▁Stephen . ▁ ▁Family ▁ ▁Geoff rey ▁de ▁Man dev ille , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁Es sex ▁( d . ▁ 1 1 4 4 ) ▁Be atrice ▁de ▁Man dev ille ▁( d . ▁ 1 9 ▁A pr . ▁ 1 1 9 7 ), ▁married ▁William ▁de ▁Say ▁( d . ▁Aug . ▁ 1 1 4 4 ). ▁Their ▁grand d augh ter ▁Be atrice ▁de ▁Say ▁took ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁Man dev ille ▁inheritance ▁to ▁her ▁husband , ▁Geoff rey ▁f itz ▁Peter . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Add itional ▁references ▁ ▁Category : 1 1 th - century ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 2 th - century ▁death s ▁Category : Ang lo - N orm ans ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Es sex <0x0A> </s> ▁Dennis ▁G ans el ▁( born ▁ 4 ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 3 ) ▁is ▁a ▁German ▁film ▁director , ▁writer ▁and ▁actor ▁. ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁G ans el ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁in ▁Hannover , ▁Germany . ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁East ▁Berlin ▁and ▁started ▁making ▁films ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 7 . ▁G ans el ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁festiv als ▁for ▁film ▁and ▁television ▁and ▁with ▁disabled ▁people . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁he ▁prepared ▁himself ▁for ▁film ▁school . ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁Mun ich ▁Film ▁School ▁H FF ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁for ▁ 5 ▁years . ▁G ans el ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁direct ing ▁The ▁W ave ▁and