys, California, US |
| Burial place | Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Occupation | Sound editor |
| Years active | 1954–1988 |
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Josef Erich von Stroheim (1922 โ 2002), was an American sound editor, known for his work in the motion picture industry. His father was director Erich von Stroheim.
Early life
Josef Erich von Stroheim was born in Los Angeles on September 18, 1922 and grew up in Beverly Hills, California.[1] His parents were actress Valerie Germonprez; and actor and film director, Erich von Stroheim.[2] He had a step-brother, Erich von Stroheim Jr., from his father's second marriage to Mae Jones (or May Jones).[3][4]
Career
He began his career as a still photographer for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's publicity department in 1939.[1] He enlisted into the United States Army in 1942 to fight in World War II and served as a combat photographer in Europe and Japan, where one of his subjects was Hideki Tojo.[1]
After the war he was a member of the
Later life and death
Stroheim retired in 1988 and died in Van Nuys from complications from lung cancer on March 22, 2002. He is buried in an unmarked grave Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.[1][5]
References
- ^ ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ^ Schmidlin, Rick (2006-09-22). "My Saga of the newly discovered estate of Erich von Stroheim". Moving Image. 6 (2): 101โ110.
- ISBN 978-0-8379-3301-6.
- ISBN 978-0-8246-0419-6.
- ^ a b Galloway, Doug (2002-04-04). "Josef Erich von Stroheim". Variety. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
External links
- Josef von Stroheim at IMDb
- https://filmtalk.org/2017/12/15/josef-von-stroheim-my-father-erich-von-stroheim-only-pretended-to-be-very-difficult-to-handle/
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