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Portrait of Jennie and the Wisdom of Ethel Barrymore

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Aug 18, 2016

The Barrymore. Ah, that legendary family of actors! Ethel, John and Lionel, the three siblings were children of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Emma Drew, themselves actors. Acting in the family kept going on as the years passed. John and his third wife, Dolores Costello, also an actress, had a son read more

ETHEL BARRYMORE: “NIGHT SONG”

CineMaven's Essays from the Couch Posted by Theresa Brown on Aug 15, 2015

BARRYMORE. Maurice Barrymore and wife Georgiana Drew Barrymore The name alone is regal. They were the most prestigious acting family America has ever produced. The Barrymore name harkens back to near the end of the 19th century, the Drew name goes back to the beginning of the 19th century and the L read more

CLASSIC MOVIE HISTORY PROJECT BLOGATHON: ETHEL BARRYMORE’S TRANSITION FROM STAGE TO SCREEN.

In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on Jun 28, 2015

This is my second entry for ‘The Classic Movie History Project Blogathon’, an event for prolific film enthusiast bloggers to coalesce by submitting articles covering any facet of the motion picture industry from the golden age of cinema. Ethel Barrymore had more to her credit than just read more

REMEMBERING ETHEL BARRYMORE, 56 YEARS LATER

In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on Jun 19, 2015

Today marks the 56th anniversary of the passing of the Broadway and motion picture legend, Ethel Barrymore, the last of the Barrymore triumvirate and the first sibling to break into the acting mould. Primarily known for being the theatres greatest asset until her transition to the screen, where she read more

The Red Danube (1949) with Walter Pidgeon and Ethel Barrymore

Classic Film Freak Posted by Orson De Welles on Jul 31, 2014

Share This! Beautiful Maria…the four lives that touched hers were never the same again! In the interest of full disclosure, I have to start by stating that I haven’t read and am not familiar with the novel Vespers in Vienna by Bruce Marshall on which today’s film, 1949’s The Red Danube is read more

Happy Birthday: Ethel Barrymore!

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Aug 15, 2010

Ethel Barrymore was born Ethel Mae Blythe in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the second child of the actors Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Drew. She grew up in Philadelphia, and went to Roman Catholic school.She was the sister of actors John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore, the aunt of actor John Drew read more

Ethel Barrymore

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Aug 4, 2010

Ethel Barrymore, was a major Broadway performer. Many consider her to be the greatest actress of her generation. She performed in her first film, The Nightingale (1934). She made 15 silent pictures between 1914 and 1919 most of them for the old Metro studio. Most of these pictures were made on the read more

SUtS: Ethel Barrymore

True Classics Posted by Brandie on Aug 3, 2010

I must admit that I wish I were suggesting another movie to you right now, a movie featuring the delightful Ethel Barrymore in one of her more effective supporting roles: 1947′s The Farmer’s Daughter, co-starring Loretta Young and Joseph Cotten. I adore this movie with every fiber of my read more