10/2/2023 0 Comments Lionel barrymore charles durning![]() Nine different studios and independents at $10,000 each. Lionel came to Hollywood in 1925, and in his first year made nine movies at But as soon as her job was finished she wasted no time in getting back to the east coast. Out west to star in a movie or two and at the same time she'd rent a place to stay. Giving up the stage for movies was looked down on by legit (stage) actors like sister Ethel. He may have been the last to move to New York, but of the three, he was the first to trade Broadway for Hollywood. Little Ethel was buried in the family plot. On March 24,ġ910 little Ethel became ill and was rushed from their home to Dr. Lived here with his wife, Doris Rankin and their daughter, Ethel. The oldest of the three Barrymore children, Lionel was the last to make his way to New York. Moved from the farm house to this large brownstone.ħ5 1/2 BEDFORD STREET - GREENWICH VILLAGE, NEW YORK Stayed in a third floor room in this old brownstone. When he first arrived in New York City he stayed here at a boarding house. Nineteen year old John followed his famous to the Big Apple to try his hand on the stage. Helen Hayes and Lillian and Dorothy Gish have also lived here. Was renting a duplex when Lionel talked her into moving to Los Angeles. Leased a brownstown apartment for three years Rented this apartment from humorist Don Marquis Moved into this apartment over a small shopīought a mansion at the end of Taylor's Lane. Later, John also stayed here from time to time.įrom Mrs Wilson's Ethel moved into this eight room apartment. She lived here during her early years in New York City. Home until 1945 when Lionel talked her into moving to the west coast. Their mother called the house,Įthel was the first of the three famous Barrymore's to move to New York and the last one to move to Los Angeles. The Barrymore family moved here, where John is born on February 14. (Note - This is my longest tour and will posted in sections) If anyone would like a copy with the photos included e - mail me. You might want to take this tour in true Barrymore fashion, with a favorite in hand. ![]() We'll start in Philadelphia, make our way to the Big Apple and end up in Los Angeles. So, lets remember the famous trio and their famous famous,īy taking a trip through Barrymore Land. Like their famous dad, they also had a problem with the bottle, as well as drugs. They followed in their father's foot steps, when it came to scandals. His children, Diana and John Drew, father of Drew, took over where he left off in the rag mags. Starring in the tabloids, especially John, whose marriages, divorces and drinking put him on the front pages. When they were not starring in hit plays and films, they were They found fame on the stage and in the movies from the early 1900s to the late 1950s. Then, along came the three Barrymore's who became more fomous than their family before them, Ethel, Lionel and John. But there was a time when the Barrymore's owned the Broadway stage. Today when the name Barrymore is mentioned, one thinks of actress Drew Barrymore, the only Barrymore in the film industry.
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