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James Kotsilibas-Davis. Doubleday, 1977 - Biography & Autobiography - 538 pages. "Maurice Barrymore began life as Herbert Blyth, amid the jumbled bazaars and golden temples of East India. Sent to England for proper schooling, he was expelled from Harrow, quit Oxford, became Britain's middle-weight boxing champion, then turned to acting.
May 8, 2024 · Barrymore, Maurice (1847–1905) in The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre (2) Length: 155 words. Search for: 'Maurice Barrymore' in Oxford Reference ». (1847–1905),English actor, who took his stage name from an old playbill hanging in the Haymarket Theatre in London. He first appeared on the stage in 1875, and then went ...
Feb 12, 2024 · Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne Blythe (September 21, 1849 – March 25, 1905)—stage name Maurice Barrymore —was a British-born stage actor. He was the patriarch of the Barrymore acting family, father of John, Lionel and Ethel, and great-grandfather of actress Drew. Spouse (s) Georgiana Drew Barrymore. Mamie Floyd.
Jan 1, 1977 · Barrymore’s rebellious nature and independent spirit was shared by his grandfather. Both of them “left the fold” of hearth and home and struck out on their own, without the blessing of their respective patriarchs. Through Maurice Barrymore’s social circles, Kotsilibas-Davis provides enjoyable glimpses into the period.
Apr 15, 2019 · From Blythe to Barrymore to the Famous Siblings. Her daughter Georgiana and Georgiana’s husband, Maurice Barrymore, were the parents of acting legends, Lionel, Ethel, and John Barrymore. Maurice Barrymore was a stage name; his real name was Herbert Blythe. Herbert’s father, who was a surveyor for the British East India Company, initially ...
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Aug 10, 2009 · Maurice Barrymore, a stage-name, was born Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne Blythe on September 2, 1849 at Fort Agra, India. He married Georgiana Drew (daughter of John and Louise Lane Drew of Philadelphia) on December 31, 1876 and had three children - Lionel in 1878, Ethel in 1879 and John in 1882. Georgiana died July 2, 1893 and he remarried a year ...
