Paul Leni, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paul Leni

German film director

Date of Birth: 08-Jul-1885

Place of Birth: Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 02-Sep-1929

Profession: film director, production designer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Paul Leni (8 July 1885 – 2 September 1929), born Paul Josef Levi, was a German filmmaker and a key figure in German Expressionist filmmaking, making Backstairs (Hintertreppe, 1921) and Waxworks (Das Wachsfigurenkabinett, 1924) in Germany, and The Cat and the Canary (1927), The Chinese Parrot (1927), The Man Who Laughs (1928), and The Last Warning (1929) in the U.S.