John Barrymore
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 John Barrymore facts

• A member of the Drew and Barrymore theatrical families, he initially tried to avoid the stage, and briefly attempted a career as an artist, but appeared on stage together with his father Maurice in 1900, and then his sister Ethel the following year
• He began his career in 1903 and first gained attention as a stage actor in light comedy, then high drama, culminating in productions of Justice (1916), Richard III (1920) and Hamlet (1922); his portrayal of Hamlet led to him being called the "greatest living American tragedian"
• After a success as Hamlet in London in 1925, Barrymore left the stage for 14 years and instead focused entirely on films
• In the silent film era, he was well received in such pictures as Dr
• Jekyll and Mr
• Hyde (1920), Sherlock Holmes (1922) and The Sea Beast (1926)
• During this period, he gained his nickname, the Great Profile
• His stage-trained voice proved an asset when sound films were introduced, and three of his works, Grand Hotel (1932), Twentieth Century (1934) and Midnight (1939) have been inducted into the National Film Registry
• Barrymore's personal life has been the subject of much attention before and since his death
• He struggled with alcohol abuse from the age of 14, was married and divorced four times, and declared bankruptcy later in life