Ernst Lubitsch

Birth Name:

Ernst Lubitsch

Birth Place:

Berlin, Germany

Profession

Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Editor, Assistant director, Production manager

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․"

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