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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.