biography
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Barrymore, Lionel
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originally Lionel Blythe
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1878–1954)
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| biography:
| Actor, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, the elder brother of Ethel and John Barrymore. He made a name for himself in Peter Ibbetson (1917) and The Copperhead (1918), thereafter taking many roles in films and radio plays, notably Free Soul (1931, Oscar), Grand Hotel, Captains Courageous (1937), and Duel in the Sun (1947). In the USA he played Scrooge annually for many years on radio. After twice breaking a hip he was confined to a wheelchair, but undeterred he scored a great success as Dr Gillespie in the original Dr Kildare film series. |
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