Paul Leni (born Paul Josef Levi, 8 July 1885 – 2 September 1929) was a German filmmaker and a key figure in German Expressionism, making Hintertreppe (1921) and Waxworks (1924) in Germany, and The Cat and the Canary (1927), The Chinese Parrot (1927), The Man Who Laughs (1928), and The Last Warning (1928) in the United States.
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8 July 1885 Stuttgart, Germany
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Died |
2 September 1929 (aged 44) Los Angeles, California
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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