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Barrymore   /bˈærimˌɔr/  /bˈɛrimˌɔr/   Listen
Barrymore

noun
1.
United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1882-1942).  Synonym: John Barrymore.
2.
United States actress; daughter of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1879-1959).  Synonym: Ethel Barrymore.
3.
United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1878-1954).  Synonym: Lionel Barrymore.
4.
United States actress; daughter of John Drew and wife of Maurice Barrymore; mother of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1854-1893).  Synonyms: Georgiana Barrymore, Georgiana Emma Barrymore.
5.
United States actor; husband of Georgiana Emma Barrymore and father of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1847-1905).  Synonyms: Herbert Blythe, Maurice Barrymore.






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"Barrymore" Quotes from Famous Books



... the scene;—when it was a matter of no small moment to us whether Whitfield, or Packer, took the part of Fabian; when Benson, and Burton, and Phillimore—names of small account—had an importance, beyond what we can be content to attribute now to the time's best actors.—"Orsino, by Mr. Barrymore."—What a full Shakspearian sound it carries! how fresh to memory arise the image, and the ...
— The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb, Volume 2 • Charles Lamb

... some ways of an eccentric habit of mind. In spite of his considerable wealth he was simple in his personal tastes, and his indoor servants at Baskerville Hall consisted of a married couple named Barrymore, the husband acting as butler and the wife as housekeeper. Their evidence, corroborated by that of several friends, tends to show that Sir Charles's health has for some time been impaired, and points especially to some affection of the heart, manifesting itself in changes of colour, breathlessness, ...
— Hound of the Baskervilles • Authur Conan Doyle



Words linked to "Barrymore" :   player, histrion, thespian, actress, actor, role player



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