About Leon M. Lion
Lived 1879 – 1947 (aged 68). Leon M. Lion was a British actor, theatrical producer, screenwriter and playwright.
Leon Marks Lion (12 March 1879 – 28 March 1947) was an English stage and film actor, playwright, theatrical director and producer. He starred in Joseph Jefferson Farjeon's 1925 hit play Number 17 as well as its subsequent 1932 film adaptation by Alfred Hitchcock.
Selected filmography The Woman Who Was Nothing (1915) Hard Times (1915) The Chinese Puzzle (1919) Chin Chin Chinaman (1932) Number Seventeen (1932) The Chinese Puzzle (1932) The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss (1936) Strange Boarders (1938) Crackerjack (1938)
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Who was Leon M. Lion?
British actor (1879–1947)
When was Leon M. Lion born?
Leon M. Lion was born on 12 March 1879 in London.
When did Leon M. Lion die?
Leon M. Lion died on 28 March 1947 in Brighton.
What was Leon M. Lion's occupation?
Leon M. Lion was an actor, theatrical producer, screenwriter and playwright.
What nationality was Leon M. Lion?
Leon M. Lion was British.
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