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Also Known As	Hans Detlef Sierck • Detlef Sierck
Born	April 26, 1897 • Hamburg • Germany • (Birthday in 6 days)
Died	January 14, 1987 (aged 89) • Lugano • Switzerland
Notable Works	“Sleep, My Love” • “A Time to Love and a Time to Die” • “All I Desire” • “Battle Hymn” • “Captain Lightfoot” • “Hitler’s Madman” • “Imitation of Life” • “Lured” • “Magnificent Obsession” • “Mystery Submarine” • “Sign of the Pagan” • “Summer Storm” • “Take Me to Town” • “Taza, Son of Cochise” • “The First Legion” • “The Tarnished Angels” • “There’s Always Tomorrow” • “Written on the Wind”