Leon M. Lion | |
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| Photo by Howard Coster | |
| Born | Leon Marks Lion 12 March 1879 |
| Died | 28 March 1947 (aged 68) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor Playwright Stage director Theatrical producer |
| Spouse | Kathleen Crighton Symington (m. 1907;div. 1925) |
Leon Marks Lion [2] (12 March 1879 – 28 March 1947) was an English stage and film actor, playwright, theatrical director and producer. [3] [4] [5] He starred in Joseph Jefferson Farjeon's 1925 hit play Number 17 as well as its subsequent 1932 film adaptation by Alfred Hitchcock.
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