John Henry Dilson[1][2] (February 18, 1892[3][1] – June 3, 1944[3]) was an American film and stage actor,[4][5][6] and playwright.[7][8][9][2] He appeared in more than 250 films between 1934 and 1944.[6]
Personal life
Dilson was married to Edith Constance Lee,[10][11] with whom he had a son, John, Jr.[12]
^"Dramatic Stock: Dramatic Stock Notes". The Billboard. March 12, 1927. p. 28. Retrieved November 14, 2024. "THE BAINBRIDGE PLAYERS, Minneapolis, have developed more playwrights. Robert Hyman and John Dilson, of the company, have just given Donald Gallagher, New York producer, an option on their comedy, Black Sheep."
^"Vaudeville Notes". Brooklyn Eagle. May 24, 1928. p. 16A. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
^ abc"John Dilson Dead From Pneumonia At 51 Years". The Hollywood Reporter. June 5, 1944. p. 10. ProQuest2298657053. John H. Dilson, long one of the best-known character actors in pictures, died yesterday of lobar pneumonia at the age of 51. He had been in ill health since February, 'Buffalo Bill' being among his last pictures. Before coming to films, Dilson had his own theatres and stock companies in the East. He was a longtime member of the Lambs Club. Dilson leaves a wife, Edith; a son, John Jr., now in the army, and a brother, Clyde, of the Hallam Cooley Agency.
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