Ethel Barrymore
Ethel Barrymore, 1896, photograph by Burr McIntosh, N.Y.
Born	Ethel Mae Blythe August 15, 1879(1879-08-15) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	June 18, 1959 (aged 79) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Years active	1914 - 1957
Spouse(s)	Russel Griswold Colt (1909-1923)

Ethel Barrymore (August 15, 1879 – June 18, 1959) was an Academy Award-winning American actress and a member of the famous Barrymore family. William Burr McIntosh ( 21 August, 1862 &ndash 28 April, 1942) was an American Silent film actor The City of New York Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The year 1914 in film involved some significant events Events The 3300-seat Strand Theater opens in New York City. The year 1957 in film involved some significant events Events October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A celebrity is a widely-recognized or famous person who commands a high degree of public and media attention The Barrymore family is an American acting family The members have gained a reputation for both tremendous talent and tendencies for self-destructive behavior

Early life

Ethel Barrymore was born Ethel Mae Blythe in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the second child of the actors Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Drew. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne Blythe ( September 21, 1849 – March 26, 1905) is the Patriarch of the Barrymore acting family Georgiana Emma Drew aka Georgie Drew Barrymore ( July 11, 1856 – July 2, 1893) was an American stage actress She spent her childhood in Philadelphia, and attended Roman Catholic schools there.

She was the sister of actors John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore, the aunt of actor John Drew Barrymore, and the great-aunt of actress Drew Barrymore. John Sidney Blyth Barrymore ( February 15 1882 – May 29 1942) was an American Actor, frequently called the greatest Lionel Barrymore ( April 28, 1878 – November 15, 1954) was an American Academy Award -winning actor of stage radio John Drew Barrymore, born John Blyth Barrymore Jr ( June 4, 1932 &ndash November 29, 2004) was a member of the Barrymore Drew Blyth Barrymore (born February 22 1975 is an American actress and Film producer. She was also the niece of Broadway matinée idol John Drew Jr and early Vitagraph movie star Sidney Drew. John Drew Jr ( November 13, 1853 &ndash July 9, 1927) was an American stage actor noted for his roles in Shakespearean American Vitagraph was a United States Movie studio, founded by J Mr & Mrs Sidney Drew were a comedy team on stage and screen Biography Sidney Drew ( August 28, 1863 - April 9,

Career

Ethel Barrymore was a highly regarded stage actress in New York City and a major Broadway performer. Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one The City of New York Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Many today consider her to be the greatest actress of her generation.

Her first appearance in Broadway was in 1895, in a play called The Imprudent Young Couple which starred her uncle John Drew Jr and Maude Adams. John Drew Jr ( November 13, 1853 &ndash July 9, 1927) was an American stage actor noted for his roles in Shakespearean This article is about Maude Adams the stage actress For the Swedish actress see Maud Adams. She appeared with Drew and Adams again in 1896 in Rosemary. She portrayed Nora in A Doll's House by Ibsen (1905), and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare (1922). A Doll's House (literally translated A Doll's Home, from the original Norwegian title Et dukkehjem) is an 1879 play by the "Ibsen" redirects here For other people named Ibsen see Ibsen (disambiguation. Juliet Capulet is one of the title characters in William Shakespeare 's tragedy Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the William Shakespeare ( baptised

Barrymore playing the male character Carrots in a play of the same name, 1902

Ethel Barrymore in 1896

She was also a strong supporter of the Actors' Equity Association and had a high-profile role in the 1919 strike. Template talkInfobox Union for usage --> The Actors' Equity Association (AEA commonly referred to as Actors' Equity In 1926, she scored one of her greatest successes as the sophisticated spouse of a philandering husband in W. Somerset Maugham's comedy, The Constant Wife. William Somerset Maugham, CH ( January 25 1874 &ndash December 16 1965) was an English Playwright, The Constant Wife, a Comedy of manners, was written by W Somerset Maugham in 1926 and later published for general sales in April 1927 In July 1934 she starred in the play Laura Garnett, by Leslie and Sewell Stokes, at Dobbs Ferry, New York State. Leslie Stokes was an English playwright and BBC radio producer and director Francis Martin Sewell Stokes ( November 16, 1902 London - November 2, 1979 London) was an English novelist biographer Dobbs Ferry is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States.

She made her first motion picture in 1914 and in the 1940s, she moved to Hollywood, California and started working in motion pictures. The year 1914 in film involved some significant events Events The 3300-seat Strand Theater opens in New York City. The year 1940 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Walt Disney 's animated Film The only two films that featured all three siblings, Ethel, John and Lionel Barrymore, were National Red Cross Pageant (1917) and Rasputin and the Empress (1932). Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year

She won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 1944 film None but the Lonely Heart opposite Cary Grant, but made plain that she was not overly impressed by it. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Best Supporting Actor or Best Supporting Actress is an accolade given by a group of Film or Theatre professionals in recognition of the work The year 1944 in film involved some significant events Events July 20 - Since You Went Away is released None but the Lonely Heart is a 1944 film which tells the story of a Cockney lad who returns home with no ambitions but finds that his family needs him On March 22, 2007, her Oscar was offered for sale on eBay. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. eBay Inc is an American Internet company that manages eBaycom an Online auction and shopping Website in which people and businesses buy and

She made such other classic films as The Spiral Staircase (1946) and Spider Man (1946) both directed by Robert Siodmak, The Paradine Case (1947) directed by Alfred Hitchcock, Portrait of Jennie (1948), Pinky (1949), and Kind Lady (1951). The Spiral Staircase is a 1945 American Psychological thriller film based on Ethel Lina White 's Novel Some Must Watch, Spider-Man is a Fictional character appearing in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Robert Siodmak ( August 8, 1900 - March 10, 1973) was a German born American Film director. The Paradine Case ( is a courtroom drama film set in England, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and produced by David O Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 Portrait of Jennie is a 1948 Fantasy film based on the novella by Robert Nathan. Pinky ( 1949) is a film directed by Elia Kazan. The movie was adapted by Philip Dunne and Dudley Nichols from the novel by Her last film appearance was in Johnny Trouble (1957). She also made a number of television appearances in the 1950s.

Private life

Ethel Barrymore by Carl Van Vechten (December 12, 1937)

Winston Churchill proposed to her around 1900, but she turned him down. Carl Van Vechten ( June 17, 1880 &ndash December 21, 1964) was an American Writer and Photographer who was a Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 Ethel married Russell Griswold Colt on March 14, 1909. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The couple had three children: actress/singer Ethel Barrymore Colt (1912 - 1977), who appeared on Broadway in Stephen Sondheim's Follies; Samuel Colt (1909-1986); and John Drew Colt (1913-1975). Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Stephen Joshua Sondheim (born March 22 1930 is an American musical and film composer and lyricist winner of an Academy Award, multiple Tony Awards (seven Follies is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Goldman. They divorced in 1923. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A devout Roman Catholic, she never remarried.

Death

Ethel Barrymore died of cardiovascular disease in 1959, at her home in Hollywood, California, following a long battle with a heart condition. She was two months shy of her 80th birthday. She is interred in the Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles. The Calvary Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery operated by the Los Angeles Archdiocese, located at 4201 Whittier Boulevard in Los Angeles California The Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City is named after her. The City of New York

External links

• Ethel Barrymore at the Internet Broadway Database
• Ethel Barrymore at the Internet Movie Database
• Ethel Barrymore at Allmovie
• Ethel Barrymore at Find A Grave