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Lionel Barrymore (born Lionel Herbert Blyth; April 28, 1878 – November 15, 1954) was an American actor of stage, screen and radio as well as a film director. [1] He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in A Free Soul (1931), and is known to modern audiences for the role of villainous Mr. Potter in Frank Capra 's 1946 film ...
Lionel Barrymore. Actor: You Can't Take It with You. Famed actor, composer, artist, author and director. His talents extended to the authoring of the novel "Mr. Cartonwine: A Moral Tale" as well as his autobiography.
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- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- January 1, 1
- Van Nuys, California, USA
Along with Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore, he shares a prominent place in American acting in the first half of the 20th century. In addition to winning a Best Actor Academy Award (for A Free Soul (1931) ), Lionel also was an Oscar-nominated director (for Madame X (1929) ) and a prolific composer of songs as well as an accomplished graphic ...
- Actor, Director, Writer
- November 15, 1954
- April 28, 1878
Apr 24, 2024 · Lionel Barrymore (born April 28, 1878, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died November 15, 1954, Van Nuys, California) was an American stage, film, and radio actor who forged a career as one of the most important character actors of the early 20th century. Perhaps the least flamboyant member of the Barrymore acting family, he was best known to ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jan 1, 2024 · Lionel was in the first set of Barrymores to come to wide acclaim along with his brother John and sister Ethel. The son of theatrical legends Maurice and Georgie Barrymore, Lionel began his stage career in the early 1900s on various Broadway musical shows, starring in the critically acclaimed play The Mummy and the Hummingbird (1902). In the ...
- Colin Mccormick
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Lionel Barrymore (1878–1954) ∞ Married Doris Rankin (first wife), and had two daughters. Marriage ended in divorce. Mary Barrymore (died in infancy, 2 years old) Ethel Barrymore II (died in infancy). ∞ Married to Irene Fenwick (second wife, until her death) Ethel Barrymore (1879–1959) ∞ Married Russell Griswold Colt, and had three ...
Lionel Barrymore (born Lionel Herbert Blythe; April 28, 1878 – November 15, 1954) was an American actor of stage, screen and radio as well as a film director. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in A Free Soul (1931), and remains best known to modern audiences for the role of villainous Mr. Potter in Frank Capra's 1946 ...
