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Ethel Barrymore

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American actress (1879-1959)

United StatesActorsLived 1879 to 1959 · aged 79
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Ethel Barrymore was an American actress and a member of the Barrymore-Drew family of actors. Barrymore was a stage, screen and radio actress whose career spanned six decades, and was regarded as "The First Lady of the American Theatre".

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Ethel with her brothers and their mother in 1890.Ethel with her brothers and their mother in 1890.Barrymore, 1896Barrymore, 1896Barrymore in 1901 in one of the costumes from Captain Jinks of the Horse MarinesBarrymore in 1901 in one of the costumes from Captain Jinks of the Horse MarinesBarrymore playing the male character Carrots in a play of the same name, 1902Barrymore playing the male character Carrots in a play of the same name, 1902Time cover, November 10, 1924Time cover, November 10, 1924Barrymore, c. 1908Barrymore, c. 1908THE 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.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.

Filmography 40

The Paradine Case1947 · ★ 6.3
The Spiral Staircase1946 · ★ 7.1
Portrait of Jennie1948 · ★ 7.2
Deadline - U.S.A.1952 · ★ 6.9
Moonrise1948 · ★ 6.3
That's Entertainment!1974 · ★ 7.4
Pinky1949 · ★ 7.1
None But the Lonely Heart1944 · ★ 6.4
Young at Heart1954
The Farmer's Daughter1947
The Secret of Convict Lake1951
The Great Sinner1949
The Story of Three Loves1953
Moss Rose1947
Rasputin and the Empress1932
Kind Lady1951
The Red Danube1949
It's a Big Country1951
Night Song1948
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette1926
Johnny Trouble1957
That Midnight Kiss1949
Just for You1952
Show-Business at War1943
Main Street to Broadway1953
The White Raven1917
The Lifted Veil1917
The Divorcee1919
National Red Cross Pageant1917
Vaudeville1997
The Eternal Mother1917
Our Mrs. McChesney1918
The Greatest Power1917
The Nightingale1914
Life's Whirlpool1917
Eloise1956
The Final Judgment1915
The Kiss of Hate1916
An American Widow1917
The Awakening of Helena Ritchie1916

48 credits on file

Television 6

What's My Line?1950
Climax!1954
Omnibus1952
Playhouse 901956
Legends2006
General Electric Theater1953

Awards 2

1945Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

In their orbit 4

Connected to Ethel 6

James DeanAlso in Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)Glenn FordAlso in The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)Elia KazanAlso in Pinky (1949)Carolyn JonesAlso in Johnny Trouble (1957)Lloyd BridgesAlso in Moonrise (1948)Joseph CottenAlso in The Farmer's Daughter (1947)

About this person

Ethel Barrymore was an American actress and a member of the Barrymore-Drew family of actors. Barrymore was a stage, screen and radio actress whose career spanned six decades, and was regarded as "The First Lady of the American Theatre". She received four nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, winning for None but the Lonely Heart (1944).

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1879 to 1959 · aged 79
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