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Lionel Barrymore: Biography

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Birth Name: Lionel Blythe
Birth Place: Philadelphia, PA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: April 28, Taurus
Date of Death: 11/15/1954
Profession: Actor; director; writer

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Lionel Barrymore Fast Facts:

First appeared onstage with his parents during his infancy.
Wanted to be an artist but reluctantly joined brother John and sister Ethel in the "family business."
Made his Broadway debut in 1900 in Sag Harbor.
Studied painting in Paris in the early 1900s.
Was a contract player with MGM for 25 years, occasionally directing.
Starting in 1938, had a recurring role as Dr. Gillespie in the Dr. Kildare film series.
By the age of 60, had become wheelchair-bound due to severe arthritis, but continued to act, particularly in curmudgeonly roles such as Mr. Potter in It's a Wonderful Life (1946).
The great-uncle of actress Drew Barrymore.

Lionel Barrymore Relationships:
Diana Barrymore - Niece
Dolores Ethel Mae Barrymore - Niece
Doris Rankin - Ex-wife
Ethel Barrymore - Sister
Ethel Barrymore II - Daughter
Ethel Miglietta - Niece
Georgiana Drew Barrymore - Mother
Irene Fenwick - Wife (deceased)
John Barrymore - Brother
John Drew - Grandfather
John Drew Barrymore - Nephew
John Drew Colt - Nephew
John Drew Jr. - Uncle
Louisa Lane Drew - Grandmother
Mary Barrymore - Daughter
Maurice Barrymore - Father
Samuel Colt - Nephew
Sidney Drew - Uncle
Lionel Barrymore Awards:
1929 Oscar: Best Director - Nominee
1931 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
College:
Attended Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ

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