Rudolf Sieber

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Rudolf Emilian Sieber (born February 20, 1897 in Aussig , Bohemia , Austria-Hungary ; † June 24, 1976 in Sylmar , a district in northern Los Angeles , California , and known for its olive groves), was an American film producer .

Since 1921 he worked as a manager , including 1,927 for the silent film called Luther - A film of the German Reformation . He later wrote the script for the very popular 1931 film Bad Girl with Edwin J. Burke .

At the end of 1922 he met the then unknown actress Marlene Dietrich , whom he married on May 17, 1923 in Berlin. With her he had a daughter, Maria Riva (actually Maria Elisabeth Sieber, born December 13, 1924 in Berlin). Marlene Dietrich and Rudolf Sieber separated in the mid-1930s, but remained married until Rudolf Sieber's death.

From 1953 Rudolf Sieber lived with his girlfriend Tamara Matul on a poultry farm in the San Fernando Valley , where he ran a successful poultry farm and sold eggs.

Rudolf Sieber died on June 24, 1976 of prostate cancer. He was buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles.

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  1. ↑ Luther - A film of the German Reformation in the Internet Movie Database (English)
  2. ↑ Steven Bach : Marlene Dietrich: Life and Legend. 2011, ISBN 978-0-8166-7584-5 , p. 62.
  3. ^ Jean C. Bosquet: Rudolf Sieber Talks: Eggs, Marriage and Marlene Dietrich. In: The Milwaukee Sentinel. March 13, 1960 Quoted from missladiva: Marlene Dietrich - The last Goddess
  4. ↑ Michael Puettner: Marlene Dietrich Internet Museum ( Memento of the original from November 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (engl.) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.puettner.com
  5. ^ Find a Grave
personal data
SURNAME Sieber, Rudolf
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sieber, Rudolf Emilian (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film producer
DATE OF BIRTH February 20, 1897
PLACE OF BIRTH Aussig , Bohemia , Austria-Hungary
DATE OF DEATH June 24, 1976
Place of death Sylmar , California