Barrymore family
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The Barrymore family is an American
acting family.
The Barrymores are also the inspiration of a Broadway and West End play called The Royal Family.
Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne Blyth
(aka Maurice Barrymore
) married Georgiana Emma Drew
, and had three children: Lionel Barrymore
, Ethel Barrymore
, and John Barrymore
Georgiana's family - parents John Drew and Louisa Lane Drew
; brothers John Drew Jr.
and Sidney Drew
, known for the Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Drew comedy act; sister Louisa Drew - were all actors. Sidney's only child, Sidney Rankin Drew
, left his acting career to join the Lafayette Escadrille
, and was killed in action. John, Jr.'s daughter, Louisa, married performer Jack Devereaux; their son John Drew Devereaux was a Broadway
stage manager.
Ethel's children also acted, primarily on the stage.
Except for John Drew, Diana, Drew, and John Blyth, none of the other members of John Barrymore's family have yet entered the entertainment industry.
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acting family.
The Barrymores are also the inspiration of a Broadway and West End play called The Royal Family.
Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne Blyth
Maurice Barrymore
Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne Blythe —stage name Maurice Barrymore — was the patriarch of the Barrymore acting family and great-grandfather of actress Drew Barrymore.-Early life:...
(aka Maurice Barrymore
Maurice Barrymore
Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne Blythe —stage name Maurice Barrymore — was the patriarch of the Barrymore acting family and great-grandfather of actress Drew Barrymore.-Early life:...
) married Georgiana Emma Drew
Georgiana Drew
Georgiana Emma Drew , aka Georgie Drew Barrymore, was an American stage actress and a member of the Barrymore acting family....
, and had three children: Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore was an American actor of stage, screen and radio. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in A Free Soul...
, Ethel Barrymore
Ethel Barrymore
Ethel Barrymore was an American actress and a member of the Barrymore family of actors.-Early life:Ethel Barrymore was born Ethel Mae Blythe in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the second child of the actors Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Drew...
, and John Barrymore
John Barrymore
John Sidney Blyth , better known as John Barrymore, 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...
- Lionel BarrymoreLionel BarrymoreLionel Barrymore was an American actor of stage, screen and radio. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in A Free Soul...
- Married Doris RankinDoris RankinDoris Rankin was an American film actress and the younger daughter of actor McKee Rankin and an unnamed actress though Rankin was married to actress Kitty Blanchard. She was married to actor Lionel Barrymore from 1904-1923. Her older sister, Gladys Rankin, was married to Lionel's uncle Sidney Drew...
(first wife), and had two daughters Mary Barrymore (died at infancy) and Ethel Barrymore II (died at infancy). Marriage ended in divorce. - Married to Irene FenwickIrene FenwickIrene Fenwick was a stage and silent film actress. She was married to Lionel Barrymore from 1924 until her death in 1936. She died of anorexia at age 49.-External links:*...
(second wife, until her death)
- Married Doris Rankin
- Ethel BarrymoreEthel BarrymoreEthel Barrymore was an American actress and a member of the Barrymore family of actors.-Early life:Ethel Barrymore was born Ethel Mae Blythe in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the second child of the actors Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Drew...
- Married Russell Griswold Colt, and had three children:
- Samuel Peabody Colt
- John Drew Colt
- Ethel Barrymore Colt
- Married John Romeo Miglietta, and had John Drew Miglietta (born 10 September 1946)
- Married Russell Griswold Colt, and had three children:
- John BarrymoreJohn BarrymoreJohn Sidney Blyth , better known as John Barrymore, 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...
- Married to Katherine Corri HarrisKatherine Corri HarrisKatherine Corri Harris, also known as Katherine Harris Barrymore was a silent film actress who appeared only in three films. Katherine grew up in wealth and privilege and was a product of High Society. She was the first wife of the actor John Barrymore. They were married from 1910-1917...
(first wife, divorced) - Married Blanche OelrichsBlanche OelrichsBlanche Oelrichs was an American poet, playwright, and theatre actress known by the pseudonym, "Michael Strange."-Biography:...
(second wife, divorced), and had:- Diana Blanche BarrymoreDiana BarrymoreDiana Barrymore was an American film and stage actress.-Early life:Born Diana Blanche Barrymore Blythe in New York City, New York, she was the daughter of renowned actor John Barrymore and his second wife, poet Blanche Oelrichs...
