Barrymore, Lionel, 1878-1954
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- Internet movie database, via WWW, Oct. 24, 2012(Lionel Barrymore; Lionel Herbert Blythe; Lionel Blythe; b. Apr. 28, 1878 in Philadelphia, Pa.; d. Nov. 15, 1954 in Van Nuys, Calif.; actor, director)
- Dinner at eight [MP] 1933:credits (cast, Lionel Barrymore)
- LC data base, 9/8/86(hdg.: Barrymore, Lionel, 1878-1954)
- Halliwell's Filmgoer's companion, 1985(Lionel Barrymore; AKA Lionel Blythe)
Wikipedia description:
Lionel Barrymore (born Lionel Herbert Blyth; 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 is known to modern audiences for the role of villainous Mr. Potter in Frank Capra's 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life. He is also particularly remembered as Ebenezer Scrooge in annual broadcasts of A Christmas Carol during his last two decades. He is also known for playing Dr. Leonard Gillespie in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's nine Dr. Kildare films, a role he reprised in a further six films focusing solely on Gillespie and in a radio series titled The Story of Dr. Kildare. He was a member of the theatrical Barrymore family.
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