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** Married to [[Elaine Barrie]] née Jacobs. (fourth wife of John Barrymore, Sr., divorced)
** Married to [[Elaine Barrie]] née Jacobs. (fourth wife of John Barrymore, Sr., divorced)


Georgiana's family - parents [[John Drew (actor)|John Drew]] and [[Louisa Lane Drew]]; brothers [[John Drew Jr.]] and [[Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Drew|Sidney Drew]], know for the Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Drew comedy act; sister Louisa Drew - were all actors. Sidney's only child, Sidney Rankin Drew, left his acting career to join the [[Lafayette Escadrille]], and was killed in action. John, Jr.'s daughter, Louisa, married performer Jack Devereaux; their son John Drew Devereaux was a [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] stage manager.
Georgiana's family - parents [[John Drew (actor)|John Drew]] and [[Louisa Lane Drew]]; brothers [[John Drew Jr.]] and [[Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Drew|Sidney Drew]], known for the Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Drew comedy act; sister Louisa Drew - were all actors. Sidney's only child, Sidney Rankin Drew, left his acting career to join the [[Lafayette Escadrille]], and was killed in action. John, Jr.'s daughter, Louisa, married performer Jack Devereaux; their son John Drew Devereaux was a [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] stage manager.


Ethel's children also acted, primarily on the stage.
Ethel's children also acted, primarily on the stage.

Revision as of 14:20, 14 April 2010

The Barrymore family is an American acting family.

The Barrymores are also the inspiration of a Broadway and West End play called The Royal Family.

Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne Blyth aka Maurice Barrymore married Georgiana Emma Drew, and had three children: Lionel Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore, and John Barrymore

  • Lionel Barrymore
    • Married Doris Rankin (first wife), and had two daughters Mary Barrymore (died at infancy) and Ethel Barrymore II (died at infancy). Marriage ended in divorce.
    • Married to Irene Fenwick (second wife, until her death)
  • Ethel Barrymore
    • Married Russell Griswold Colt, and had three children:
      • Samuel Peabody Colt
      • John Drew Colt
      • Ethel Barrymore Colt
        • Married John Romeo Miglietta, and had John Drew Miglietta (born 10 September 1946)

Georgiana's family - parents John Drew and Louisa Lane Drew; brothers John Drew Jr. and Sidney Drew, known for the Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Drew comedy act; sister Louisa Drew - were all actors. Sidney's only child, Sidney Rankin Drew, left his acting career to join the Lafayette Escadrille, and was killed in action. John, Jr.'s daughter, Louisa, married performer Jack Devereaux; their son John Drew Devereaux was a Broadway stage manager.

Ethel's children also acted, primarily on the stage.

Except for John Drew, Diana, Drew, and John Blyth, none of the other members of John Barrymore's family have yet entered the entertainment industry.

Family Tree

Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne BlytheGeorgiana Emma DrewElaine BarrieKatherine Corri Harris
Irene FenwickLionel BarrymoreDoris RankinEthel BarrymoreRussell Griswold ColtDolores CostelloJohn BarrymoreBlanche Oelrichs
Ethel Barrymore IIMary BarrymoreSamuel Peabody ColtEthel Barrymore ColtJohn Romeo MigliettaJohn Drew ColtCara WilliamsJohn Drew BarrymoreGabriella PalazzoliThomas FairbanksDolores Ethel Mae BarrymoreLew BedellBramwell FletcherDiana Blanche BarrymoreJohn R. Howard
John Drew MigliettaRebecca PogrowJohn Blyth BarrymoreJacqueline ManesJessica Barrymore{{{{}}}{{{}}}}Drew BarrymoreAntonio GioffrediBlyth Dolores BarrymoreThomas RandolphHillary Klaradru FairbanksAnthony John Barrymore FairbanksDianne ZaninovichDore Lewis BedellStephanie Mae BedellRobert Wilcox
Blyth Lane BarrymoreSabrina Brooke BarrymoreJohn Blyth Barrymore IVNina WayneIldiko JaidGabriella GioffrediNicole GioffrediIsabelle Harrison Barrymore RandolphSamantha Mae Barrymore Fairbanks

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