Erich von Stroheim Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth, Family

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Erich von Stroheim was an Austrian-American actor, director, and screenwriter. He was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, and began his career as an actor in German films in 1914. He quickly gained a reputation as a talented and versatile actor, and was soon cast in leading roles in films such as The Merry Widow (1915) and The Devil's Passkey (1917). In the 1920s, von Stroheim began directing his own films, and his first feature-length film, Greed (1924), was a critical and commercial success. He followed this with a series of ambitious and visually stunning films, including The Wedding March (1928) and The Great Gabbo (1929). Von Stroheim's career was cut short by the advent of sound films, and he was unable to make the transition to the new medium. He died in 1957, at the age of 71. Throughout his career, von Stroheim was known for his meticulous attention to detail and his uncompromising vision. He was also known for his eccentric behavior and his often difficult working relationships with actors and crew members. He was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Director, and his films remain highly regarded by critics and film historians.

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Erich von Stroheim Height, Weight & Measurements

At 72 years old, Erich von Stroheim height is 5' 6¼" (1.68 m) .

Who Is Erich von Stroheim's Wife?

His wife is Valerie Germonprez (16 October 1920 - 12 May 1957) ( his death) ( 1 child), Mary Agnes Jones (1916 - 1919) ( divorced) ( 1 child), Margaret Knox (19 February 1913 - 1915) ( divorced)

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Profiled in "From the Arthouse to the Grindhouse: Highbrow and Lowbrow Transgression in Cinema's First Century" by John Cline and Robert G. [2010]

He was posthumously awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6826 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960.

As the butler in Sunset Boulevard (1950), he is in the projection room when Norma Desmond and Joe Gillis are watching one of Norma's old films. The film is actually Queen Kelly (1932), which von Stroheim directed and which starred Gloria Swanson, who is playing Norma Desmond.

In 1936, he left for France, leaving behind third wife, actress Valerie Germonprez, and sons Erich von Stroheim Jr. and Josef von Stroheim. The rest of his career was spent writing two novels, touring in a production of "Arsenic and Old Lace", and appearing in small roles in Europe and the United States.

A $10,000 bonus was offered to him by MGM chief Louis B. Mayer once he finished The Merry Widow (1925) in less than six weeks. [May 1924]

Started in the film industry as a bit player, assistant director and art director for D.W. Griffith. He had an uncanny sense for detail in decor, costume and nuances in human behavior. Often dissatisfied, he was prone to attempt perfection by extending films to absurd running times and by exceeding his allocated budgets. He was twice sacked: first by MGM production chief Irving Thalberg after disagreements over the cutting of Foolish Wives (1922) and for running behind schedule on Merry-Go-Round (1923); and the second time by producer/star Gloria Swanson halfway through filming Queen Kelly (1932). He was also replaced on another film, The Wedding March (1928), after his extravagance resulted in the cost ballooning to $1.1 million. The picture was reedited (badly) and subsequently flopped at the box office.

Under contract at Universal Pictures (as actor/director), 1918-22; to Samuel Goldwyn (as director), 1923-25; at RKO Radio Pictures (as actor) in 1931.

He has appeared in five films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Intolerance (1916), Foolish Wives (1922), Greed (1924), The Wedding March (1928) and Sunset Boulevard (1950). He has also directed three films that are in the registry: Foolish Wives, Greed and The Wedding March.

Althugh he claimed to have broken two ribs when he fell from a roof in The Birth of a Nation (1915), there is some question as to whether he actually worked on that film at all. Joseph Henabery, one of the picture's assistant directors, says that von Stroheim didn't work for director D.W. Griffith until more than a year after this film was shot.

While working at the tavern, he met his first wife, Margaret Knox, and in a daring move for 1912 moved in with her. Knox acted as a sort of mentor to him, teaching him language and literature and encouraging him to write. Under Knox's tutelage he wrote a novella entitled "In the Morning", with themes that anticipated his films: corrupt aristocracy and innocence debased. The couple married on February 19, 1913, but money woes drove him to deep depressions and terrible temper tantrums, which he took out on Knox. Not long after the marriage she left him, and in May 1914 filed for divorce.

After spending some time working in his father's hat factory, he emigrated to America around 1909.

Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 1069-1079. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company (1987).

Erich von Stroheim was born Erich Oswald Stroheim in 1885, in Vienna, Austria, to Johanna (Bondy), from Prague, and Benno Stroheim, a hatter from Gleiwitz, Germany (now Gliwice, Poland). His family was Jewish.