Today I learned on Nostr: TIL in 1937, actor Lionel Barrymore tripped on set and broke his hip and kneecap. To ...

TIL in 1937, actor Lionel Barrymore tripped on set and broke his hip and kneecap. To keep him filming, MGM’s Louis B. Mayer allegedly gave him $400 worth of cocaine daily to help him with the pain. Barrymore is now best known as the villainous Mr. Potter in It’s a Wonderful Life.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Barrymore
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