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John Barrymore

1882 - 1942  (60 years)

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Lionel Barrymore

1878 - 1954  (76 years)

Birth	28 Apr 1878	Philadelphia, PA, USA
Died	15 Nov 1954	Van Nuys, California, USA
Buried	Calvary Cemetery, Hollywood
Father	Maurice Blyth
Mother	Georgiana Emma Drew,   b. 11 Jul 1856
Family 1	Doris Rankin,   b. Abt 1880
Married	1904
Divorced	1922
Children	1. Mary Barrymore,   b. 1905   2. Ethel Barrymore,   b. 1906
Family 2	Irene Fenwick,   b. 5 Sep 1887, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Married	1923

Doris Rankin

Abt 1880 - 1946  (66 years)

Birth	Abt 1880
Died	1946
Father	Arthur McKee Rankin,   b. 1844, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Mother	Kitty Blanchard
Family	Lionel Barrymore,   b. 28 Apr 1878, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Married	1904
Divorced	1922
Children	1. Mary Barrymore,   b. 1905   2. Ethel Barrymore,   b. 1906

Irene Fenwick

1887 - 1936  (49 years)

Birth	5 Sep 1887	Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died	24 Dec 1936	Beverly Hills, California
Family 1	Felix Isman
Married	1909
Family 2	Lionel Barrymore,   b. 28 Apr 1878, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Married	1923

Ethel Barrymore

1879 - 1959  (79 years)

Birth	15 Aug 1879	Philadelphia, PA, USA
Died	18 Jun 1959	Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Father	Maurice Blyth
Mother	Georgiana Emma Drew,   b. 11 Jul 1856
Family	Russell Griswold Colt,   b. 1882
Married	1909
Divorced	1923
Children	1. Samuel Colt,   b. 28 Nov 1909, New York, NY, USA   2. John Drew Colt,   b. 9 Sep 1913, Mamaroneck, Long Island, New York, USA

Russell Griswold Colt

1882 - 1959  (77 years)

Birth	1882
Died	1959
Father	Samuel Pomeroy Colt,   b. 10 Jan 1852
Mother	Elizabeth Bullock
Married	1881
Divorced	1896
Family	Ethel Barrymore,   b. 15 Aug 1879, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Married	1909
Divorced	1923
Children	1. Samuel Colt,   b. 28 Nov 1909, New York, NY, USA   2. John Drew Colt,   b. 9 Sep 1913, Mamaroneck, Long Island, New York, USA

NN Blyth

Father	Maurice Blyth
Mother	Georgiana Emma Drew,   b. 11 Jul 1856
Family	NN Davenport

NN Davenport

Children	1. Dirk Drew Davenport
Family 2	NN Blyth

Maurice Blyth

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	Georgiana Emma Drew,   b. 11 Jul 1856
Children	+ 1. John Barrymore,   b. 14 Feb 1882, Philadelphia, PA, USA + 2. Lionel Barrymore,   b. 28 Apr 1878, Philadelphia, PA, USA + 3. Ethel Barrymore,   b. 15 Aug 1879, Philadelphia, PA, USA   4. NN Blyth

Georgiana Emma Drew

1856 - 1893  (36 years)

Birth	11 Jul 1856
Died	02 Jul 1893
Father	John Drew,   b. 03 Sep 1827
Mother	Louisa Lane,   b. 10 Jan 1820
Family	Maurice Blyth
Children	+ 1. John Barrymore,   b. 14 Feb 1882, Philadelphia, PA, USA + 2. Lionel Barrymore,   b. 28 Apr 1878, Philadelphia, PA, USA + 3. Ethel Barrymore,   b. 15 Aug 1879, Philadelphia, PA, USA   4. NN Blyth

Katherine Corri Harris

Abt 1893 - 1927  (34 years)

Birth	Abt 1893
Died	2 May 1927	New York, NY, USA
Family	John Barrymore,   b. 14 Feb 1882, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Married	1916
Divorced	Yes, date unknown

Blanche Oelrichs

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	Charles Oelrichs
Mother	Blanche de Loosey
Family	John Barrymore,   b. 14 Feb 1882, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Married	5 Aug 1920
Divorced	May 1925

Mary Astor

1906 - 1987  (81 years)

Birth	3 May 1906	Quincy, Illinois, USA
Died	25 Sep 1987	Woodland Hills, California, USA
Father	Otto Ludwig Langhanke
Mother	Helen Marie Vasconcellos
Family 1	John Barrymore,   b. 14 Feb 1882, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Married	1924
Family 2	Kenneth Hawks,   b. 12 Aug 1898, Goshen, Indiana, USA
Married	1928
Family 3	Dr. Franklin Thorpe
Married	1931
Divorced	1936
Children	1. Marylyn Hauoli Thorpe,   b. 16 June 1932
Family 4	George S. Kaufman
Married	Bef 1936
Family 5	Manuel del Campo
Married	1936
Divorced	1941
Children	1. Anthony del Campo,   b. 1939
Family 6	Thomas Wheelock
Married	1945
Divorced	1955

