John Drew Barrymore
| John Drew Barrymore | |
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From a Schlitz Playhouse of Stars presentation, 1953
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| Born |
John Blyth Barrymore June 4, 1932 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | November 29, 2004 (aged 72) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film, television actor |
| Years active | 1949–1976 |
| Spouse(s) |
Cara Williams (1953-1959) (divorced) (1 child) Gabriella Palazzoli (1960-1970) (divorced) (1 child) Jaid Barrymore (1971-1984) (divorced) (1 child) Nina Wayne (1985–1994) (divorced) (1 child) |
| Children |
• John Blyth Barrymore, born May 15, 1954 (to Cara)
• Blyth Dolores Barrymore, born 1960 (to Gabriella) • Brahma (Jessica) Blyth Barrymore (July 31, 1966 - July 29, 2014) (to Nina) • Drew Barrymore, born February 22, 1975 (to Jaid) |
John Drew Barrymore (born John Blyth Barrymore; June 4, 1932 – November 29, 2004) was a film actor and member of the Barrymore family of actors, which included his father, John Barrymore, and his father's siblings, Lionel and Ethel. He was the father of four children, including John Blyth Barrymore and actress Drew Barrymore. Diana Barrymore was his half-sister from his father's second marriage.
Barrymore was born in Los Angeles, California to John Barrymore and Dolores Costello. His parents separated when he was 18 months old, and he rarely saw his father afterward. Educated at private schools, he made his film debut at 17, billed as John Barrymore Jr.
In 1958, he changed his middle name to Drew, although he had previously been credited in past works as Blyth, and appeared in many low budget films such as High School Confidential, Never Love a Stranger (1958), Night of the Quarter Moon (1959), and The Keeler Affair (1963) as Stephen Ward. This was followed by a brief resurgence in Italian movies as he appeared in several leading roles. He also appeared several times in the TV series Gunsmoke. However, Barrymore's social behavior obstructed any professional progress. In the 1960s, he was occasionally incarcerated for drug use, public drunkenness, and spousal abuse.
He guest-starred in other memorable episodes of classic TV Westerns Rawhide — "Incident of The Haunted Hills" — playing a half-Native, half-White outcast and Wagon Train — "The Ruttledge Munroe Story" — playing a "too cheerful" character who spreads death wherever he goes and turns out to be a figure from Major Adams's (Ward Bond) military past.
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