| Leon M. Lion | |
|---|---|
 Photo by Howard Coster | |
| Born | Leon Marks Lion (1879-03-12)12 March 1879 Islington, London, England |
| Died | 28 March 1947(1947-03-28) (aged 68) Brighton, Sussex, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actor Playwright Stage director Theatrical producer |
| Spouse |
Kathleen Crighton Symington (m. 1907; div. 1925) |
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)
References
- "Probate, Divorce, And Admiralty Division - Decree against a Theatre Manager - Lion vs. Lion". The Times. No. 43925. 1 April 1925. p. 5.
- "Lion, Leon Marks - RBSCP". www.lib.rochester.edu.
- "Leon M. Lion". Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- League, The Broadway. "Leon M. Lion – Broadway Cast & Staff - IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
- "Leon M Lion - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
External links
- Leon M. Lion Papers at the Harry Ransom Center
- Leon M. Lion at IMDb
- Leon M. Lion at the Internet Broadway Database
- Plays by Leon M. Lion on Great War Theatre
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