Name: Douglas Sirk
Birthday: 26 April 1897
Deathday: 14 January 1987
Place of Birth: Hamburg, Germany
Known For: Directing
Douglas Sirk (born Hans Detlef Sierck; April 26, 1897 – January 14, 1987) was a German film director best known for his work in Hollywood melodramas in the 1950s.