Leon Marks Lion (12 March 1879 – 28 March 1947) was an English stage and film actor, playwright, theatrical director and producer. He starred in

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's 1925 hit play '' Number 17'' as well as its subsequent 1932

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Selected filmography

* ''

The Woman Who Was Nothing ''The Woman Who Was Nothing'' is a 1917 British silent crime film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Lilian Braithwaite, Madge Titheradge and George Tulley. It was based on a novel by Tom Gallon. The screenplay concerns a female ex-convic ...

'' (1915) * '' Hard Times'' (1915) * '' The Chinese Puzzle'' (1919) * ''

Chin Chin Chinaman ''Chin Chin Chinaman'' is a 1931 British crime film directed by Guy Newall and starring Elizabeth Allan, Leon M. Lion and George Curzon. It was made at Twickenham Studios as a quota quickie for release by MGM.Wood p.71 The film's sets were ...

'' (1932) * '' Number Seventeen'' (1932) * '' The Chinese Puzzle'' (1932) * ''

The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss ''The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss'' is a 1936 British romantic comedy film directed by Alfred Zeisler and starring Cary Grant. It is a remake of the 1920 film '' The Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss'', based on ''The Curious Quest'', a 1919 ...

'' (1936) * '' Strange Boarders'' (1938) * '' Crackerjack'' (1938)

References

External links

Leon M. Lion Papers
at the

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Plays by Leon M. Lion on Great War Theatre
1879 births 1947 deaths English male stage actors English male film actors English male silent film actors English theatre directors English theatre managers and producers English male dramatists and playwrights Male actors from London 20th-century English male actors {{England-film-actor-stub