Lionel Barrymore
(1878-1954)
American actor, director, screenwriter
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Lionel Barrymore (born Lionel Herbert Blythe; April 28, 1878 – November 15, 1954) was an American actor of stage, screen and radio as well as a film director. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in A Free Soul (1931), and remains best known to modern audiences for the role of villainous Mr. Potter in Frank Capra's 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life.
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Lionel Herbert Blythe 28 April 1878 Philadelphia, PA
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15 November 1954 (aged 76) Van Nuys, CA
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| Zodiac | Taurus |
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