John Barrymore Quick FactsBirth Name John Sidney Blyth Barrymore Born February 15th, 1882 Birth Place Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Date and Place of Death May 29th, 1942; Los Angeles; California, USA Cause of Death Pneumonia and cirrhosis of the liver Age at Death 60 years old Nationality American Parents Maurice Barrymore Georgie Drew Barrymore Siblings Brother -Lionel Sister - Ethel Hair Color Light brown Color of Eyes Blue Height 5 feet 10 inches (178 cm) Sign Aquarius Wifes Katherine Corri Harris (1 September 1910 - 6 December 1917) (divorced) Blanche Oelrichs (5 August 1920 - 19 November 1928) (divorced) 1 child Dolores Costello (24 November 1928 - 9 October 1934) (divorced) 2 children Elaine Barrie (9 November 1936 - 27 November 1940) (divorced) Children Two children with Dolores Costello: Dolores Ethel Mae Barrymore (born 1930) John Drew Barrymore (1932-2004) (father of Drew Barrymore) He had one child with Blanche Marie Louise Oelrichs (1890-1950), aka "Michael Strange": Diana Blanche Barrymore (1921-1960), who died at age 38 of an overdose of alcohol and sleeping pills. A semi-autobiographical story of her life was depicted in Too Much, Too Soon, starring Errol Flynn as John Barrymore First Film The Dream of a Moving Picture Director (1912) (unconfirmed) Last Film Playmates (1941) .... John Barrymore Nickname(s) The Great Profile Jack
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