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He was born John Sidney Blyth in Philadelphia on February 15, 1882 into a well known theatrical family. His parents were actors Maurice and Georgina Drew, who used the name "Barrymore" as a stage name. John had two older siblings, Ethel and Lionel, and all three children went on to become prominent and successful actors.
Barrymore. John Drew Barrymore (born John Blyth Barrymore Jr.; June 4, 1932 – November 29, 2004) was an American film actor and member of the Barrymore family of actors, which included his father, John Barrymore, and his father's siblings, Lionel and Ethel. He was the father of four children, including actor John Blyth Barrymore and actress ...
Born John Sidney Blyth on Feb. 15, 1882 in Philadelphia, PA, Barrymore was the youngest son of noted actors Maurice and Georgina Drew, who used Barrymore as their stage name. Along with his older siblings Ethel and Lionel, John would later become a member of Hollywood's most prominent acting dynasty.
John Sidney Blyth Barrymore (February 15, 1882 – May 29, 1942) was an acclaimed American actor. He first gained fame as a handsome stage actor in light comedy, then high drama and culminating in groundbreaking portrayals in Shakespearean plays Hamlet and Richard III. His success continued with motion pictures in various genres in both the silent and sound eras. Barrymore's personal life has ...
Apr 26, 2019 · John Barrymore is sometimes passed over in the lists of great Shakespeare actors. He was a light comedian and matinee idol who made a serious bid for respect with Broadway productions of Richard III in 1920 and Hamlet in 1922.
John Drew Barrymore. Actor: The Big Night. American actor with a sporadic career, the son of stage and screen legend John Barrymore. His father and mother, actress Dolores Costello divorced in his infancy and he claimed to remember seeing his father only once. His mother attempted to keep him from the acting life, sending him to St. John's Military Academy and intending that he attend college ...
Feb 11, 2022 · Diana, daughter of John Barrymore and the blue-blooded writer Blanche Oelrichs (pen name Michael Strange), was a New York City debutante whose determination to follow in her family’s footsteps ...
