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The Spiral Staircase
1946
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Ethel with her brothers and their mother in 1890. Ethel Barrymore (born Ethel Mae Blythe; August 15, 1879 – June 18, 1959) was an American actress and a member of the Barrymore family of actors. [1] [2] Barrymore was a stage, screen and radio actress whose career spanned six decades, and was regarded as "The First Lady of the American Theatre".
Ethel Barrymore was the second of three children seemingly destined for the actor's life of their parents Maurice and Georgiana. Maurice Barrymore had emigrated from England in 1875, and after graduating from Cambridge in law had shocked his family by becoming an actor. Georgiana Drew of Philadelphia acted in her parents' stage company.
Ethel Barrymore. Actress: The Spiral Staircase. Ethel Barrymore was the second of three children seemingly destined for the actor's life of their parents Maurice and Georgiana. Maurice Barrymore had emigrated from England in 1875, and after graduating from Cambridge in law had shocked his family by becoming an actor. Georgiana Drew of Philadelphia acted in her parents' stage company. The two ...
Ethel Barrymore was an American stage and film actress whose distinctive style, voice, and wit made her the “first lady” of the American theatre. The daughter of the actors Maurice and Georgiana Drew Barrymore, Ethel made her professional debut in New York City in 1894 in a company headed by her
Ethel Barrymore was born as Ethel Mae Blythe on August 15, 1879, to Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Drew, in Philadelphia. She was second of the three children born to the couple. Young Ethel belonged to the Barrymore family of actors; her parents, brothers, aunts and grandmother were professional actors.
Ethel Barrymore's breakthrough came in 1897 during a mounting of William Gillette's "Secret Service" in London when she was asked to take over for the play's lead actress on a moment's notice. Despite her unfamiliarity with the role, the teenaged Barrymore performed admirably.
Biography. Ethel Barrymore was the second of three children seemingly destined for the actor's life of their parents Maurice and Georgiana. Maurice Barrymore had emigrated from England in 1875, and after graduating from Cambridge in law had shocked his family by becoming an actor. Georgiana Drew of Philadelphia acted in her parents' stage company.
