Adamantios Lemos ( el, Αδαμάντιος Λεμός; 13 January 1916 – 12 June 2006) was a

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actor. He was one of the most influential figures in modern Greek

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. During his 60-year career, he worked as a

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, theatrical teacher, director, and clothier. Lemos worked with several major theater companies, including ''Kotopouli Company'' and ''Katerina'', before opening his namesake '' Lemos Theater'' in 1944. He led Prometheus Theater, with Tefkros Anthias. He also visited America, where his first non-Greek

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ran from 1957 through 1967.

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