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Lila Lee

prominent screen actress of the silent film era (1901-1973)
Person human Q434413

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[15]
Date of birth
July 25, 1901
Date of death
November 13, 1973
Place of birth
Union Hill
Place of death
Saranac Lake
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
stage actor, film actor, actor
Employer
Warner Bros. Entertainment[13]
Award received
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[14]
Spouse
James Kirkwood[9]
Child
James Kirkwood, Jr.[10]
Cause of death
stroke[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Birth name
Augusta Wilhelmena Fredericka Appel[21]
Family name
Lee[17]
Given name
Lila[18]
Manner of death
natural causes[19]
Name in native language
Lila Lee[22]
Native language
English[12]
Place of burial
Brookdale Cemetery[8]
Start of work period
1918[23]
Writing language
English[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Lila Lee ar ليلا لي de Augusta Appel de Cuddles fa لیلا لی he לילה לי ja ライラ・リー ko 릴라 리 pl Augusta Appel ru Августа Вильгельмина Фредерика Аппель ru Аппель Августа Вильгельмина Фредерика ru Аппель, Августа Вильгельмина Фредерика ru Лила Ли ru Ли Лила ru Ли, Лила uk Ліла Лі
🔖 Identifiers · 40
ISNI
0000000073281350
VIAF cluster ID
41063633
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n94007117
GND ID
1198800062
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Lila Lee Picture-Play 1923-07.jpg ↗
AllMovie person ID
p41448
Allcinema person ID
57387
AlloCiné person ID
14039
American Film Institute person ID
98923
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
141978986
CineMagia person ID
95887
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
55210
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DDB person (GND) ID
1198800062
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1198800062
Discogs artist ID
3566147
Elonet person ID
242637
FAST ID
1515288
FES digital collections entity ID
382839
Film.ru person ID
lila-lee
Filmweb.pl person ID
53268
Find a Grave memorial ID
8748668
Freebase ID
/m/0737l8
George Eastman Museum people ID
98010
HAND ID
FEF3-B553-98AD-4414-4ECF
IMDb ID
nm0497759
Internet Broadway Database person ID
49326
Kinobox person ID
291048
Kinopoisk person ID
207845
MYmovies person ID
6121
Movie Walker Press person ID
14700
NNDB people ID
168/000135760
PORT person ID
143141
SBN author ID
LO1V304146
SNAC ARK ID
w6322dgf
Swedish Film Database person ID
183079
TMDB person ID
98002
Topic's main category
Category:Lila Lee
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJktm6rp4xWkJVF768kMT3
Yale LUX ID
person/42c6452a-e826-404f-957d-6d1dd069ce35
ČSFD person ID
11875

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Occupation 3
actor, film actor, stage actor
Award received 1
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Cause of death 1
stroke
Child 1
James Kirkwood, Jr.
Children (maternal) 1
James Kirkwood, Jr.
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Employer 1
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Family name 1
Lee
Given name 1
Lila
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Native language 1
English
Place of death 1
Saranac Lake
Sex or gender 1
female
Spouse 1
James Kirkwood
Spouses 1
James Kirkwood
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Lila Lee was born on July 25, 1901[1], in Union Hill[2]. She died on November 13, 1973[3], in Saranac Lake[4]. She worked as a stage actor[5], film actor[6], and actor[7].

FAQs

Where was Lila Lee born?

Lila Lee's place of birth was Union Hill[2].

Where did Lila Lee die?

Lila Lee died in Saranac Lake[4].

Who was Lila Lee married to?

Lila Lee's spouses include James Kirkwood[9].

What did Lila Lee do for work?

Lila Lee worked as a stage actor[5], film actor[6], and actor[7].

What awards did Lila Lee receive?

Honors received include star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[14].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  5. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Lila
    Spouse → James Kirkwood
    Family name → Lee
    Writing language → English
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