Dolores Costello

1903 - 1979  (75 years)    Has 2 ancestors and 5 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Dolores Costello
  Birth	17 Sep 1903	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Female
  Prominent People	USA
  actor
  Death	1 Mar 1979	Fallbrook, San Diego County, California, USA
  Siblings	1 Sibling
  1. Helene Costello,   b. 21 Jun 1902, New York, New York, USA d. 26 Jan 1957, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, USA  (Age 54 years) ▻ Lowell Sherman,  m. 1930 ;   George Lee LeBlanc + 2. Dolores Costello,   b. 17 Sep 1903, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1 Mar 1979, Fallbrook, San Diego County, California, USA  (Age 75 years) ▻ John Barrymore,  m. 1928 ;   Dr. John Vruwink
  Person ID	I372806	Geneagraphie
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2002

  
  

  Father	Maurice Costello,   b. 22 Feb 1877, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 28 Oct 1950, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Mae Altshuk,   b. 1884   d. 1929 (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	1902
  Divorce	1927
  Family ID	F147757	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	John Barrymore,   b. 14 Feb 1882, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA d. 29 May 1942, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, USA (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	1928
  Divorce	1935
  Children	1. Living + 2. Living
  Family ID	F147755	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2002

  
  

  Family 2	Dr. John Vruwink   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F147759	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2002

  
  

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• Notes

  once known as the "Goddess of the Silent Screen" but will probably be better remembered today as Drew Barrymore's grandma. She was born in 1905 (or 1906) to Maurice and Mae Costello. Dolores appeared in numreous pictures throughout the 1910's and the early 20's mostly with her father and sister. She later appeared on the New York stage with her sister in the "George White Scandals" of 1924. They were then signed on to Warners Bros. where Dolores met her future husband John Barrymore. Barrymore soon made Dolores his costar in THE SEA BEAST in 1926. During their lengthy kissing scene in this picture Dolores fainted in John's arms. Dolores took time off from her movie career in the early 30's so she could raise her young children. Her sister Helene and her new husband actor Lowell Sherman sucessfully convinced Dolores to Divorce Barrymore in 1935, mainly because of his drinking. After the divorce Dolores continued to act in several big budget pictures and career seemed to be back on track. Her physical appearance however was greatly damaged due to harsh studio make up. The skin on her cheeks were in the process of deteriorating forcing her into early retirement. She lived in semi seclusion on her Southern Californian avocado farm called Fall Brook Ranch. Alot of her memorbila and papers from both the Barrymore and Costello family were destroyed in a flood.