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John Barrymore

15 Feb, 1882 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

John Sidney Blyth Barrymore (February 15, 1882 – May 29, 1942) 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. His success continued with motion pictures in... various genres in both the silent and sound eras. Barrymore's personal life has been the subject of much writing before and since his passing in 1942. Today John Barrymore is mostly known for his roles in movies like Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1920), Grand Hotel (1932), Dinner at Eight (1933), Twentieth Century (1934), and Don Juan (1926), the first ever movie to use a Vitaphone soundtrack. A member of a multi-generation theatrical dynasty, he was the brother of Lionel Barrymore and Ethel Barrymore, and was the paternal grandfather of Drew Barrymore.

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John Sidney BlythJack BarrymoreJohn Sidney Blythe Barrymore

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Midnight
74% (1939)
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Maytime
63% (1937)
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Night Flight
59% (1933)
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Tempest
65% (1928)
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Beau Brummel
68% (1924)
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Topaze
61% (1933)
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Playmates
52% (1941)
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Show of Shows
55% (1929)

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