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TCMTue, Feb 16, 10:15 AMKey LargoBuy
TCMTue, Feb 16, 12:00 PMCamilleBuy
TCMTue, Feb 16, 2:00 PMGrand HotelBuy
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Lionel Barrymore Biography

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  • Birth Name: Lionel Blythe
  • Birth Place: Philadelphia, PA
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: April 28, Taurus
  • Date of Death: 11/15/1954
  • Profession: Actor; director; writer
Lionel Barrymore Fast Facts:
  • First appeared onstage with his parents during his infancy.
  • Wanted to be an artist but reluctantly joined brother John and sister Ethel in the "family business."
  • Made his Broadway debut in 1900 in Sag Harbor.
  • Studied painting in Paris in the early 1900s.
  • Was a contract player with MGM for 25 years, occasionally directing.
  • Starting in 1938, had a recurring role as Dr. Gillespie in the Dr. Kildare film series.
  • By the age of 60, had become wheelchair-bound due to severe arthritis, but continued to act, particularly in curmudgeonly roles such as Mr. Potter in It's a Wonderful Life (1946).
  • The great-uncle of actress Drew Barrymore.
    Lionel Barrymore Relationships:
  • Diana Barrymore - Niece
  • Dolores Ethel Mae Barrymore - Niece
  • Doris Rankin - Ex-wife
  • Ethel Barrymore - Sister
  • Ethel Barrymore II - Daughter
  • Ethel Miglietta - Niece
  • Georgiana Drew Barrymore - Mother
  • Irene Fenwick - Wife (deceased)
  • John Barrymore - Brother
  • John Drew - Grandfather
  • John Drew Barrymore - Nephew
  • John Drew Colt - Nephew
  • John Drew Jr. - Uncle
  • Louisa Lane Drew - Grandmother
  • Mary Barrymore - Daughter
  • Maurice Barrymore - Father
  • Samuel Colt - Nephew
  • Sidney Drew - Uncle

    • Lionel Barrymore Awards:
  • 1929 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
  • 1931 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Winner

  • College:
  • Attended Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ
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