Paul Leni

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Paul Leni
Born	Paul Josef Levi (1885-07-08)8 July 1885[1] Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, German Empire[1]
Died	2 September 1929(1929-09-02) (aged 44)[1] Los Angeles, California, U.S.[1]
Nationality	German
Occupation(s)	Film director, art director
Years active	1913–1929
Notable work	Waxworks The Cat and the Canary The Man Who Laughs
Movement	German Expressionism

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.