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He began his career in 1903 and first gained attention as a stage actor in light comedy, then high drama, culminating in productions of Justice (1916), Richard III (1920), and Hamlet (1922); his portrayal of Hamlet led to him being called the "greatest living American tragedian".
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.
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.
John Barrymore, 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. He was considered one of the greatest and handsomest actors of the age.
John Barrymore (born John Sidney Blyth; 1882–1942) was an American actor of stage, screen and radio who appeared in more than 40 plays, 60 films and 100 radio shows. [1]
Feb 5, 2015 · John Barrymore was a lecher and a drunk, a Hollywood acting icon, and friend of another lecher and drunk, Errol Flynn.
Jun 22, 2020 · While many chose to celebrate Father's Day with a touching personal note about their dads, Drew Barrymore opened up about what it was like being the child of a famous actor, John Barrymore.
Apr 1, 1997 · John Barrymore: a Profile in Just About Everything. A great actor, a shameless ham; an athlete, a drunk; a ladies’ man, one of the boys— the madcap Jack had as many faces as roles
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.
Affectionately referred to as "The Great Profile," the classically handsome actor John Barrymore was more suited for leading man roles than his older sibling, Lionel, and more inclined to work in film than his revered stage actress sister, Ethel. The youngest member of the renowned Barrymore...