Josef von Stroheim
Josef von Stroheim | |
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| Born | September 18, 1922 Los Angeles, California, US |
| Died | March 22, 2002 (aged 79) Van Nuys, California, US |
| Burial place | Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Occupation | Sound editor |
| Years active | 1954–1988 |
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Josef Erich von Stroheim (1922 – 2002), was an American sound editor, known for his work in the motion picture industry. His father was director Erich von Stroheim.
Early life[edit]
Josef Erich von Stroheim was born in Los Angeles on September 18, 1922 and grew up in Beverly Hills, California.[1] His parents were actress Valerie Germonprez; and actor and film director, Erich von Stroheim.[2] He had a step-brother, Erich von Stroheim Jr., from his father's second marriage to Mae Jones (or May Jones).[3][4]
Career[edit]
He began his career as a still photographer for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's publicity department in 1939.[1] He enlisted into the United States Army in 1942 to fight in World War II and served as a combat photographer in Europe and Japan, where one of his subjects was Hideki Tojo.[1]
After the war he was a member of the International Combat Camera Association and worked as a sound editor. He won two Emmy Awards for sound editing for QB VII (1977) and The Immortal (1970) as well as five Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards.[1][5]
Later life and death[edit]
Stroheim retired in 1988 and died in Van Nuys from complications from lung cancer on March 22, 2002. He is buried in an unmarked grave Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.[1][5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e McLellan, Dennis (2002-03-30). "Josef von Stroheim, 79; Film, TV Sound Editor". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ^ Schmidlin, Rick (2006-09-22). "My Saga of the newly discovered estate of Erich von Stroheim". Moving Image. 6 (2): 101–110.
- ^ Who Was Who in American History, Arts and Letters. Marquis Who's Who, Inc. 1975. p. 556. ISBN 978-0-8379-3301-6.
- ^ Lyman, Darryl (1999). Great Jews in the Performing Arts. J. David. p. 293. ISBN 978-0-8246-0419-6.
- ^ a b Galloway, Doug (2002-04-04). "Josef Erich von Stroheim". Variety. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
External links[edit]
- Josef von Stroheim at IMDb
- https://filmtalk.org/2017/12/15/josef-von-stroheim-my-father-erich-von-stroheim-only-pretended-to-be-very-difficult-to-handle/
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