biography
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Barrymore, Ethel
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originally Ethel Blythe
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| sex:
| female
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| lived:
| (1879–1959)
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| biography:
| Stage and film actress, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The daughter of Maurice Barrymore, and a member of the famous family of actors. In 1897–8 she scored a great success in London with Sir Henry Irving in The Bells, had her first Broadway success in Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines (1901), and made some early silent films. In 1944 she won an Oscar for best supporting actress in None But the Lonely Heart. She was admired for her portrayal of lovable eccentrics. |
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