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John Barrymore

Born 14 February 1882 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, as John Sidney Blythe.
Died 29 May 1942 in Los Angeles, California, USA, of cirrhosis of the liver and pneumonia.

Son of actor Maurice Blythe (stage name Maurice Barrymore) and actress Georgie Drew;
brother of actor Lionel Barrymore and actress Ethel Barrymore.

Married actress Katherine Corri Harris, 1 September 1910; divorced, 6 December 1917.
Married writer Blanche Oelrichs (pen name Michael Strange), 5 August 1920; divorced, 19 November 1928;
daughter, actress Diana Blanche Barrymore Blythe (screen name Diana Barrymore), 3 March 1921.
Married actress Dolores Costello, 24 November 1928; divorced, 9 October 1935;
son, actor John Sidney Blythe Barrymore Jr. (screen name John Drew Barrymore), born 4 June 1932;
one other child.
Married Elaine Barrie, 9 November 1936; divorced, 27 November 1940.
Granddaughter, actress Drew Barrymore.

References: Slide-FineArts p. 54 : Website-IMDb.