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1902 – 2003Leni Riefenstahl (1902-2003)Died 8 September 2003, aged 101Leni Riefenstahl was a film-maker whose technically innovative documentaries 'Triumph of the Will' and 'Olympia' glorified Nazi Germany. After the war she was widely shunned and spent decades defending herself against charges of complicity. She later worked as a stills and underwater photographer.