Remembering #LionelBarrymore (1878-1954), the legendary, Oscar-winning film, stage and radio actor, director, screenwriter, composer and artist, born in Philadelphia #OnThisDay. The voice of Ebenezer Scrooge for two decades in a radio adaptation of #AChristmasCarol, his screen career encompassed over 200 roles, excelling as eccentrics and antagonists. Among the many highlights: Count Dakkar in #TheMysteriousIsland (1929)...

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Dan Peggotty in #DavidCopperfield (1935), Mr. Potter in #ItsAWonderfulLife (1946) and James Temple in #KeyLargo (1948). A scene-stealer for Tod Browning as the Van Helsing-like Professor in #MarkOfTheVampire (1935) and - partly in drag - the vengeful ex-con in #TheDevilDoll (1936).

#BornOnThisDay #BOTD #OTD #ClassicHorror #GoldenEraHollywood

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