Erich von Stroheim

GPTKB entity

Properties (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf actor
film director
gptkbp:activeYears 1914
1957
gptkbp:awards Best_Director_at_the_Venice_Film_Festival
gptkbp:birthDate 1885-09-22
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:Vienna
gptkbp:burialPlace Forest Lawn Memorial Park
gptkbp:child gptkb:Erich_von_Stroheim_Jr.
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Rudolph_Valentino
gptkb:Frances_Marion
gptkbp:deathDate 1957-05-12
gptkbp:famousFor his silent films
his_role_in_Sunset_Boulevard
gptkbp:famousQuote "I am a man of the theater."
"I am a director, not a writer."
"I believe in the power of cinema."
"I want to make films that are true to life."
"The camera is my pen."
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:The_Devil's_Passkey
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Erich von Stroheim
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Orson_Welles
gptkb:Billy_Wilder
Martin Scorsese
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:D.W._Griffith
gptkbp:knownFor his meticulous attention to detail
his portrayal of villains
gptkbp:nationality American
Austrian
gptkbp:notableWork Greed
The Wedding March
Foolish Wives
gptkbp:occupation screenwriter
film producer
gptkbp:produces The Big Amigo
gptkbp:signature dark themes
complex characters
lavish production design
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_L._McCarthy