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Ethel Barrymore Biography

Ethel Barrymore
  • Birth Name: Ethel Mae Blythe
  • Birth Place: Philadelphia, PA
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: August 15, Leo
  • Date of Death: 06/18/1959
  • Profession: Actor
Ethel Barrymore Fast Facts:
  • After working in theatrical touring productions, she found Broadway success in 1901 with Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines and eventually became known as "the first lady of the American stage." 
  • Rasputin and the Empress (1932) was the only film in which she appeared with her brothers, John and Lionel.
  • Announced her retirement from acting in 1936, only to return to the Broadway stage the following year in The Ghost of Yankee Doodle.
  • Always preferred the stage to the screen; once said about television, "It's hell."
  • Turned down a marriage proposal from Winston Churchill.
  • The great-aunt of actress Drew Barrymore.
  • A Broadway theater on West 47th Street bears her name.
    Ethel Barrymore Relationships:
  • Diana Barrymore - Niece
  • Dolores Ethel Mae Barrymore - Niece
  • Ethel Miglietta - Daughter
  • Georgiana Drew Barrymore - Mother
  • John Barrymore - Brother
  • John Drew - Grandfather
  • John Drew Barrymore - Nephew
  • John Drew Colt - Son
  • John Drew Jr. - Uncle
  • Lionel Barrymore - Brother
  • Louisa Lane Drew - Grandmother
  • Maurice Barrymore - Father
  • Russell G. Colt - Ex-husband
  • Samuel Colt - Son
  • Sidney Drew - Uncle

    • Ethel Barrymore Awards:
  • 1955 Emmy: Best Actress in a Single Performance - Nominee
  • 1944 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Winner
  • 1946 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 1947 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 1949 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee

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