Douglas Sirk

    Known For

    Directing

    Birthday

    April 26, 1897

    Day of Death

    January 14, 1987 (89 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Hamburg, Germany

    Douglas Sirk

    Biography

    Douglas Sirk (born Hans Detlef Sierck; April 26, 1897 – January 14, 1987) was a German film director best known for his work in Hollywood melodramas in the 1950s.

    Known For

    • All That Heaven Allows

      All That Heaven Allows

      1955

    • Imitation of Life

      Imitation of Life

      1959

    • Written on the Wind

      Written on the Wind

      1956

    • Magnificent Obsession

      Magnificent Obsession

      1954

    • The Tarnished Angels

      The Tarnished Angels

      1957

    • A Time to Love and a Time to Die

      A Time to Love and a Time to Die

      1958

    • Lured

      Lured

      1947

    • There's Always Tomorrow

      There's Always Tomorrow

      1956

    • Sleep, My Love

      Sleep, My Love

      1948

    • All I Desire

      All I Desire

      1953

    • The Strange Woman

      The Strange Woman

      1946

    • Shockproof

      Shockproof

      1949

    • Thunder on the Hill

      Thunder on the Hill

      1951

    • A Scandal in Paris

      A Scandal in Paris

      1946

    • Battle Hymn

      Battle Hymn

      1957