Arliss (surname)

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Arliss is a surname which may refer to:

Dimitra Arliss, sometimes credited as Dimitra Arlys, was an American actress.

George Arliss English actor, author, playwright and filmmaker

George Arliss was an English actor, author, playwright and filmmaker who found success in the United States. He was the first British actor to win an Academy Award – which he won for his performance as Victorian era British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli in Disraeli (1929), as well as the earliest-born actor to win one.

Leslie Arliss was an English screenwriter and director. He is best known for his work on the Gainsborough melodramas directing films such as The Man in Grey and The Wicked Lady during the 1940s.

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