- Married Bramwell FletcherBramwell FletcherBramwell Fletcher was a British stage, film, and television actor....
- Married John R. Howard
- Married Robert Wilcox
- Married Bramwell Fletcher
- Diana Blanche Barrymore
- Married Dolores CostelloDolores CostelloDolores Costello was an American film actress who achieved her greatest success during the era of silent movies. She was nicknamed "The Goddess of the Silent Screen"...
(third wife, divorced), and had:- Dolores Ethel Mae Barrymore (living)
- Married Thomas Fairbanks, and had Hillary Klaradru Fairbanks (living)
- John Drew BarrymoreJohn Drew BarrymoreJohn Drew Barrymore was a member of the Barrymore family of actors, which included his father, John Barrymore, and his father's siblings, Lionel and Ethel...
(Jr.)- Married Cara WilliamsCara WilliamsCara Williams is an American film and television actress.-Biography:Born as Bernice Kamiat to an Austrian emigrant father and a mother of Romanian descent, she began her screen acting career in 1941, and was initially billed as Bernice Kay...
(first wife, divorced), and had John Blyth BarrymoreJohn Blyth BarrymoreJohn Blyth Barrymore III is a former American film and television actor.Known for his role as Zeke in the 1970s television series, Kung Fu, he is a member of the Barrymore family, notable for success in acting. His parents are John Drew Barrymore and Cara Williams. Actress Drew Barrymore is his... - Married Gabriella Palazzoli (second wife, divorced), and had Blyth Dolores Barrymore
- Married Nina Wayne (third wife, divorced), and had Jessica Barrymore
- Married Ildiko JaidJaid BarrymoreJaid Barrymore is a German-born Hungarian-American actress, best known as Drew Barrymore's mother.-Early life:She was born Ildikó Jaid Makó to a concert violinist mother and an artist father...
(fourth wife, divorced), and had Drew BarrymoreDrew BarrymoreDrew Blyth Barrymore is an American actress, film director, screenwriter, producer and model. She is a member of the Barrymore family of American actors and granddaughter of John Barrymore. She first appeared in an advertisement when she was 11 months old. Barrymore made her film debut in Altered...
- Married Cara Williams
- Dolores Ethel Mae Barrymore (living)
- Married to Elaine BarrieElaine BarrieElaine Barrie was an American actress who appeared in several films and one Broadway play...
née Jacobs. (fourth wife of John Barrymore, Sr., divorced)
- Married to Katherine Corri Harris
Georgiana's family - parents John Drew and Louisa Lane Drew
Louisa Lane Drew
Louisa Lane Drew was a British actress and theater owner.She and her third husband John Drew were the parents of Louisa Drew , John Drew, Jr. and Georgie Drew . She had no children from her first two marriages...
; brothers John Drew Jr.
John Drew Jr.
John Drew, Jr. was an American stage actor noted for his roles in Shakespearean comedy, society drama, and light comedies. He was the eldest son of John Drew, who had given up a blossoming career in whaling for acting, and Louisa Lane Drew, and the brother of Louisa Drew, Georgiana Drew & Sidney...
and Sidney Drew
Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Drew
-Biography:Sidney Drew , or Mr. Sidney Drew as he was usually billed, was an uncle of actors Lionel, Ethel & John Barrymore. His origins have been the subject of much speculation. Sidney's mother Mrs. Louisa Drew said she adopted him not long after the death of her husband John Drew, Sr. in 1862....
, known for the Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Drew comedy act; sister Louisa Drew - were all actors. Sidney's only child, Sidney Rankin Drew
S. Rankin Drew
S. Rankin Drew was an American actor and film director. He was the son of Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Drew and first cousin of the actors John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore and Ethel Barrymore and the first cousin twice removed of Drew Barrymore...
, left his acting career to join the Lafayette Escadrille
Lafayette Escadrille
The Lafayette Escadrille , was an escadrille of the French Air Service, the Aéronautique militaire, during World War I composed largely of American volunteer pilots flying fighters.-History:Dr. Edmund L...
, and was killed in action. John, Jr.'s daughter, Louisa, married performer Jack Devereaux; their son John Drew Devereaux was a Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
stage manager.
Ethel's children also acted, primarily on the stage.
Except for John Drew, Diana, Drew, and John Blyth, none of the other members of John Barrymore's family have yet entered the entertainment industry.
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stage name of English comedian