![]() ![]() Would end in 1921 with the Arthur Hopkins Broadway production of MacBeth. The big screen to similar critical acclaim but his string of critical success Would split his time between the stage and the screen, continuing to garnerĬritical acclaim on Broadway with the performances in plays such as The Jest, The Cooperhead and The Letter of the Law. Going towards Lionel's arresting performance. The play was a massive hit, with much of the praise In 1917, after much external prodding, Barrymore returned to However, remained in New York, working on films such as The Romance of Elaine, The Flaming Sword, The Upheaval and The End of the Tour. Next year Griffith moved his film studio out west to Hollywood. Always interested in exploring newĬhallenges in his artistic mediums, Barrymore made his directorial debut with Years, appearing in over thirty films in his first two years at BiographĪlley, The Wanderer, The House of Darkness and The Ranchero's Revenge. Barrymore would become quite busy for the next two In 1911 he made his film debut in the short film Fighting Blood. ![]() He was soon signed to put under contract for a mere $10 aĭay. ![]() Interest in the new rising medium of film.īy 1910 Barrymore began taking interest in D.W Griffith's New York production studio, Biograph Studios and approach the bourgeoningĭirector for a job. Rather than simply falling back on the theatre, Barrymore took an However, when the pair returned to New York and were inĭire need of money, Barrymore had no choice to go back to his bread and butter Years while Barrymore studied painting in Paris, with the dream of earning a He and his wife, Doris Rankin, would remained their for a few He continued to act for the next few in plays such as The Best of Friend and The Other Girl.ĭespite his parentage and success on the Broadway Stage,īarrymore's passion did not actually lay in acting but rather in the arts.Īfter completing his tenure in the one act play Pantaloon opposite his brother, John, the elder Barrymore headedĮast to Europe. Together again in the 1902 production of Isaac Henderson's The Mummy and the Hummingbird and the young Barrymore receivedĬritical acclaim. The next year he wouldĪppear opposite his uncle, John Drew, Jr., in the Charles Frohman comedy The Second in Command. His Broadway debut with a small role in the James A. Thanks to his great performance in that play, he wasĪsked to once again go on tour in his grandmother's next play, The Road to Ruin. Tour with his grandmother, performing in the play The Rivals. In 1893, at the age of 15, Barrymore went on Members and his local school productions, most notably with is famed He would continue to act on the stage with his family Since early infancy, Lionel was thrust into the acting spotlight Would continue to build upon the Barrymore name and add to the families actingĭynasty. He, along with his younger siblings John and Ethel Lionel Herbert Blythe was born on April 28 th,ġ878 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to one of the most respected families inĪcting history and was the oldest son of Maurice and Georgiana Drew, who took ![]()
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