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Lewis Lord Russell (September 10, 1889 – November 12, 1961) was an American actor of the 1930s, 40s, and 50s who starred in a number of vaudeville shows, Broadway dramas, and Hollywood films, including The Lost Weekend (1945) and the Marx Brothers film, A Night in Casablanca (1946). Born "George Lewis Lord" in Farmington, Illinois, USA, to British immigrants Samuel and Martha Jane (Wood) Lord, he was the only child of nine born in the United States and, curiously, the only one who developed an English accent. His father was an Illinois coal miner. After running away from home as a... MORE

Lewis Lord Russell (September 10, 1889 – November 12, 1961) was an American actor of the 1930s, 40s, and 50s who starred in a number of vaudeville shows, Broadway dramas, and Hollywood films, including The Lost Weekend (1945) and the Marx Brothers film, A Night in Casablanca (1946). Born "George Lewis Lord" in Farmington, Illinois, USA, to British immigrants Samuel and Martha Jane (Wood) Lord, he was the only child of nine born in the United States and, curiously, the only one who developed an English accent. His father was an Illinois coal miner. After running away from home as a teenager, he began his life in the restaurant business, becoming an avid cook and eventually owning two restaurants. He also designed rugs and tapestries and worked as a tailor in New York, creating elaborate costumes for the stage. As a vaudeville actor, Russell toured the USA and played at the Palace Theater in Peoria, Illinois, at a time when the phrase "Will it play in Peoria?" was well-known to vaudevillians who tested out their routines and sketches in front of the demanding and often difficult-to-please Peoria crowds. Billing himself as an actor from London, Russell broke into the Broadway scene LESS