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Claire Dizon Strauss (1928 – June 15, 2020) professionally known as Lilia Dizon was a Filipina actress active in the 1940s and 1950s.[3][4]
Lilia Dizon | |
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 Lilia Dizon in 1954 | |
| Born | Claire Strauss y Dizon 1928[1] |
| Died | June 15, 2020 (aged 91–92) Manila, Philippines |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1946–2007 |
| Spouse | Gil de León |
| Children | Pinky De Leon
Christopher De Leon Melissa De Leon |
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She was the only daughter of Regina Dizon, a Filipino, and Abraham "Abe" Strauss, an American of German Jewish descent.[5]
At the age of 15, she and her mother relocated to Manila from Baguio following the Second World War after her father left for America and then, she started performing in the theater under the name "Carol Strauss".[6]
She was the wife of LVN Pictures actor Gil de León, with whom she had three children who would each eventually become actors as well: Pinky de Leon, Christopher de Leon and Melissa de Leon. She had a second husband, Antonio V. Abad with whom she had two daughters Toni Abad and Cori Abad. She retired from showbiz during the 1980s.[7][8][9][10]
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- 1946 - Probinsiyana
- 1947 - Bakya mo Neneng
- 1947 - Kamagong
- 1947 - Binatang Maynila
- 1947 - Pangarap ko'y Ikaw Rin
- 1947 - Violeta
- 1947 - Ina
- 1948 - Engkantada
- 1948 - Kaaway ng Babae
- 1948 - Kambal na Ligaya
- 1948 - Krus na Bituin
- 1948 - Perfidia
- 1948 - Maestro Pajarillo
- 1949 - Makabagong Pilipina
- 1950 - Magkumpareng Putik
- 1950 - Tininti del Barrio
- 1950 - Sohrab at Rustum
- 1951 - Pulo ng Engkantada
- 1951 - Venus
- 1951 - Dugo sa Dugo
- 1951 - Haring Cobra
- 1952 - Bathaluman
- 1953 - Itinakwil
- 1953 - Kuwintas ng Pasakit
- 1953 - Sa Paanan ng Bundok
- 1953 - Makabuhay
- 1954 - Tucydides
- 1954 - Doce Pares
- 1954 - Ikaw ang Buhay Ko
- 1954 - Kandilerong Pilak
- 1955 - Sanda Wong
- 1956 - Simaron
- 1956 - Umaalong Ginto
- 1957 - Kandilang Bakal
- 1958 - Glory at Dawn
- 1958 - Sisang Tabak
- 1961 - The Moises Padilla Story
- 1974 - Tinimbang Ka Nguni't Kulang (Weighed But Found Wanting)
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Dizon died on June 15, 2020, at the age of 92[11] to complications due to metastasis lung cancer.[12]
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