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  John Barrymore (I) - Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore; grandson of Louisa Drew and actor John Drew (1827-62); nephew of Sidney Drew; cousin of S.
Rankin Drew; uncle of Samuel Colt, Ethel Colt, and John Drew Colt.
Barrymore had been dead for 38 years, and the body was still decomposing.
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  John Barrymore
John Blythe (February 15, 1882 - May 29, 1942), better known as John Barrymore, became famous as a Shakespearean actor, lauded for his Hamlet.
His classic nose and distinguished features won him the nickname "The Great Profile." Barrymore was a hard drinking man with a troubled personal life that cut his life short.
He was the younger brother of actors Lionel and Ethel Barrymore[?] and the grandfather of Drew Barrymore.
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 John Barrymore in The Silent Collection by Tammy Stone
John Blyth Barrymore, born February 15, 1882 in Philadelphia, was the youngest of three siblings, all of whom caught the acting bug when the new medium of motion pictures was taking hold in the first decade of the 20th century.
John’s first film role was in 1913’s “An American Citizen”, and right from the start it was apparent that he was as versatile on the big screen as he was on the stage.
John was so famous that he was able, by 1933, to parody himself in the film “Dinner at Eight.” By the time people begin the poke fun at themselves, it’s usually an indication that a turning point has been reached, and John Barrymore is no exception.
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After formal introductions, in which Barrymore warned the cat about the dangers of life as a motion picture actor, no one was allowed to feed Leo except the star.
Barrymore was visited by Admiral Byrd, Albert Einstein, the Duke of Southerland and Gilbert K. Chesterton and Heywood Broun.
Although JOHN BARRYMORE is a man of average height, he was not tall enough to play the role of SVENGALI.
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 John Barrymore at Classic Movie Stars
John Barrymore was born John Sidney Blyth on Febraury 14, 1892 in Philadelphia, Pennslyvania.
Barrymore, like his siblings, became a distinguished thespian; his interpretations of Shakespeare's Richard III and Hamlet were spoken of with great admiration decades after his appearances in the roles.
Barrymore wrote an autobiography, "Confessions of an Actor," in 1926, and was the subject of a favorable biography, "Good Night, Sweet Prince," written by cohort Gene Fowler in 1944.
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 obits.com, The Internet Obituary Network, Obituary for John Barrymore
John Barrymore's youthful passion was not theater but art, and after an education in American private schools he pursued study of drawing and painting while enrolled at King's College of Wimbledon, England, as a private student in Paris, and at last as at the Art Students League of New York.
Barrymore's earliest stage tour placed him in San Francisco during the cataclysmic earthquake of 1906, and he quickly returned to the East to be embraced by both audiences and theater critics in "The Fortune Hunter".
Barrymore soon migrated to MGM Studios where his brother Lionel and his frequent partner in mischief, Clark Gable were both under contract.
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 John Barrymore dies - People - www.theage.com.au
John Drew Barrymore, the reclusive and eccentric son of acting legend John Barrymore and father of Hollywood star Drew Barrymore, died today, her spokesman said.
John Barrymore died at 60 in 1942 of pneumonia and cirrhosis of the liver.
Drew Barrymore once said in an interview that there were times when she did not know where her father was.
www.theage.com.au /news/people/john-barrymore-dies/2004/11/30/1101577455220.html   (527 words)

  
 John Barrymore, Shakespearean Actor Biography
John Barrymore's portrayals of Richard III and Hamlet electrified audiences.
Barrymore's portrayal - colloquial, restrained, yet forceful and startlingly clear - electrified the audience and moved the critics to proclaim him as one of the greatest Hamlets seen in New York.
Those who had worked with Barrymore during the period when he was Broadway's leading tragedian lamented his defection to Hollywood, yet they were aware of his fundamental aversion to the nightly grind the theatre demanded, his boredom with long runs.
www.shakespearean.com /Biography.htm   (1497 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde (1920): DVD: John S. Robertson,John Barrymore,Millicent Carewe,Malcolm J. ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
John Barrymore, considered one of the greatest actors of his day, is among the latter, and was noted for his larger-than-life performances on stage.
John Barrymore was perhaps the most famous stage performer of his time.
John Barrymore, originating the role of the ill-fated gentleman doctor and his beastly alter ego, is on top form, overcoming the limitations of silence with some superb physical character work.
www.amazon.ca /Dr-Jekyll-Hyde-John-Robertson/dp/B0000897C5   (1574 words)

