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- NAME: Paul Muni
- OCCUPATION: Film Actor, Television Actor
- BIRTH DATE: September 22, 1895
- DEATH DATE: August 25, 1967
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Lviv, Poland
- PLACE OF DEATH: Montecito, California
- Originally: Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund
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American actor Paul Muni is best known for his film and stage portrayals of noted historical figures. He was nominated five times for the Academy Awards.
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Austrian-Hungarian-born American actor Paul Muni is one of American cinemas legends. Muni began his career on stage but attracted the attention of Fox Studios who signed him to act in The Valiant for which he won an Oscar nomination. He went on to win more Oscar and Academy award nominations with The Story of Louis Pasteur, Scarface, Black Fury and The Last Angry Man.
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