Leon M. Lion

Leon M. Lion
Photo by Howard Coster
Born
Leon Marks Lion

(1879-03-12)12 March 1879
Islington, London, England
Died28 March 1947(1947-03-28) (aged 68)
Brighton, Sussex, England
Occupation(s)Actor
Playwright
Stage director
Theatrical producer
Spouse
Kathleen Crighton Symington
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(m. 1907; div. 1925)​
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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.

  1. ^ "Probate, Divorce, And Admiralty Division - Decree against a Theatre Manager - Lion vs. Lion". The Times. No. 43925. 1 April 1925. p. 5.
  2. ^ "Lion, Leon Marks - RBSCP". www.lib.rochester.edu.
  3. ^ "Leon M. Lion". Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  4. ^ League, The Broadway. "Leon M. Lion – Broadway Cast & Staff - IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
  5. ^ "Leon M Lion - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.