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Date of Birth
27 August 1921, Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA

Date of Death
5 September 1998, Los Angeles, California, USA (lung cancer)

Height
5' 6" (1.68 m)

Mini Biography

Leo Penn married actress Eileen Ryan. He was blacklisted during the McCarthy era. His three sons are: Sean Penn (actor), Chris Penn, and Michael Penn (musician).

IMDb Mini Biography By: Richard Kilgour

Spouse
Eileen Ryan (1958 - 5 September 1998) (his death) 3 children
Olive Deering (? - 1952) (divorced)

Trivia

Father of actors Sean Penn and Chris Penn and musician Michael Penn

Father-in-law of Robin Wright Penn and Aimee Mann.

Ex-brother-in-law of Alfred Ryder.

Was a bombardier with the 8th Air Force during World War II.

Attended UCLA.

Grandfather of Hopper Penn.

His father, whose original surname was Piņon, had distant Spanish ancestry.

Former father-in-law of Madonna.


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