Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

February 14, 1882 (143 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

John Barrymore

Biography

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. His success continued with motion pictures in various genres in both the silent and sound eras. Barrymore's personal life has been the subject of much writing before and since his passing in 1942. Today John Barrymore is mostly known for his roles in movies like Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1920), Grand Hotel (1932), Dinner at Eight (1933), Twentieth Century (1934), and Don Juan (1926), the first ever movie to use a Vitaphone soundtrack. A member of a multi-generation theatrical dynasty, he was the brother of Lionel Barrymore and Ethel Barrymore, and was the paternal grandfather of Drew Barrymore.

Known For

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

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