Jonas Sternberg
| Sign | Gemini |
| Born | May 29, 1894 Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria) |
| Died | Dec 22, 1969 Hollywood, CA |
| Age | Died at 75 |
| Final Resting PlaceWestwood Memorial Park | |
Josef von Sternberg | |
| Job | Director |
| Top Roles | Narrator |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance, Silent Films, Crime, Musical, War |
| Top Topics | Pre-Code Cinema, Book-Based, Period Piece |
| Top Collaborators | Marlene Dietrich, Harry Semels, Emil Jannings, George Irving |
| Shares birthday with | Bob Hope, Iris Adrian, Clifton James see more.. |
Josef von Sternberg Overview:
Director, Josef von Sternberg, was born Jonas Sternberg on May 29, 1894 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria). von Sternberg died at the age of 75 on Dec 22, 1969 in Hollywood, CA and was laid to rest in Westwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, CA.
MINI BIO:
Von Sternberg directed over 30 films from 1925 through 1957 including The Last Command (1928) for which Emil Jannings won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1927/28. He also directed seven Marlene Dietrich films: The Blue Angel, Shanghai Express, Morocco, Dishonored, The Scarlet Empress, The Devil Is a Woman and Blonde Venus. He was nominated for Best Director for two Dietrich films: Morocco (1930) also starring Gary Cooper, and Shanghai Express also starring Clive Brook.
(Source: article by Annmarie Gatti for Classic Movie Hub).HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although von Sternberg was nominated for two Oscars, he never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1930/31 | Best Director | Morocco (1930) | N/A | Nominated |
| 1931/32 | Best Director | Shanghai Express (1932) | N/A | Nominated |
He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.
BlogHub Articles:
Marlene Dietrich and
By Amanda Garrett on Jan 22, 2016 From Old Hollywood FilmsToday, I'm looking at the legendary partnership between director and star Marlene Dietrich. The photo above is from the period when the pair collaborated on The Blue Angel (1930). This article is part of Classic Symbiotic Collaborations: The Star-Director Blogathon hosted by ... Read full article
Unboxing the Silents: 3 Silent Classics of
By Movies, Silently on Mar 8, 2013 From Movies SilentlySet contents: 3 DVDs and a booklet. Well, more of a small book. This is a review of the box set itself, look for reviews of the individual films down the road. What is it?: A box set of three von Sternberg silents: Underworld, The Docks of New York and The Last Command. Who released it?: The Criteri... Read full article
season at the BFI
By Judy on Nov 30, 2009 From Movie ClassicsJust thought I’d pass on word that there is going to be a season of movies at the BFI (British Film Institute) in London during December, including some exciting rarities! I’m especially intrigued by the sound of Children of Divorce (1927), a silent movie starring Gar... Read full article
Thunderbolt (1929, )
on Dec 24, 2008 From The Stop ButtonThunderbolt has some excellent use of sound. It’s a very early talky and I’m hesitant to say any of its uses were innovative, because the word suggests others picked up on the techniques and developed them. Most of Thunderbolt‘s singular sound designs didn’t show up again in ... Read full article
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Josef von Sternberg Quotes:
Narrator: Nothing that happens to another human being is alien to us: there, but for the grace of God, go I.
Narrator: It is easy to see what others do; we carry no mirror to reflect our own actions.
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