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Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps (born Napoleon Bonaparte Kukuck; May 15, 1893 – March 19, 1953) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 600 films between 1917 and 1953, mainly in uncredited roles. He also appeared in three films that won the Academy Award for Best Picture (Grand Hotel, You Can't Take It with You, and Gone with the Wind).

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps in Female Fugitive (1938) - cropped screenshot.

Film screenshot (Crescent Pictures Corporation) · Female Fugitive on the Internet Archive · Public domain

Name
Lee Phelps
Birth Name
Napoleon Bonaparte Kukuck
Born
15 May 1893
Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died
19 March 1953
Place of death
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation
Actor
Spouse
Mary Warren (m.1916)
Nationality
United States
Languages
English

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Lee Phelps naquit à Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (15 mai 1893) et mourut à Los Angeles, California. (19 mars 1953).

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