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Ethel Barrymore

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Ethel Barrymore: Biography

Ethel Barrymore

Birth Name: Ethel Mae Blythe
Birth Place: Philadelphia, PA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: August 15, Leo
Date of Death: 06/18/1959
Profession: Actor

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Ethel Barrymore Fast Facts:

After working in theatrical touring productions, she found Broadway success in 1901 with Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines and eventually became known as "the first lady of the American stage."
Rasputin and the Empress (1932) was the only film in which she appeared with her brothers, John and Lionel.
Announced her retirement from acting in 1936, only to return to the Broadway stage the following year in The Ghost of Yankee Doodle.
Always preferred the stage to the screen; once said about television, "It's hell."
Turned down a marriage proposal from Winston Churchill.
The great-aunt of actress Drew Barrymore.
A Broadway theater on West 47th Street bears her name.

Ethel Barrymore Relationships:
Diana Barrymore - Niece
Dolores Ethel Mae Barrymore - Niece
Ethel Miglietta - Daughter
Georgiana Drew Barrymore - Mother
John Barrymore - Brother
John Drew - Grandfather
John Drew Barrymore - Nephew
John Drew Colt - Son
John Drew Jr. - Uncle
Lionel Barrymore - Brother
Louisa Lane Drew - Grandmother
Maurice Barrymore - Father
Russell G. Colt - Ex-husband
Samuel Colt - Son
Sidney Drew - Uncle
Ethel Barrymore Awards:
1955 Emmy: Best Actress in a Single Performance - Nominee
1944 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Winner
1946 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1947 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1949 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee

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