biography
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Barrymore, Maurice
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originally Herbert Blythe
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1849–1905)
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| biography:
| Stage actor, born in Fort Agra, India. The father of Ethel, John, and Lionel Barrymore, he gave up a possible law career to try acting in London in 1872. Moving to New York in 1875 he became an instant success and went on to star in a variety of roles over the next 25 years. In 1876 he married Georgiana Drew, actress-daughter of the famous British-American actors, John and Louisa Lane Drew, thus founding what would become known as ‘The Royal Family of Broadway’. |
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