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"Die? I should say not, dear fellow. No Barrymore would allow such a conventional thing to happen to him." The last words of actor John Barrymore. He was born February 15th, 1882 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died on may 29th, 1942 in L.A. He was an actor and gained his fame through his roles in Hamlet and Richard lll. He is also the grandfather of actress Drew Barrymore. Some of his movies include: Sherlock Holmes, Moby Dick, and Grand Hotel.

He was married four different times. His first marriage was to a woman named Katherine Corri Harris. They were married from 1910 until 1917. He married his next wife only three years later, in 1920. Her name was Blanche Oelrichs, and they divorced in 1928. In the same year, he married Dolores Costello. They were married until 1934. Two years later, he married Eliane Barrie, and they were married until 1940. Which was two years before his death. He had one child with Blanche, her name was Diana. Unfortinatly Diana died at the very young age of only 38 in the 1960, which was 18 years after he father's death. He had two other chlidren, both with Dolores. Daughter Dolores Barrymore, and son John Drew Barrymore. John Drew was the father of famous actress Drew Barrymore, but sadly past away in 2004.

It is incredible how many people in the Barrymore family went into the entertainment industry. It literally, runs in the family. Five Barrymore's have stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Those five are John Barrymore, John Drew Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, and Drew Barrymore. The Barrymore's are the family with the most members on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The most recent addition to the Barrymore collection in the Walk of Fame was John's granddaughter, Drew. Drew was put on the Walk in 2004.

Not only are the Barrymore's known for their exceptional acting and entertainment abilities, but also konwn for their extravagent lifestyles. As I mentioned before, John was married four times, and slept around with many women. He was a partier. Which led to his children, and grandchildren to be partiers too. The Barrymore's are the perfect example of a Hollywood family gone bad. Drew Barrymore was famous by the age of nine, and not just because of her family. She was in ET as a young child and quickly gained fame from the hit. But at only nine years old she was a regular at Studio 54. She was smoking cigarettes and drinking alchohol by the age of nine. Smoking marijuanna by the age of ten, and shorting cocaine by the age of 13. It was at 13 that she first entered rehab, but went again when she was 14. But Drew made an incredicle turn around. She made her comeback in the 1996 movie Scream. Barrymore is succesful, beautiful, and completely in control of her life.

Da Bears, Da Bears, Da....Farley

"Please don't leave me. Please don't leave me." The last words of Chris Farley. Chris Farley's death had to do with his obesity, alcoholism, and drug addictions. Chris Farley was a comedian, best known for his skits on Saturday Night Live. He was also in many successful movies. These include Beverly Hills Ninja, Tommy Boy, Wayne's World, Coneheads, and Wayne's World 2. He was on the show from 1990-1995. He was born on February 15th 1964 and he died on December 18th 1997.

Farley was announced as a new member of Saturday Night Live in 1990. The other comedian who was announced that night was Chris Rock. Chris Farley often worked with Rock, and many others including: David Spade, Adam Sandler, and Rob Schneinder. Chris Farley is one of my favorite comedians. His skits on SNL were so funny, and so original. My personal favorites are the ones with the "superfans" (DA BEARS) and Matt Foley: Motivational Speaker. But there were also a lot of skits that made fun of Farley's size. In fact, most of the skits had something to do with the fact that he was very overweight. But despite his obesity he was able to dance around on stage and be incredibly energetic.

Farley actually began recording vocals for an animated movie. That movie was Sherk. After his death, he was forced to be replaced. He was replaced with his fellow SNL cast member Mike Myers. He was supposed to appear in The Cable Guy. But due to scheduling conflicts he was unable to play the main role. The role again went to another famous comedian, Jim Carrey. On August 26th, 2005 he was awarded 2,289th star to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He obviously died before he got the award.

Chris Farley's declining health was a hot topic among the press. At the young age of 33, on December 18th 1997 Chris Farley died in his apartment. His younger brother John found him. The autopsy revealed that he took a very dangerous amount of heroin and cocaine together. There were over 500 people who attended his funeral, many of which included actors he had worked with. But his good friend David Spade was not in attendance. Spade was later quoted as saying that he did not attend Farley's funeral because he "could not be in a room where Farley was in a box." However he did appear on the 25th anniversary special of SNL to call for a moment of remembrance for his buddy, Chris.

