Erich von Stroheim (1885 - 1957)

Austrian-born actor, director and producer active in Hollywood. One of the big stars of the silent era.

* September 22, 1885 Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria)
 as Erich Oswald Stroheim
 May 12, 1957 Maurepas, France



Vintage magazines

Visages et contes du cinéma, nr. 24 1938
Mon Ciné, nr. 23, 27 July 1922
Picture Play Magazine, February 1923

Mon Ciné, nr. 147, 11 December 1924
Mon Ciné, nr. 161, 19 March 1925
Photoplay, May 1928

Photoplay, May 1928
Photoplay, August 1928
Photoplay, January 1929


Books by Erich von Stroheim

Erich von Stroheim Paprika Erich von Stroheim
Paprika
Maastricht,

Articles by Erich von Stroheim

In the movies, in: , vol. 2, 1988 pp. 283-295

Books on Erich von Stroheim

Nora Henry Ethics and Social Criticism in the Hollywood Films of Erich von Stroheim, Ernst Lubitsch, and Billy Wilder Nora Henry
Ethics and Social Criticism in the Hollywood Films of Erich von Stroheim, Ernst Lubitsch, and Billy Wilder
Wetport, Connecticut - London, 2001

Richard Koszarski Von Richard Koszarski
Von, The Life and Films of Erich von Stroheim
New York, 2001

Nora Henry
Ethics and social criticism in the Hollywood films of Erich von Stroheim, Ernst Lubitsch, and Billy Wilder.
Westport, Conn., 2001

Arthur Lennig Stroheim Arthur Lennig
Stroheim
Lexington, Kentucky, 2000

Wolfgang Jacobsen, Helga Belach und Norbert Grob (Hgs.)
Erich Von Stroheim
Berlin, 1994

Herman G. Weinberg Stroheim Herman G. Weinberg
Stroheim, A Pictorial Record of His Nine Films
New York, 1975

Freddy Buache Erich von Stroheim Freddy Buache
Erich von Stroheim
1972

Joel W. Finler Stroheim Joel W. Finler
Stroheim
London, 1967

Books with substantial mentioning of Erich von Stroheim

Rudolf Ulrich Österreicher in Hollywood Rudolf Ulrich
Österreicher in Hollywood
Wien, 2004

John C. Tibbetts, James M. Welsh
The Encyclopedia of Filmmakers, Volume Two
New York, NY, 2002

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 2. Directors
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

Andrew Sarris (editor) The St. James Film Directors Encyclopedia Andrew Sarris (editor)
The St. James Film Directors Encyclopedia
Detroit - New York - Toronto - London, 1998

Harry Waldman Scenes Unseen Harry Waldman
Scenes Unseen, Unreleased and Uncompleted Films from the World's Master Filmmakers, 1912-1990
Jefferson, North Carolina, and London, 1991

Olivier Barrot, Raymond Chirat
Inoubliables!, Visages du cinéma français 1930-1950
1986

Ann Lloyd (ed.) Movies of the Silent Years Ann Lloyd (ed.)
Movies of the Silent Years
London, 1985

Richard Koszarski
Hollywood Directors, 1914-1940
New York, 1976

Stanley Hochman (ed.)
A Library of Film Criticism, American Film Directors
New York, 1974

Ray Stuart (ed.) Immortals of the Screen Ray Stuart (ed.)
Immortals of the Screen
New York, 1965

Books with an entry on Erich von Stroheim

David Thomson The New Biographical Dictionary of Film David Thomson
The New Biographical Dictionary of Film
New York, 2003

Larry Langman Destination Hollywood Larry Langman
Destination Hollywood, The Influence of Europeans on American Filmmaking
Jefferson, North Carolina, and London, 2000

Danny Peary Cult Movie Stars Danny Peary
Cult Movie Stars
New York, [..], 1991

Books with photograph(s) of Erich von Stroheim

John Richard Finch and Paul Elby Close-Ups John Richard Finch and Paul Elby
Close-Ups, From the Golden Age of the Silent Cinema
South Brunswick and New York - London, 1978

Articles on Erich von Stroheim

Gaylyn Studlar, Erich von Stroheim and Cecil B. Demille, Early Hollywood and the Discourse of Directorial "Genius", in: Cynthia Lucia, Roy Grundmann, and Art Simon (ed.), The Wiley-Blackwell History of American Film, Malden, MA, Oxford, Chisester, 2012

Nicholas Baer, Helios and the Apocalypse, Visions of American History in Films by Griffith, Ford, and Stroheim, in: Cynthia Lucia, Roy Grundmann, and Art Simon (ed.), The Wiley-Blackwell History of American Film, Malden, MA, Oxford, Chisester, 2012

Elliot Einzig Porter, The two Vons: the World War I secret government investigation of Erich von Stroheim, in: Film History, vol. 22, 2010 pp. 329-346

Lucy Fischer, Enemies, a love story: Von Stroheim, women, and World War I, in: Film History, vol. 6, 1994 pp. 522-534