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A Short Biography of Ethel Barrymore

Author Name:

Ethel Barrymore

Born As:

Ethel Mae Blythe

Other Names:

Ethel Barrymore

Born:

15 Aug 1879

Died:

18 Jun 1959




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Actress                          
Selected Works:

Film:

None but the Lonely Heart - 1944
The Spiral Staircase - 1946
The Paradine Case - 1947 - directed by Alfred Hitchcock, 
Portrait of Jennie - 1948
Pinky - 1949
Kind Lady - 1951 
Johnny Trouble - 1957

There were two films which feaatured the threee siblings Ethel, Lionel and John - National Red Cross Pageant - 1917
Rasputin and the Empress - 1932


Theater:

The Imprudent Young Couple - 1895
Rosemary - 1896
A Doll's House by Ibsen - 1905
Romeo and Juliet - 1922
 The Constant Wife - 1926
Laura Garnett - 1934




                          
The second child of the actors Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Drew.
Husband Russel Griswold Colt - 1909-1923, three children, Ethel Barrymore Colt, Samuel Colt and John Drew Colt.                          
Won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 1944 film None but the Lonely Heart opposite Cary Grant.                          
Was also a strong supporter of the Actors' Equity Association and had a high-profile role in the 1919 strike.