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Biography of Barrymores, The
Name: Barrymores, The
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Nationality: American
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Occupations: actors
Barrymores, The
The Barrymores were a famous American theatrical dynasty who, for three generations and well over a hundred years, provided America with important actors.The fortunes and misfortunes of the remarkable Barrymore family started in America in 1827 with the debut of seven-year-old Louisa Lane, beginning a career that lasted 70 years. Acting with established stars of the day, she married an Irish comedian, John Drew. Best known for her comic roles, Louisa Drew also excelled as a theater manager. In 1861 she took over the Arch Street Theater in Philadelphia, becoming the second woman in America to assume theatrical management responsibilities.The Louisa Lane-John Drew marriage produced three important actors: John, Jr., who eventually became one of the most important comic actors of his day (and incidentally provided a pattern and a measure of greatness for his niece and two nephews); Sidney, called Uncle Googan; and Georgiana, a spirited comic actor (who in 1876 …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…dark. He had three children. Alcohol became a habit; by 1936 he had difficulty remembering lines. The Hollywood years had earned him a quick fortune, but it was spent even faster. Then, his ability to remember lines gone, he turned to radio in a failing attempt to avoid bankruptcy. He died on May 29, 1942, in Hollywood. Further Reading Each of the three Barrymores wrote an autobiography, and each seems to expect the reader to look elsewhere for such factual information as dates and places: Ethel Barrymore, Memories: An Autobiography (1955); Lionel Barrymore, We Barrymores (1951); and John Barrymore, Confessions of an Actor (1926). Gene Fowler, Good Night, Sweet Prince (1944), is an intimate biography of John Barrymore with many references to Lionel Barrymore; it deals with its subject as honestly as can be expected from a close friend. A newer work is Hollis Alpert, The Barrymores (1964). Barbara Marinacci, Leading Ladies (1961), includes a section on Ethel Barrymore.
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