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Mauritz Stiller

Mauritz Stiller
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Mauritz Stiller was a Swedish-Finnish film director of Jewish origin, best known for discovering Greta Garbo and bringing her to America. Stiller was a pioneer of the Swedish film industry, writing and directing many short films from 1912.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Douglas FairbanksMay 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939
  2. Evgeny VakhtangovFebruary 1, 1883 – May 29, 1922
  3. Francis X. BushmanJanuary 10, 1883 – August 23, 1966
  4. Lon ChaneyApril 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930
  5. Mauritz Stiller (this page)July 17, 1883 – November 8, 1928
  6. Sam WoodJuly 10, 1883 – September 22, 1949

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