For a house, somewhere near Los Angeles I found an old church. Very old, no longer used. So we moved the church to the land, and I took off the steeple, and I got my hands dirty.
Douglas SirkAbout author
- Author's profession: Director
- Nationality: deutsch
- Born: April 26, 1897
- Died: January 14, 1987
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