  
 In Remembrance- John Drew Barrymore
John Drew Barrymore, member of the famous acting family, has passed away on November 29, 2004 in Los Angeles, CA.
on June 4, 1932 in Los Angeles, Barrymore was the son of legendary actor John Barrymore and his third wife, actress Dolores Costello and the nephew of Lionel and Ethel Barrymore and actress Helene Costello.
Barrymore’s last two big screen roles were small roles in the low budget science-fiction actioner The Clones (1974) and the drama Baby Blue Marine (1976).
www.filmbuffonline.com /InRemembrance/JohnDrewBarrymore.htm   (583 words)

  
 John Barrymore (1932 - 2004)
John Blythe Barrymore Jnr was born on June 4 1932 at Beverly Hills, California.
John Drew's daughter, Georgiana Drew, a well-known comic actress on the 19th-century New York stage, married the actor Maurice Barrymore and produced three children, Lionel, Ethel and John Barrymore, all of whom took to the stage.
In 1958 he changed his name to John Drew Barrymore and his career was briefly revived; but in the early 1960s he left Hollywood for Italy, where he was to appear in several films, none of which, he freely admitted, was any good.
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 John Barrymore St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture - Find Articles
John Barrymore, who appeared in over 40 plays, 60 films, and 100 radio shows during his forty-year career, was perhaps the most influential and idolized actor of his day.
Though Barrymore brought these new figures to life with his customary ardor, his favorite roles were quite different: characters who required physical or psychological distortion, or both.
Born on February 14 or 15, 1882,; in Philadelphia, Barrymore was the third of three children born to professional actors Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Drew Barrymore.
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 © John Barrymore - Stage and Screen Actor - goldensilents.com
John Barrymore, the stage and screen legend, nicknamed "The Great Profile" was a gifted actor, whose dramatic roles often mirrored his own tragic and troubled life.
Born John Sidney Blyth into an acting family (parents were stage actors Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Drew; his brother was Lionel Barrymore and his sister Ethel Barrymore), in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 14th, 1882, John at first tried an art career in cartooning, before turning to acting permanently as his life's work.
John was paid huge salaries at the time, the fame and money no doubt going to his head, and contributing to his declining health from alcoholism.
www.goldensilents.com /stars/johnbarrymore.html   (412 words)

  
 John Barrymore - Search Results - MSN Encarta
John Barrymore - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Barrymore, John (1882-1942), American actor, known for his portrayal of Hamlet, from the play by English playwright William Shakespeare.
Barrymore, Ethel (1879-1959), American stage and film actor and theater owner, winner of an Academy Award for her performance in...
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 John Barrymore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Sidney Blyth Barrymore (February 15, 1882 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – May 29, 1942 in Los Angeles, California), was an American actor.
Barrymore was born into an illustrious theatrical family.
Diana Blanche Barrymore (1921-1960), whose tragic life ended at age 38.
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 Wikinfo | John Barrymore   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
John Sidney Blythe (February 15, 1882 - May 29, 1942), better known as John Barrymore, became famous as a Shakespearean actor, lauded for his Hamlet.
His first wife was Katherine Corri Harris (1891-1927), an actress who starred in the 1918 silent film "The House of Mirth"; they married in 1910, divorced in 1916, and had one child, Diana Blanche Barrymore.
His third wife was Dolores Costello (1903-1979), an actress and model best known for her role as Dearest, the mother in the movie "Little Lord Fauntleroy" (1936); they married in 1928, divorced in 1936, and had two children, Dolores Ethel Mae Barrymore and John Drew Barrymore (father of Drew Barrymore.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=John_Barrymore   (316 words)

  
 John Barrymore : Oldies.com
John Barrymore as kindly Dr. Jekyll transforms himself into the evil monster, Mr.
John Barrymore is riveting as humanitarian scientist Dr. Henry Jekyll in this classic 1920 version of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale.
John Barrymore is Svengali, the teacher and virtuoso who seduces and destroys young women with his hypnotic powers.
www.oldies.com /performer-view/John-Barrymore.html   (644 words)

  
 John Barrymore Summary
John Sidney Blythe Barrymore (February 15, 1882 – May 29, 1942), better known as just John Barrymore and nicknamed "The Great Profile", became famous as a Shakespearean actor, lauded for his Hamlet, and was frequently regarded as the greatest actor of his generation, playing a wide variety of roles on stage and in films.
Barrymore was the grandfather of actress Drew Barrymore and brother of acting legends Lionel Barrymore and Ethel Barrymore.
Barrymore was the younger brother of actor Lionel ("Mr.
www.bookrags.com /John_Barrymore   (1634 words)

