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Director, Douglas Sirk, was born Hans Detlef Sierck on Apr 26, 1897 in Hamburg, Germany. Sirk died at the age of 89 on Jan 14, 1987 in Lugano, Switzerland and was laid to rest in Cemetery of Castagnola in Lugano, Switzerland.

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The beauty of Dark Suburbia and Douglas Sirk

By Carol Martinheira on Sep 11, 2021 From The Old Hollywood Garden

The beauty of Dark Suburbia and Douglas Sirk On September 11, 2021 By CarolIn Uncategorized A few weeks ago, I posted an article on Medium about my 30 favorite Cold Case episodes of all time and, coming in at number 30 was The Brush Man (Season 6, episode 14), in w... Read full article


Lured (1947, Douglas Sirk)

By Andrew Wickliffe on Apr 9, 2019 From The Stop Button

If Lured had gone just a little bit differently, it could?ve kicked off a franchise for Lucille Ball and George Sanders. He?s the high society snob, she?s the New York girl in London, they solve mysteries. But Lured isn?t their detective story; it?s Charles Coburn?s detective story, they?re just the... Read full article


Lured (1947, Douglas Sirk)

By Andrew Wickliffe on Apr 9, 2019 From The Stop Button

If Lured had gone just a little bit differently, it could?ve kicked off a franchise for Lucille Ball and George Sanders. He?s the high society snob, she?s the New York girl in London, they solve mysteries. But Lured isn?t their detective story; it?s Charles Coburn?s detective story, they?re just the... Read full article


Lured (1947, Douglas Sirk)

on Apr 9, 2019 From The Stop Button

If Lured had gone just a little bit differently, it could?ve kicked off a franchise for Lucille Ball and George Sanders. He?s the high society snob, she?s the New York girl in London, they solve mysteries. But Lured isn?t their detective story; it?s Charles Coburn?s detective story, they?re just the... Read full article


Lured (1947, Douglas Sirk)

on Apr 9, 2019 From The Stop Button

If Lured had gone just a little bit differently, it could?ve kicked off a franchise for Lucille Ball and George Sanders. He?s the high society snob, she?s the New York girl in London, they solve mysteries. But Lured isn?t their detective story; it?s Charles Coburn?s detective story, they?re just the... Read full article


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In 1980 the organizers of the Cannes Film Festival wanted him to be President of the Jury. The telegram sent to their Hollywood office was to read, "Request Douglas Sirk for jury". However, a typo and an extra comma resulted in it reading, "Request Douglas, Kirk for jury". Kirk Douglas became the President of the 1980 jury.

Director John Waters has cited him as one of his greatest influences.

Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 1005-1017. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.

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