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7. Counselor at Law (1933) “Counselor at Law” is a drama film directed by William Wyler and released in 1933. The movie stars John Barrymore in the lead role of George Simon, a successful and respected New York lawyer who is forced to confront his past when a former client threatens to expose a secret from his past.
His best-known Broadway role for many years was as an inebriated wireless operator in the Dick Davis farce The Dictator. On stage and in silent films (including a 1915 version of The Dictator), John was most at home in comedies. His one chance for greatness occurred in 1922, when he played Hamlet; even British audiences hailed Barrymore's ...
30 de nov. de 2004 · John Barrymore murió el lunes, a los 72 años, según un comunicado emitido por el portavoz de su hija Drew, en el que no se especifican las circunstancias ni el lugar del fallecimiento.
Drew Blythe Barrymore (Culver City, California, 22 de febrero de 1975) es una actriz, directora, modelo, presentadora y productora estadounidense.Es miembro de la familia de actores Barrymore, hija de John Drew Barrymore, nieta de John Barrymore y Dolores Costello, y sobrina-nieta de Lionel Barrymore (Óscar a mejor actor 1931) y Ethel Barrymore (Óscar a la mejor actriz de reparto en 1944).
23 de mar. de 2024 · Legendary Broadway actor John Barrymore had prestigious & successful + vastly underappreciated Hollywood career. Known as The Great Profile, labeled “the greatest living American tragedian,” and heralded as “the foremost English-speaking actor of his time,” John Barrymore was Arthur Schnitzler’s Anatol, Leo Tolstoy’s Fedor Protasov ...
John Barrymore's journey to Shakespearean distinction had been neither sudden nor easy. He was born in Philadelphia on February 15, 1882 into an illustrious theatrical family. His grandmother, Louisa Lane Drew, served for three decades as manager of Philadelphia's Arch Street Theatre. His father, Maurice Barrymore, was a dashing leading man.
Born John Sidney Blyth on Feb. 15, 1882 in Philadelphia, PA, Barrymore was the youngest son of noted actors Maurice and Georgina Drew, who used Barrymore as their stage name. Along with his older siblings Ethel and Lionel, John would later become a member of Hollywood's most prominent acting dynasty.
