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Leni Riefenstahl

Born: Aug. 22, 1902
German filmmaker of 1930s

directed classic sports documentary “Olympia” on 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics; infamous, however, for also making 1934 Hitler propaganda film “Triumph of the Will.”

Died: Sept. 8, 2003

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