Ethel Barrymore | |
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_(14595127410).jpg) Barrymore in 1896 | |
| Born | Ethel Mae Blythe August 15, 1879 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | June 18, 1959 (aged 79) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1895–1957 |
| Spouse |
Russell Griswold Colt
(m. 1909; div. 1923) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Maurice Barrymore Georgiana Drew |
| Family | Barrymore |
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Ethel Barrymore (born Ethel Mae Blythe; August 15, 1879 – June 18, 1959) was an American actress and a member of the Barrymore family of actors.[1][2] Barrymore was a stage, screen and radio actress whose career spanned six decades, and was regarded as "The First Lady of the American Theatre". She received four nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, winning for None but the Lonely Heart (1944).
- ^ Obituary Variety, June 24, 1959.
- ^ "Theatre | Alexander Street, a ProQuest Company". search.alexanderstreet.com.