Leo Genn

Leo Genn

ACTOR

Leo Genn was the son of a successful jewelry merchant Woolfe (William) Genn and his wife Rachel Asserson. He attended the City of London School as a youth and went on to study law at Cambridge. He received his law degree as a qualified barrister (which in English law tradition is a lawyer who is a specialist in law and who appears in court as representative of a client, whereas a solicitor is also a lawyer but further defined as an attorney who deals directly with the client, writing all case-related briefs and hiring a barrister for court appearance - there is no such division in the USA). He began practice in 1928, however law was not his only interest. Acting caught his eye, and about 1930 he made the acquaintance of actor/manager Leon M. Lion, who needed an actor and a legal advisor. Genn fitted both and was hired and later that year made his stage debut. It was certainly of practical value that he continued offering legal counsel into the 1930s to augment the small income of a budding stage performer learning his craft. In 1933 he met and married Marguerite van Praag, a casting director at Ealing Studios.
  • When was
    Leo Genn born?

    Leo Genn was born on Wednesday, August 9, 1905

  • Where was
    Leo Genn born?

    Leo Genn was born in London, England, UK

  • How old was
    Leo Genn when they died?

    Leo Genn was 72

  • When did Leo Genn die?

    Leo Genn died on
    Thursday, January 26, 1978

  • How tall is Leo Genn?

    Leo Genn is 5'10"(1.78m)


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