Barrymore

Barrymore

Barrymore, family of American actors, which has included Maurice (1847–1905); his wife, Georgiana Drew (1856–93), a daughter of John Drew; their children, Lionel (1878–1954), John (1882–1942), and Ethel (1879–1959). Kaufman and Ferber's The Royal Family satirizes the Barrymores.

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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Barrymore." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Barrymore

Barrymore ♂ Transferred use of the surname, apparently derived from any of numerous minor places in England and Scotland named Barmoor or Barmore. In some cases the name may have been chosen with reference to the famous theatrical dynasty, which includes most recently the actress Drew Barrymore (b. 1975).

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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Barrymore." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Barrymore." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Barrymore.html

PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Barrymore." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Barrymore.html

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Barrymore

Barrymore •Blackmore • Sedgemoor • claymore •Seymour, Timor •Brynmor • Barrymore • Baltimore •Broadmoor • Growmore • sophomore •sagamore • blackamoor • sycamore •Tullamore

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Barrymore on trial; An inquest will today expose his sordid life of gay sex...
Newspaper article from: Daily Mail (London); 9/9/2002
BARRYMORE TO TELL ALL FOR BBC CASH; Outrage as BBC pay for secrets presenter...
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 9/15/2002
Barrymore's booze and drug binges killed his gay marriage; Lover's walkout...
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 3/22/2001

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Maurice Barrymore, 1891. Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain)