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John Barrymore (born John Sidney Blyth; February 14 or 15, 1882 – May 29, 1942) was an American actor on stage, screen and radio. A member of the Drew and Barrymore theatrical dynasties, he initially tried to avoid the stage, and briefly attempted a career as an artist, but appeared on stage together with his father Maurice in 1900, and then his sister Ethel the following year. He began his career in 1903 and first gained attention as a stage actor in light comedy, then high drama, culminating in productions of Justice (1916), Richard III (1920) and Hamlet (1922); his portrayal of Hamlet led to him being called the "greatest living American tragedian".
After a success as Hamlet in London in 1925, Barrymore left the stage for 14 years and instead focused entirely on films. In the silent film era, he was well received in such pictures as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920), Sherlock Holmes (1922) and The Sea Beast (1926). During this period, he gained his nickname, the Great Profile. His stage-trained voice proved an asset when sound films were introduced, and three of his works, Grand Hotel (1932), Twentieth Century (1934) and Midnight (1939) have been inducted into the National Film Registry.
Actors: Christopher Plummer (producer), Daniela Saioni (miscellaneous crew), Christopher Plummer (actor), Jean-François Bergeron (editor), Michel Corriveau (composer), Gene Saks (producer), Erik Canuel (writer), Erik Canuel (director), Garth H. Drabinsky (producer), Steve Kalafer (producer), Andrew Wolinsky (miscellaneous crew), Peter LeDonne (producer), William Luce (writer), Lucia Haliburton (miscellaneous crew), Kelly Ebers (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Tony Sommers (actor), Mickey Faerch (actress), Austin Keeling (editor), Jerry TerHorst (actor), Diane Chambers (actress), John P. Parker (actor), Ellery Truesdell (actor), Beth Rowe (actress), Nathaniel Schermerhorn (director), Nathaniel Schermerhorn (writer), Anthony D. Bell (actor), Shelbi Jay (editor), Faith Tucker (composer), Lucy Yin (producer), Lucia Solares (actress),
Genres: Mystery, Short,Actors: João Baião (actor), Ricardo Carriço (actor), Diogo Infante (actor), Cristina Carvalhal (actress), Fernanda Lapa (actress), Maria Henrique (actress), Maria Henrique (writer), Fernando Ávila (director), Aníbal Carocinho (editor), António Esteves (editor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Barbara Hershey (actress), Andrew Gottlieb (producer), Robert Banas (actor), Hal Linden (actor), Alan Oppenheimer (actor), Lee Purcell (actress), Darren McGavin (actor), Denise Crosby (actress), George Coe (actor), John Dennis Johnston (actor), James Bacon (actor), Carl Esmond (actor), David Schroeder (actor), Ken Thorne (composer), Don Taylor (writer),
Genres: Biography, Drama,Actors: Bernadette Peters (actress), Linda Purl (actress), Bill Zuckert (actor), Valerie Perrine (actress), Frank De Vol (actor), Rod Steiger (actor), Louis Zorich (actor), Dana Elcar (actor), Kenneth Tobey (actor), John Marley (actor), Billy Barty (actor), Paul Stewart (actor), John Bleifer (actor), Edith Head (costume designer), Henry Mancini (composer),
Genres: Biography, Drama,Actors: Charles Evans (actor), Franklyn Farnum (actor), Malcolm Atterbury (actor), John Doucette (actor), Jim Bannon (actor), Peter Brown (actor), Paul Bryar (actor), Robert Burton (actor), Robert Carson (actor), Larry J. Blake (actor), Ray Danton (actor), Francis De Sales (actor), John Dennis (actor), Lester Dorr (actor), Errol Flynn (actor),
Plot: Diana Barrymore, daughter of iconic actor John Barrymore, expresses a desire to end her ten year estrangement with her famous actor father John, who's destroying his iconic career with his alcoholic, self-destructive lifestyle. Despite her socialite mother's misgivings she reestablishes her relationship with him and finds herself attracted to the exploitive blandishments of a Hollywood career and soon finds herself in the same downward spiral.
Keywords: actor, actress, adolescent, affection, alcoholic, alcoholism, baldness, based-on-autobiography, based-on-book, battered-womanActors: George McKay (actor), Vinton Hayworth (actor), Barry Norton (actor), Jack Carr (actor), John Barrymore (actor), Leon Belasco (actor), Bert Moorhouse (actor), Bill Cartledge (actor), Hobart Cavanaugh (actor), Joseph E. Bernard (actor), George Cleveland (actor), Ray Cooke (actor), Jerry Frank (actor), Jack Gargan (actor), Glenn Strange (actor),
Plot: Lulu Monahan ('Patsy Kelly' (qv)), the press agent for John Barrymore ('John Barrymore (I)' (qv)),is attempting to get a sponsor for a radio program. To that end, she and the agent for bandleader Kay Kyser ('Kay Kyser' (qv)), plant a story that the great Shakespearean actor, over his heartfelt objections, will teach Kyser how to play Shakespeare, which isn't the same as playing Paducah, which soon becomes evident. Highlights are the singing of Ginny Simms and a rumba by Lupe Velez; lowlights already cited.
Keywords: actor, actor-reprises-previous-role, band, bandleader, bullfighter, charity, conspiracy, contract, critically-bashed, dreamActors: James Conaty (actor), D'Arcy Corrigan (actor), Scotty Beckett (actor), Charles Arnt (actor), Wally Albright (actor), George Chesebro (actor), Charles Brinley (actor), Don Brodie (actor), Ralph Brooks (actor), Georgie Billings (actor), Granville Bates (actor), Tommy Bupp (actor), Wade Boteler (actor), Tom Chatterton (actor), William B. Davidson (actor),
Genres: Comedy,