Diana Barrymore
About
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Also Known As
Diana Blanche Barrymore
Birth Place
New York City, New York, USA
Born
March 03, 1920
Died
January 25, 1960
Cause of Death
Drug Overdose
Biography
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Daughter of legendary actor John Barrymore, she appears to have inherited his instability without acquiring his talent. She appeared in a handful of early forties films without success and later succumbed to a variety of personal problems including alcoholism and suicidal tendencies....
Filmography
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Ladies Courageous
(1944)
Nadine
Fired Wife
(1943)
Eve Starr
Frontier Badmen
(1943)
Claire
Eagle Squadron
(1942)
Anne Partridge
Nightmare
(1942)
Leslie Stafford
Between Us Girls
(1942)
[Caroline] Carrie [Bishop]
Family & Companions
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Bramwell Fletcher
Husband
John Howard
Husband
Robert Wilcox
Husband
Died in 1955.
Bibliography
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"The House of Barrymore"
Margot Peters, Alfred A. Knopf (1990)
"Too Much, Too Soon"
Diana Barrymore with Gerold Frank, Henry Holt & Co (1957)
Biography
Daughter of legendary actor John Barrymore, she appears to have inherited his instability without acquiring his talent. She appeared in a handful of early forties films without success and later succumbed to a variety of personal problems including alcoholism and suicidal tendencies.
Life Events
1942
Film acting debut
Family
John Barrymore
Father
Actor. Born in 1882; died in 1942.
Michael Strange
Mother
Writer. Born in 1890; died in 1950.
Lionel Barrymore
Uncle
Actor.
Ethel Barrymore
Aunt
Actor.
Dolores Ethel Barrymore
Half-Sister
Born in 1930.
John Blyth Barrymore
Half-Brother
Born in 1932.
Companions
Bramwell Fletcher
Husband
John Howard
Husband
Robert Wilcox
Husband
Died in 1955.
Bibliography
"The House of Barrymore"
Margot Peters, Alfred A. Knopf (1990)
"Too Much, Too Soon"
Diana Barrymore with Gerold Frank, Henry Holt & Co (1957)
