true
but he was a movie star
he made a film about the 6th Nazi Party Rally, and it was nominated for best film at the berlin film festival - i think
(Market Man, Fri 9 Jan 2004, 12:22, archived)

Leni Riefenstahl,
probably.
(themanwhofellasleep, Fri 9 Jan 2004, 12:23, archived)