  
 Obituary: John Drew Barrymore Independent, The (London) - Find Articles
A MEMBER of one of the most notable of acting dynasties, John Drew Barrymore was the son of the legendary stage and screen actor John Barrymore, and the father of the actress Drew Barrymore.
Born John Blyth Barrymore Jnr in Beverly Hills in 1932 (Blyth was his paternal grandfather's born name), he was the son of the actress Dolores Costello, the third of John Barrymore's four wives, and remembered today for her role as the mother in Orson Welles's The Magnificent Ambersons (1942).
In 1954 the couple's son, also John, was born, but the marriage remained a volatile one, and, after a kerbside brawl with Williams, Barrymore was jailed in Beverly Hills.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20041201/ai_n12814543   (953 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Actor John D. Barrymore dies at 72   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
John D. Barrymore was part of an acting clan that included his father, the famed stage and early film actor John Barrymore, and his father's siblings, Lionel Barrymore and Ethel Barrymore.
John D. Barrymore was born in Beverly Hills on June 4, 1932.
John D. Barrymore is also survived by a son, John Barrymore III, by his first wife.
www.usatoday.com /life/people/2004-11-29-barrymore-obit_x.htm   (529 words)

  
 John Barrymore Biography from Basic Famous People - Biographies of Celebrities and other Famous People
John Blythe, better known as John Barrymore, became famous as a Shakespearean actor, lauded for his Hamlet.
He was the younger brother of actors Lionel and Ethel Barrymore and the grandfather of Drew Barrymore.
Barrymore was born into an illustrious theatrical family.
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It may be that Errol Flynn became friends with John Barrymore for they may have known of the Blyth's from Tasmania the birthplace of other Blyth's and of Errol Flynn.
Georgiana Drew Barrymore gave birth to Lionel Barrymore on April 28, 1878, Ethel Barrymore was born on August 15, 1879; and John Sidney Barrymore arrived into this world on Feb. 15, 1882.
John Drew also wrote of this event: "On the night of March 22, 1878, a theatrical company playing "Diplomacy," had finished their performance and were awaiting the train to take them to Fort Worth.
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 John Barrymore photo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Barrymore made approximately 13 features from 1914-1919 that ranged from light comedy to drama such as "The Incorrigible Dukane" (1915) and "Raffles, The Amateur Cracksman" (1917).
Barrymore did not make a lot of movies during the 1920's (approximately 13 from 1920-1929), he did film some "great" stories such as "Sherlock Holmes" (1922), "The Sea Beast" (1926), "Don Juan" (1926), "The Beloved Rogue" (1927) and "Tempest" (1928).
Barrymore's extravagant living and alcoholism caught up with him, however, and he was reduced to lesser quality films in his last years such as "Hold that Coed" (1938) and a sad ending to a distinguished career in the awful "Playmates" (1941).
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 John Barrymore - Biography - Moviefone
Like his brother Lionel and his sister Ethel, American actor John Barrymore had early intentions to break away from the family theatrical tradition and become an artist, in the "demonic" style of Gustav Doré.
When talkies came in, Barrymore's days as a romantic lead had passed, but his exquisite voice and superb bearing guaranteed him stronger film roles than he'd had in silents; still, for every Grand Hotel (1932), there were the gloriously hammy excesses of Moby Dick (1930) and Svengali (1931).
Unfortunately, throughout his life, Barrymore was plagued by his taste for alcohol, and his personal problems began catching up with him in the mid-1930s.
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 Artsandentertainment: Actor John Barrymore dies
John Drew Barrymore, the heir to an acting dynasty and the father of movie star Drew Barrymore, died Monday (Nov. 29, 2004) in Los Angeles.
Barrymore was part of an acting clan that included his father, the famed stage and early film actor John Barrymore, and his father's siblings, Lionel Barrymore and Ethel Barrymore.
Drew Barrymore was his daughter by his third wife, Ildiko Jaid Barrymore.
www.sptimes.com /2004/11/30/Artsandentertainment/Actor_John_Barrymore_.shtml   (320 words)

  
 John D. Barrymore dies at 72 - CELEBRITY NEWS - MSNBC.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Actor John Drew Barrymore is shown in a scene from "Rawhide" in this 1964 file photo.
Barrymore, the father of Drew Barrymore, died Monday, the actress said.
As a teenage star battling alcoholism herself, Drew Barrymore wrote about her father in the memoir “Little Girl Lost.” He was depicted as menacing, showing up only to abuse his daughter and former wife and ask for money.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6613481   (622 words)

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