von Sternberg
[ von sturn-burg ]
/ vɒn ˈstɜrn bɜrg /
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noun
Jo·sef [joh-zuhf, -suhf] /ˈdʒoʊ zəf, -səf/ or Joseph Josef Stern, 1894–1969, U.S. film director and screenwriter, born in Austria.
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von Sternberg
/ (vɒn ˈstɜːnˌbɜːɡ, German fɔn ˈʃtɛrnbɛrk) /
noun
Joseph (ˈjoːzɛf), real name Jonas Sternberg. 1894–1969, US film director, born in Austria, whose films include The Blue Angel (1930), Blonde Venus (1932), The Scarlet Empress (1934), and the unfinished I, Claudius (1937)
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