Lilia Dizon | |
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| Born | Claire Strauss y Dizon 1928[citation needed] Manila, Philippines |
| Died | June 15, 2020 (aged 91–92) Manila, Philippines |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1946–2007 |
| Spouse(s) | Gil de León (1945-196?) Antonio V. Abad |
| Children | 5 (including Christopher) |
| Relatives |
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Claire Dizon Strauss (1928[citation needed] – June 15, 2020) professionally known as Lilia Dizon was a Filipina actress active in the 1940s and 1950s.[1][2]
She was the only daughter of Regina Dizon, a Filipino, and Abraham "Abe" Strauss, an American of German Jewish descent.[3]
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".[4]
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.[5][6][7][8]
Dizon died on June 15, 2020, at the age of 92[9] to complications due to metastatic lung cancer.[10]