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Lionel Alfred William Atwill (1 March 1885 – 22 April 1946) was an English and American stage and screen actor. He began his acting career at the Garrick Theatre . After coming to the United States, he appeared in Broadway plays and Hollywood films.
May 6, 2015 · Perhaps mercifully, Lionel Atwill died of pneumonia in April of 1946, aged 61. He left behind his fourth and last wife and numerous children. At one time, Atwill was considered an actor with the potential of a John Gielgud or Laurence Olivier.
Oct 22, 2015 · Lionel Atwill said that in 1941, and let’s just say his timing could have been a little better. After an extremely successful (if comparatively brief) career on Broadway in the mid-1910s, the...
Lionel Atwill. Actor: To Be or Not to Be. Lionel Atwill was born into a wealthy family and was educated at London's prestigious Mercer School to become an architect, but his interest turned to the stage.
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Lionel Atwill was an English actor known for horror movies such as Mystery of the Wax Museum, Ghost of Frankenstein and Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man.
Using clips from Atwill’s Universal films and stills from others, Mank traces Lionel’s controversial life from Broadway matinee idol, including costarring with Helen Hayes in Caesar and Cleopatra in 1924, to Hollywood in the 30s, to disgrace in the 40s.
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His co-star Lionel Atwill had been at it since "Doctor X" in '32. Naturally Atwill's the mad scientist and Chaney's the titular beast - Atwill aims to build Chaney's immunity to electricity through experimental doses, in order to make him some kind of super-soldier/all-powerful slave.
