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John Barrymore (born John Sidney Blyth; February 14 or 15, 1882 – May 29, 1942) [a] was an American actor on stage, screen, and radio. A member of the Drew and Barrymore theatrical families, he initially tried to avoid the stage, and briefly attempted a career as an artist, but appeared on stage together with his father Maurice in 1900, and then his sister Ethel the following year.
John Barrymore. Actor: Don Juan. John Barrymore was born John Sidney Blyth on February 15, 1882 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. An American stage and screen actor whose rise to superstardom and subsequent decline is one of the legendary tragedies of Hollywood. A member of the most famous generation of the most famous theatrical family in America, he was also its most acclaimed star. His father ...
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- May 29, 1942
John Barrymore (born February 15, 1882, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died May 29, 1942, Hollywood, California) was an American actor, called “The Great Profile,” who is remembered both for his film and stage roles as a debonair leading man and for his interpretations of William Shakespeare ’s Richard III and Hamlet.
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John Barrymore was born John Sidney Blyth, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on February 15, 1882. His parents, Maurice and Georgiana Barrymore were theater actors, and his siblings, Ethel and Lionel, became successful actors too. John was the youngest of the three children of his parents. His father was an Indian-born British actor, and his ...
John Barrymore. Actor: Don Juan. John Barrymore was born John Sidney Blyth on February 15, 1882 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. An American stage and screen actor whose rise to superstardom and subsequent decline is one of the legendary tragedies of Hollywood.
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Biography 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.
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Apr 1, 1997 · Donald Dale Jackson. April 1, 1997. "A man is not old," said John Barrymore, "until regrets take the place of dreams." By that standard the Barrymore played brilliantly by Christopher Plummer in ...