He's All That

"I must end it. There's no hope left. I'll be at peace. No one had anything to do with this. My decision totally." The last words of comedian Freddie Prinze. Prinze was born on June 22nd 1954 and he killed himself on January 29th 1977.

He was born in St. Claire's Hospital and was raised in Washington Heights, which is in New York City. His mother was Puerto Rican and his father was a German immigrant from post-Nazi Germany. Before he became famous he took martial arts lessons from a man named Robert Wall, who was a student of the most famous martial arts artist of all time, Bruce Lee. Wall appeared in the movies Enter the Dragon and Return of the Dragon. Chico and the Man was on the air from 1974 to 1977. Prinze played the character of Francisco "Chico" Rodriguez. The show appeared on NBC and was an instant hit. Freddie Prinze is defiantly remembered for his role on Chico and the Man, but he is best remembered for his son, Freddie Prinze Jr. Robert Wall is actually the godfather of Freddie Prinze Jr.

Prinze killed himself by shooting himself in the head. The reason for his suicide is officially unknown. But he is on record for having told friends that he was very unhappy with his life. Prinze had a long time drug problem, and after his arrest for driving under the influence in 1976, his wife filed for divorce. She believed that Prinze was a threat to her, and to their son. In the early hours of January 28th 1977 he received a restraining order from his wife. He spent the last hours of his life calling his loved ones and saying goodbye. One of the people he called was his business manager, Mr. Marvin "Dusty" Snyder. Snyder was alarmed by the phone call that he received so he went over to Prinze's room in the Beverly Comstock Hotel. When Snyder arrived Prinze continued the phone calls and Snyder was very worried so he went in the next room to call Prinze's psychiatrist. The psychiatrist assured Snyder that Prinze was in no danger. Supposedly when Snyder walked back into the room where Prinze was, he was on the phone with his ex-wife saying goodbye. After he hung up the phone, he pulled a gun out of the couch and shot himself in the head. Snyder tried to stop him, but it was too late. He was transported to UCLA Medical Center where he was put on life support. His family made the decision of taking him off of life support at 1:00 pm on January 29th at the very young age of 22.

His last words were spoken to his ex-wife on the telephone (the ex-wife that got the restraining order against him). She was the last goodbye phone call he made. Freddie Prinze Jr. was only 10 months old when his father committed suicide. His father has no idea that his son followed in his footsteps to become an actor. Prinze Jr. is very famous for his roles in teen movies, such as She's All That.

'Here's looking at you, kid"

"I should never have switched from Scotch to Martinis " The last words of famous actor, Humphrey Bogart. He died January 14th 1957. He died of esophageal cancer, he had always been a heavy drinker and smoker. And by 1956, when he finally decided he would go see a doctor, it was too late. Bogart is remembered for his role of Rick in the hit movie Casablanca as well as many others.

Humphrey Bogart was born in in New York City in December of 1899. He attended the Trinity School, and then attended Phillips Academy which is in Andover, Massachusetts. His parents wanted him to go to Yale, but he was kicked out of Phillips Academy in 1918.

He began his acting career in 1921 on the Brooklyn stage. He played a Japanese butler. He appeared in at least 17 Broadway productions between the years of 1922 and 1935. When the play The Petrified Forest came out, that's when Bogart's fame rose. Warner Bros. bought the screen rights to the play and made it into a movie. The movie got great reviews, and Bogart was quickly becoming a household name.

Casablanca, which is one of the most well known movies in America, starred Humphrey Bogart. He played a night club owner named Rick. This was Bogart's first romantic role ever, and he did it practically flawlessly. His female counterpart in the movie was Ingrid Bergman. Casablanca, in 1943, won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Bogart was nominated for his portrayal of Rick, but ended up losing to Paul Lukas, who starred in Watch on the Rhine. Although, in 1952 he won Best Actor for his role in The African Queen. He was also nominated for the British Academy Awards, in 1953, for the same role, but did not end up winning the award. In 1955 he was nominated for an Oscar for his role in the movie The Caine Mutiny. And in 1999 he was named by the American Film Institute as the Greatest Male Star of All Time. He also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

"The whole world is three drinks behind." A quote from Bogart, who was a frequent drinker. His drinking and smoking led to his ultimate death. being the funny, charismatic man that he was he had a sense of humor, even though he was on his death bed. His last words are the perfect example of the kind of man he truly was.