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1888 – 1931F. W. Murnau (1888-1931)Died 11 March 1931, aged 42German film director of the silent era, whose films include Nosferatu, The Last Laugh and Sunrise. He was a leading figure of German Expressionist cinema. He died in a car accident in California shortly before his film Tabu was released.