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Also Known As Maximilian Raoul Walter Steiner
Born May 10, 1888 • Vienna • Austria
Died December 28, 1971 (aged 83) • Los Angeles • Austrian • California
Awards And Honors Academy Award (1945) • Academy Award (1943) • Academy Award (1936)
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