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Known for:	Imitation of Life, Written on the Wind, All That Heaven Allows
Birth name:	Hans Detlef Sierck
Birthday:	26 April 1897, Hamburg, Germany

Father of Klaus Detlef Sierck (1925-1944). Director John Waters has cited him as one of his greatest influences. Was voted the 38th Greatest Director of all time by Entertainment Weekly. Far from Heaven was intended as a tribute to Sirk's films, which are also said to have been the original influence for TV soap operas. Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 1005-1017. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987. Directed 5 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Jane Wyman, Dorothy Malone, Robert Stack, Susan Kohner and Juanita Moore. Malone won an Oscar for Written on the Wind. In 1980 - the organisers 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 meant it read "request Douglas, Kirk for jury". Kirk Douglas became the President of the 1980 jury.

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