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Agency portrait of Leon (Spain, 1960s)

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Leon Liberman

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  • Born
    October 24, 1931 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

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  • Leon Liberman was born on October 24, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for The Wind and the Lion (1975), The Confessions of Amans (1976) and Gulliver's Travels (1983).

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  • Visited Spain for the first time in 1962, and loved it so much he made it his home -- first living in Villajoyosa (Alicante province) and then in Madrid, where he remained till the mid-1990s before returning to his hometown of Chicago, IL. During the Madrid years, he worked in acting, voice-overs, and advertising agency modeling. The three films in which he appeared were all filmed in Spain.
  • Performed the roles of Cousin Jeff and Actor in the 1959 production of Auntie Mame, starring Shirl Conway, which toured Australia for 10 months. Leon's middle name is Howard, and in this production he went by the stage name Leon Howard.
  • Began dance lessons in Chicago at age 17, and continued studying under Ernest Belcher in Los Angeles on the recommendation and encouragement of his Chicago teacher.
  • Grew up on Chicago 's west side; attended William Penn Elementary School and Farragut High School, graduating in the Class of 1949. Two years ahead of Kim Novak at both schools.
  • He is working on opening a residence for distressed raconteurs and bon vivants.

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  • On his love for Spain: "There are only two types of people who visit Spain: Those who stay, and those who return."
  • I've had more careers than hot lunches.

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