Joseph (ˈjoːzɛf), real name Jonas Sternberg. 1894–1969, US film director, born in Austria, whose films include The Blue Angel (1930), Blonde Venus (1932), The Scarlet Empress (1934), and the unfinished I, Claudius (1937)
von Sternberg in American English
(vɑn ˈstɜːrnbɜːrɡ)
noun
Josef (ˈdʒouzəf, -səf) or Joseph (Josef Stern), 1894–1969, U.S. film director and screenwriter, born in Austria