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Barrymore. Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne Blyth (21 September 1849 [1] – 25 March 1905), [2] known professionally by his stage name Maurice Barrymore, was an Indian-born British stage actor. He is the patriarch of the Barrymore acting family, and the father of John, Lionel and Ethel. [3]
Maurice Barrymore (born September 21, 1847/49, Fort Agra, India—died March 26, 1905, Amityville, New York, U.S.) was an Indian-born British actor and sometime playwright. He was the founder—with his wife, Georgiana Barrymore —of the renowned Barrymore theatrical family. Herbert Blythe’s father was a surveyor for the British East India ...
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Jun 12, 2006 · Learn how Maurice Barrymore, a prominent New York actor, survived a shooting by a drunken gunman in Texas in 1879. Read about his theatrical career, his family and his love affairs in this article.
Learn about the life and career of Maurice Barrymore, the great romantic leading man of the 1880s on the American stage. See his portrait and other Broadway photographs from the collection of the University of South Carolina.
Barrymore family, U.S. theatrical family. Maurice Barrymore (orig. Herbert Blythe; 1847/49–1905) made his stage debut in London before moving to New York City (1875), where he adopted Barrymore as his stage name. He joined Augustin Daly’s company and in 1876 married Georgiana Drew, of the
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Valentine Mural :: Bios:: Maurice Barrymore (Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne Blyth) (September 21, 1849 - March 26, 1905) Not far from the Taj Mahal in India, where his father was a surveyor for the British East India Company, Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne Blyth was born in 1849. A few years later, he was sent to England, where he studied law and won ...
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Maurice Barrymore. (1847–1905). British actor and sometime playwright Maurice Barrymore was the founder, with his wife, Georgiana Barrymore, of the renowned theatrical Barrymore family. They and their three children ( Lionel Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore, and John Barrymore) dominated American theater in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
