Douglas Sirk was born Hans Detlev Sierk in 1897 in Denmark. He grew up in Germany and was involved in the arts scene in Weimar Germany. Married to a Jewish woman, he left Germany in 1937, and started directing films in Hollywood.
He is known for amazing melodramas, such as "All That Heaven Allows" (1952), about a woman who chooses to defy convention and fall in love with her gardener, and "Imitation of Life" (1959), about a Black woman who passes as white.
Sirk's melodramatic style fell out of fashion, but Fassbinder loved it. Fassbinder visited Sirk (who had moved to Switzerland) and the two frequently discussed cinematic matters.
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