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Nobody understood better than Mr. Lincoln the obvious truth that in politics it does not suffice merely to nominate candidates. Something must also be done to elect them.
Lionel Barrymore
Born: April 28, 1878
Died: November 15, 1954 (aged 76)
Bio: Lionel Barrymore 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, and remains best known to modern audiences for the role of the villainous Mr.
Known for:
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
- Grand Hotel (1932)
- A Free Soul (1931)
- You Can't Take It with You (1938)
- Dinner at Eight (1933)
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