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Von Stroheim

[ von stroh-hahym, shtroh-; German fuhn shtroh-hahym ]

noun

  1. E·rich [er, -ik, ey, -, r, i, kh], 1885–1957, U.S. actor and director, born in Austria.


von Stroheim

/ fɒn; vɒn ˈstrəʊˌhaɪm; ˈʃtrəʊ- /

noun

  1. von StroheimErich18851957MUSAustrianFILMS AND TV: directorTHEATRE: actor 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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He looked a little like Erich von Stroheim, but nicer yet somehow nastier too.

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