John Barrymore became one of the first great American film stars. The Barrymore family is to Hollywood what the Kennedy family is to politics, and John became a bankable star at Warner Bros. However, as The Famous People reports, John had suffered from alcoholism since he was a teen, and eventually, it destroyed the pristine image he had established.
Nicknamed “The Great Profile,” John Barrymore, according to Britannica, was both a star on the stage and in film. His parents, Maurice and Georgiana, were stage actors, while his siblings, Ethel and Lionel Barrymore, both reached Hollywood stardom as well. Unlike their brother, the two siblings did win Oscars during their careers, but according to Film Star Facts, both paled in comparison to John. Barrymore found success in both the both silent movie era and in “talkies” during his height in the 1920s and ’30s, though his stardom in films only began after mastering the stage during the 1910s and ’20s, including his most iconic roles playing the leads in Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Richard III.
However, during these periods, Barrymore’s excessive drinking and outrageous behavior slowly killed both his stardom and him. Toward the end of his life, Barrymore declared bankruptcy and began to use his celebrity status for radio in order to make money. His final film, Playmates, had Barrymore playing a washed-up Shakespearian actor. Per the LA Times, on May 14, 1942, during an appearance on a radio program, Barrymore announced his retirement from acting. A bit over two weeks later, he was dead.
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