Lawrence Grant

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Lawrence Grant
Lawrence Grant - Jul 1918 EH.jpg
Grant in 1918
Born
Percy Reginald Lawrence-Grant

(1870-10-30)30 October 1870
Died19 February 1952(1952-02-19) (aged 81)
Nationality British
OccupationActor

Percy Reginald Lawrence-Grant (30 October 1870 19 February 1952) was an English actor known for supporting roles in films such as The Living Ghost , I'll Tell the World , Shanghai Express , The Mask of Fu Manchu and Son of Frankenstein . He was host of the 4th Academy Awards ceremonies in 1931.

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