Quote of the day
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
Josef von Sternberg
Born: May 29, 1894
Died: December 22, 1969 (aged 75)
Bio: Josef von Sternberg, born Jonas Sternberg was an Austrian-American film director. His family emigrated permanently to the United States when he was fourteen, and he grew up in New York City.
Known for:
- The Blue Angel (1930)
- Shanghai Express (1932)
- The Scarlet Empress (1934)
- The Devil Is a Woman (1935)
- The Last Command (1928)