Paul Leni

Film director

1885 – 1929

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Who was Paul Leni?

Paul Leni born Paul Josef Levi was a German filmmaker and a key figure in German Expressionist filmmaking, making Backstairs and Waxworks in Germany, and The Cat and the Canary, The Chinese Parrot, The Man Who Laughs, and The Last Warning in the U.S.

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Born
Jul 8, 1885
Stuttgart
Also known as
  • Paul Josef Levi
Nationality
  • Germany
Profession
Lived in
  • Berlin
Died
Sep 2, 1929
Los Angeles

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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