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BARRYMORE MISCELLANY:
At Immortal Ephemera ( here ) there’s loads of photos tracing the Barrymores. Did you know that Diana Barrymore was married to Bramwell Fletcher ( see…you know who he is ) and that her mother had an affair with a well-known children’s books author? Did you know Dolores Costello married a man older than her mother, and Ethel’s cousin (an aviator in WWI) has a plaque with his name on it in Central Park (near Strawberry Fields)? And what IS Ethel Barrymore’s relationship to a Colt .45 firearm?
These are some of the tidbits I learned as I was reading up on Ethel Barrymore. If you’re a little curious about Ethel’s thoughts about working with her brother’s in the only film the trio did together ( “Rasputin and the Empress” ) you can read Once Upon A Screen’s account by clicking the trio’s photo below. Did you know that here on Manhattan’s 47th Street is the theater the Schuberts BUILT specifically for Ethel Barrymore? You didn’t? Well I’m here to tell you…or show you, in six minutes. Yep, click on foto And here are other photos of the Barrymore clan hot-linked for you to check out at your leisure.
The Barrymores Ethel’s N.Y. Theatre ETHEL
Ethel’s Father Ethel’s Mother Uncle Sidney Uncle John Mother & Grandmother
Ethel & Her Brothers Ethel & Her Husband Her Youngest Son Ethel & Her Children
Ethel & Her Sons Ethel & Her Daughter Ethel’s Brother John John’s Wife Dolores
John’s Daughter – Diana John’s son John Drew Drew Barrymore
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Hey, another film you’ve introduced me to! (You’re like a personal life/movie coach!) Ethel Barrymore sounds terrific in this film – she’s certainly a scene-stealer in the clip you posted.
You mentioned her beauty, and it seems to me she was beautiful her whole life, no? In fact, she seemed to have gotten more beautiful the older she became.
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Hey S.S.,
I’m inclined to agree with you about Ethel’s beauty. ( I’ve had to mature a bit to be able to recognize that ). I enjoy “Night Song” a lot. I hope you get to see it. Not just for Ethel but Dana Andrews does a fantastic acting job as a bitter blind man. If you ever do watch it, please…let me know.
Yours truly,
Your Life/Movie Coach CineMaven. ( 😉 )
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Just in case we wondered where Drew got that chin….
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It goes back centuries…
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Lionel and Ethel were being interviewed together. Lionel left the room when the interviewer asked Ethel about family history. The question was, what was the last thing their father was in. Ethel couldn’t remember, and so called out the question to her brother. His answer came back, “Mary Boland, I think.”
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L0L! I’ve heard this story before Debbie. All I can think of is “L’amour, l’amour. Toujours l’amour.” Soooo Lionel’s got jokes ey? Ha!!!!
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Thanks so much for participating in the blogathon Theresa. I’ve only just got around to reading the entries now, and your post on Ethel was highly worth the wait. Excellent article.
Seeing as my Barrymore blogathon has closed, I’ve decided to host another blogathon, and I would like to invite you to participate. The link is below with more details
https://crystalkalyana.wordpress.com/2015/08/17/in-the-good-old-days-of-classic-hollywood-presents-the-lauren-bacall-blogathon/
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Ahhh The Good Ol’ Days, the good ol’ days. That Barrymore Blogathon was a smorgasbord of Barrymores and I’m happy to have been included. I saw your announcement of your upcoming LAUREN BACALL blogathon. I’d like to participate. Let me get back to you with the movie I hope won’t be covered by others. Thanks for THIS invitation as well.
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I’m surprised how well the Barrymore blogathon went. I’m going to make it an annual event. When you decide on your topic, let me know?
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I surely will. I love Lauren Bacall and was saddened by her passing.
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Lauren is one of my favorites. I was deeply saddened about her passing. It came as a shock to me, because she was going so well. I never heard about her being sick, and then this massive stroke got her.
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Yeh man. It was a shock, and disbelief. She had quite a presence. Imagine being a 19 year old kid, and your first movie is with Humphrey Bogart. When I was 19…well, HA! I was no Lauren Bacall.
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It would of been exciting to be Lauren Bacall at age 19 and appear in your first movie opposite Humphrey Bogart. We found it a huge shock over here. My Mum and Grandma saw Lauren being interviewed live on “The Mike Walsh Show” in 1979. Mum pushed in front of the assembled crowd and attained front row seats, so they were so close to Lauren. Jealous. So they were very shocked and saddened about her passing.
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I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again (if it’s worth saying once, it’s worth saying twice, right?!) – I love the way you put your own twist on classic movies and actors, it’s so refreshing. I actually haven’t seen this one, so thanks for highlighting it – there’s a big gap in my Ethel Barrymore knowledge. I too think she was always a beauty, perhaps just not to popular tastes.
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“Night Song” is a very enjoyable movie and I ( again ) wholeheartedly recommend it. I learned about Ethel on the run as I wrote for this blogathon. And if you have to say a third time that you like the way I spin and twist and turn a phrase, well…I guess I’ll just have to bear up under the compliment. ( Thank you sooo much. Hope I stay easy breezy and informative. )
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