REMEMBERING THE GREAT ERICH VON STROHEIM

Who died this date in 1957. As the sadistic, monocled Prussian officer in both American and French films, Austrian-born Erich von Stroheim (1885–1957) became ‘The Man You Love to Hate’. But maybe he is best known as one of the greatest and influential directors of the silent era, known for his extravaganza and the uncompromising accuracy of detail in his monumental films----and of course as Max in SUNSET BOULEVARD starring Croton's own Gloria Swanson and William Holden.

READ MORE ABOUT VON STROHEIM HERE COURTESY OF OUR FRIENDS AT EUROPEAN FILMSTAR POSTCARDS. (Click on the photo to see him in a 1922 ad for FOOLISH WIVES).

FOR MORE ABOUT SUNSET BOULEVARD, STROHEIM, CROTON'S GLORIA SWANSON, AND BILL HOLDEN, GO TO https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2018/12/1950-more-on-crotons-gloria-swanson-her.html