Ernst Lubitsch Biography

Fast Facts

• Honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
• Married actress Vivian Gaye in 1935 and had one child with her
• Received an Honorary Academy Award in 1947 for his contribution to film
• I let the audience use their imaginations․ Can I help it if they misconstrue my suggestions?
• After leaving school at 16, Lubitsch found himself living a double life as a bookkeeper and cabaret performer in order to keep up with his dreams to be an entertainer and his father's expectations of taking over the family business
• While playing lead roles at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin, Lubitsch found work as an apprentice at the local Bioscope film studios
• Known for using innuendo and sophisticated visual humor in his films, often referred to as "the Lubitsch Touch․"