Ethel Barrymore
Ethel Barrymore (or Ethel Mae Blythe; 15 August 1879 – 18 June 1959) was an American actress. She was a member of the Barrymore family of actors. She became quite popular in stage and on Broadway.
Barrymore's first appearance was in 1895, in The Imprudent Young Couple. She played Nora in the play A Doll's House in 1905. She was also in the critically acclaimed movie None but the Lonely Heart. She was in Alfred Hitchcock movies. She was the sister of actors John and Lionel Barrymore and grand-aunt of the actress Drew Barrymore.
Barrymore was born in Philadelphia. She died from Cardiovascular disease in Hollywood, California.[1]
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Ethel with her brothers and their mother in 1890.
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Barrymore in 1901 in one of the costumes from Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines
Barrymore playing the male character Carrots in a play of the same name, 1902
Time cover, November 10, 1924
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THE SHADOWS based on the play Barrymore was starring in, in 1915. This film was never produced but was all set to start filming when producer Charles Frohman died on the Lusitania. Hence the date on this advert is 15 days after Frohman's demise. The Frohman Company owned this story.
Barrymore with her husband Russell Griswold Colt and their three children, c. 1914.
Barrymore's crypt at Calvary Cemetery
References
- ↑ "Ethel Barrymore Is Dead at 79; One of Stage's 'Royal Family'". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
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