caption death_date death_place birth_name birth_place years_active birth_date spouse article_title name
sirk in the 1930s 14 january 1987 lugano , ticino , switzerland hans detlef sierck hamburg , german empire 1934 -- 1979 26 april 1897 hilde -lrb- d. 1947 -rrb- jary -lrb- 1899 -- 1989 -rrb- lydia brinken douglas sirk
 douglas sirk
douglas sirk

douglas sirk -lrb- born hans detlef sierck ; 26 april 1897 -- 14 january 1987 -rrb- was a german film director best known for his work in hollywood melodramas in the 1950s .
