Josef von Stroheim

Josef Erich von Stroheim (1922 – 2002), was an American sound editor, known for his work in the motion picture industry. His father was director Erich von Stroheim.

Early life
Josef Erich von Stroheim was born in Los Angeles on September 18, 1922 and grew up in Beverly Hills, California. His parents were actress Valerie Germonprez; and actor and film director, Erich von Stroheim. He had a step-brother, Erich von Stroheim Jr., from his father's second marriage to Mae Jones (or May Jones).

Career
He began his career as a still photographer for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's publicity department in 1939. He enlisted into the United States Army in 1942 to fight in World War II and served as a combat photographer in Europe and Japan, where one of his subjects was Hideki Tojo.

After the war he was a member of the International Combat Camera Association and worked as a sound editor. He won two Emmy Awards for sound editing for QB VII (1977) and The Immortal (1970) as well as five Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards.

Later life and death
Stroheim retired in 1988 and died in Van Nuys from complications from lung cancer on March 22, 2002. He is buried in an unmarked grave Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.