Came back form Europe to film "Sunset Blvd." Father and Grandmother worked with several authors who wrote about Erich. Film Festival in Italy that only showed Stroheim films. Letter's to wife, son and other son. Half brother is Erich Jr. Her father is Joseph Erich Von Stroheim. He was a very funny man but appeared stern around the studio. Joseph was a combat photographer in WWII, he wasn't allowed to wear dogtags out of fear of capture and blackmail. Von Stroheim festival in Brazil and her other grandfather, Taylor Trumbo, got sent down by the LA Times and he was at a table with people from different papers trying to get a story and he shows a picture of Vicki and her sister. Most of the letters got sent to the Academy of Motion Picture arts and Sciences archives. Wants us to pursue and find out who put his Hollywood Star next to a rental car place. He had a foot fetish. There's a picture of him sucking on Vicki's toes. Denise controlled Erich's diet and they would take their own food with them places. Vicki has a helmet and a sword that is from a costume of Erich's. Denise says that Erich's shoes were always polished because of his military background and attention to detail. Joseph was the same way. Erich Von Stroheim was Jewish and on a shoot overseas they had a private audience with the Pope, all the guards thought that Joseph was a prince because he had a sword from military school on his belt. Changed his name on Ellis Island is true. Worked in New York at a haberdashery making hats. Didn't come to America with the intent to make films.
A new scene idea I had is for as an opening scene would be to have a tight shot on his Hollywood star and as it zooms pulls in appearing very victorious and proud to have a car drive over it and the camera can pull out to show the hustle and bustle of current Hollywood.
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