Dolores Costello

1903 - 1979  (75 years)

Birth	17 Sep 1903	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died	1 Mar 1979	Fallbrook, California, USA
Father	Maurice Costello,   b. 22 Feb 1877, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Mother	Mae Altshuk,   b. 1884
Married	1902
Divorced	1927
Family 1	John Barrymore,   b. 14 Feb 1882, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Married	1928
Divorced	1935
Children	1. Living + 2. Living
Family 2	Dr. John Vruwink

Living

Father	John Barrymore,   b. 14 Feb 1882, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Mother	Dolores Costello,   b. 17 Sep 1903, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Married	1928
Divorced	1935

Living

Father	John Barrymore,   b. 14 Feb 1882, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Mother	Dolores Costello,   b. 17 Sep 1903, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Married	1928
Divorced	1935
Family 1	Ildiko Jaid
Children	1. Living
Family 2	Cara Williams
Children	1. John Blyth Barrymore
Family 3	Living
Children	1. NN Barrymore

Elaine Barriere

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	John Barrymore,   b. 14 Feb 1882, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Married	1936
Divorced	1941

• Name	John Barrymore
  Relationship	with Francis Fox
  Birth	14 Feb 1882	Philadelphia, PA, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 May 1942	Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California
  Siblings	3 Siblings
  + 1. Lionel Barrymore,   b. 28 Apr 1878, Philadelphia, PA, USA d. 15 Nov 1954, Van Nuys, California, USA  (Age 76 years) ▻ Doris Rankin,  m. 1904 ;   Irene Fenwick,  m. 1923 + 2. Ethel Barrymore,   b. 15 Aug 1879, Philadelphia, PA, USA d. 18 Jun 1959, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA  (Age 79 years) ▻ Russell Griswold Colt,  m. 1909   3. NN Blyth ▻ NN Davenport
  Person ID	I372793	Geneagraphie
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2002

  
  

  Father	Maurice Blyth   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Georgiana Emma Drew,   b. 11 Jul 1856   d. 02 Jul 1893 (Age 36 years)
  Family ID	F147751	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Katherine Corri Harris,   b. Abt 1893   d. 2 May 1927, New York, NY, USA (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	1916
  Divorce	Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2002
  Family ID	F147753	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Blanche Oelrichs   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	5 Aug 1920
  Divorce	May 1925
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2002
  Family ID	F147754	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Mary Astor,   b. 3 May 1906, Quincy, Illinois, USA d. 25 Sep 1987, Woodland Hills, California, USA (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	1924
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2002
  Family ID	F147747	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 4	Dolores Costello,   b. 17 Sep 1903, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1 Mar 1979, Fallbrook, California, USA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	1928
  Divorce	1935
  Children	1. Living + 2. Living
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2002
  Family ID	F147755	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 5	Elaine Barriere   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1936
  Divorce	1941
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2002
  Family ID	F147756	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  American stage and screen actor whose rise to superstardom and subsequent decline is one of the legendary tragedies of Hollywood. John was handsome and roguish. He made his stage debut at 18 in one of his father's productions, but was much more interested in becoming an artist. Briefly educated at King's College, Wimbledon, and at New York's Art Students League, Barrymore worked as a freelance artist and for a while sketched for the New York Evening Journal. Gradually, though, the draw of his family's profession ensnared him and by 1905 he had given up professional drawing and was touring the country in plays. He survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and in 1909 became a major Broadway star in "The Fortune Hunter." In 1922, Barrymore became his generation's most acclaimed Hamlet, in New York and London. But by this time he had become a frequent player in motion pictures. His screen debut supposedly came in American Citizen, An (1914), though records of several lost films indicate he may have made appearances as far back as 1912. He became every bit the star of films that he was on stage, eclipsing his siblings in both arenas. Though his striking matinee-idol looks had garnered him the nickname "The Great Profile, " he often buried them under makeup or distortion in order to create memorable characters of degradation or horror. He was a romantic leading man into the early days of sound films, but his heavy drinking (since boyhood) began to take a toll, and he degenerated quickly into a man old before his time. He made a number of memorable appearances in character roles, but these became over time more memorable for the humiliation of a once-great star than for his gifts. His last few films were broad and distasteful caricatures of himself, though in even the worst, such as Playmates (1941), he could rouse himself to a moving soliloquy from Hamlet. He died in 1942, mourned as much for the loss of his life as for the loss of grace, wit, and brilliance which had characterized his career at its height. Wikipedia