Paul Leni
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Paul Leni was a German film director and art director best known for his influential expressionist and early horror films of the 1920s, including "Waxworks" and "The Cat and the Canary."
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paul Leni canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
German expatriate in the United States
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art director ⓘ film director ⓘ person ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| birthName | Paul Josef Levi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
blood poisoning
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sepsis ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
NERFINISHED
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Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1885-07-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1929-09-02 ⓘ |
| employer |
UFA
NERFINISHED
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Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German Jews ⓘ |
| familyName | Levi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
German Expressionist cinema
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silent film ⓘ |
| genre |
expressionist film
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horror film ⓘ mystery film ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul ⓘ |
| movement | German Expressionism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Paul Leni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early American studio horror films
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influential expressionist films of the 1920s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Backstairs
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Hintertreppe NERFINISHED ⓘ The Cat and the Canary NERFINISHED ⓘ The Chinese Parrot NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man Who Laughs NERFINISHED ⓘ Waxworks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
art director
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film director ⓘ film editor ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ set designer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
German Empire
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Kingdom of Württemberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Stuttgart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Los Angeles ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| pseudonym | Paul Leni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| workedIn |
Germany
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive |
1910s
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1920s ⓘ |
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