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Paul Muni
September 22, 1895 – August 25,
1967) was an Austro - Hungarian
born American stage and film
actor who grew up in Chicago.
Muni was a five-time Academy
Award nominee, with one win.
He started his acting career in
the Yiddish theater. During the
1930s, he was considered one of
the most prestigious actors at
the Warner Bros. studio, and he
was given the rare privilege of
choosing which parts he wanted.
His acting quality, usually play-
ing a powerful character role,
such as the lead
in Scarface (1932), was partly a
result of his intense preparation
for his parts, often immersing
himself in study of the real char-
acter's traits and mannerisms.

He was also highly skilled in us-
ing makeup techniques, a talent he
learned from his parents, who
were also actors, and from his ear-
ly years on stage with the Yid-
dish theater in Chicago.
At the age of 12, he played the
stage role of an 80-year-old man;
in one of his films, Seven Fac-
es, he played seven different char-
acters.
He made 22 films and won
the Academy Award for Best
Actor for his role in the 1936
film The Story of Louis Pasteur.
He also starred in numer-
ous Broadway plays and won
the Tony Award for Best Actor
in a Play for his role in the 1955
production of Inherit the Wind.

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