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Von Stroheim

American  
[von stroh-hahym, shtroh-, fuhn shtroh-hahym] / vɒn ˈstroʊ haɪm, ˈʃtroʊ-, fən ˈʃtroʊ haɪm /

noun

  1. Erich 1885–1957, U.S. actor and director, born in Austria.


von Stroheim British  
/ ˈʃtrəʊ-, vɒn ˈstrəʊˌhaɪm, fɒn /

noun

  1. Erich (ˈeːrɪç), real name Hans Erich Maria Stroheim von Nordenwall. 1885–1957, US film director and actor, born in Austria, whose films include Foolish Wives (1921) and Greed (1923)

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And with his next film, The Merry Widow, Von Stroheim scored a massive hit.

From Slate • Sep. 18, 2015

A chintzy lamp dangling above us melts the food until the toppings start creeping off the bread; a signed portrait of Erich Von Stroheim looks on magisterially from the wall.

From The Guardian • Jun. 13, 2013

Von Stroheim plays a controlling novelist and Garbo an amnesiac.

From New York Times • May 25, 2012

People loved hating Von Stroheim, which is what the studio wanted.

From Forbes • Jul. 1, 2011

Greed is taken for Frank Norris's gold-digging story, McTeague, and reeks with realism; Von Stroheim relies on reeking pictures.

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