Leo John Genn
| Sign | Leo |
| Born | Aug 9, 1905 London, England |
| Died | Jan 26, 1978 London, England |
| Age | Died at 72 |
Leo Genn | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1935-75 |
| Top Roles | Doctor Mark Kik, Gen. Jung, The Constable of France, Steve Brunswick, William Bradford |
| Top Genres | Drama, War, Historical, Crime, Romance, Adventure |
| Top Topics | World War II, Period Piece, Based on Play |
| Top Collaborators | Laurence Olivier, Felix Aylmer, John Huston (Director), Anthony Bushell |
| Shares birthday with | Robert Shaw, Fred C. Newmeyer, Robert Aldrich see more.. |
Leo Genn Overview:
Actor, Leo Genn, was born Leo John Genn on Aug 9, 1905 in London, England. Genn died at the age of 72 on Jan 26, 1978 in London, England .
HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Genn was nominated for one Oscar, he never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1951 | Best Supporting Actor | Quo Vadis (1951) | Petronius | Nominated |
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Leo Genn Quotes:
Petronius:
[to Eunice] You ask why I do this. Because I love Nero, perhaps? He fills me with loathing!
Petronius: [to Nero] You will be worthy of the spectacle - as the spectacle is worthy of you.
Petronius: [in his dying letter to Nero] To Nero, Emperor of Rome, Master of the World, Divine Pontiff. I know that my death will be a disappointment to you, since you wished to render me this service yourself. To be born in your reign is a miscalculation; but to die in it is a joy. I can forgive you for murdering your wife and your mother, for burning our beloved Rome, for befouling our fair country with the stench of your crimes. But one thing I cannot forgive - the boredom of having to listen to your verses, your second-rate songs, your mediocre performances. Adhere to your special gifts, Nero - murder and arson, betrayal and terror. Mutilate your subjects if you must; but with my last breath I beg you - do not mutilate the arts. Fare well, but compose no more music. Brutalize the people, but do not bore them, as you have bored to death your friend, the late Gaius Petronius.
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Petronius: [to Nero] You will be worthy of the spectacle - as the spectacle is worthy of you.
Petronius: [in his dying letter to Nero] To Nero, Emperor of Rome, Master of the World, Divine Pontiff. I know that my death will be a disappointment to you, since you wished to render me this service yourself. To be born in your reign is a miscalculation; but to die in it is a joy. I can forgive you for murdering your wife and your mother, for burning our beloved Rome, for befouling our fair country with the stench of your crimes. But one thing I cannot forgive - the boredom of having to listen to your verses, your second-rate songs, your mediocre performances. Adhere to your special gifts, Nero - murder and arson, betrayal and terror. Mutilate your subjects if you must; but with my last breath I beg you - do not mutilate the arts. Fare well, but compose no more music. Brutalize the people, but do not bore them, as you have bored to death your friend, the late Gaius Petronius.
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