John Barrymore
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John Barrymore was an American actor on stage, screen, and radio. A member of the Drew and Barrymore theatrical families, he initially tried to avoid the stage and briefly attempted a career as a visu
Barrymore in 1918
Ethel in Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines; Barrymore appeared with his sister in the 1901 play.
Evelyn Nesbit, Barrymore's first love, to whom he proposed in 1902 (photograph by Rudolf Eickemeyer Jr., 1905)
(l to r) Barrymore with his sister Ethel and brother Lionel in 1904.
Maurice Barrymore
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Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne Blyth, 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
John Barrymore
…families, he initially tried to avoid the stage and briefly attempted a career as a visual artist, but appeared on stage together with his father, Maurice, in 1900, and then his sister Ethel the following year. He began his career in 1903 and first gained attention as a stage actor in light comedy, then…
Photo by W. M. Morrison
Maurice Barrymore as Wilding in Captain Swift (1888) by C. Haddon Chambers
Maurice Barrymore mid 1890s.
Lithograph of Barrymore with Mrs. Leslie Carter in The Heart of Maryland, 1895