Fannie and Alan Leslie Center for the Humanities at Dartmouth College

Steven Bach, Leni: The Life and Works of Leni Riefenstahl

Steven Bach will talk about his latest work Leni: The Life and Work of Leni Riefenstahl a definitive biography of Leni Riefenstahl, the woman best known as "Hitler's filmmaker", one of the most fascinating and controversial personalities of the twentieth century.

He is also the author of two previous biographies, Marlene Dietrich: Life and Legend and Dazzler: The Life and Time of Moss Hart. He was in charge of worldwide production of United Artists, where he was involved in such films as Raging Bull, Manhattan, The French Lieutenant's Woman and Heaven's Gate, about which he wrote the best seller Final Cut.

He teaches at Bennington College and Columbia University and divides his time between New England and Europe.

Cosponsored by the Leslie Center for the Humanities, German Studies and Film and Television Studies at Dartmouth.

Photo Credit: Jerry Bauer.