Most Recent Role: Herself on Toast of the Town
Gender: Female
Birthplace: New York, New York
Birthday: 3-3-1921
Birth Name: Diana Blanche Barrymore Blythe
Date of Death: 1-25-1960
Cause of Death: Suicde from a combination of alcohol and sleeping pills.
Gender: Female
Birthplace: New York, New York
Birthday: 3-3-1921
Birth Name: Diana Blanche Barrymore Blythe
Date of Death: 1-25-1960
Cause of Death: Suicde from a combination of alcohol and sleeping pills.
Diana Barrymore was born on March 3, 1921, to "The Great Profile" John Barrymore and his second wife, Blanche Oelrichs (known to her readers as the poet Michael Strange), in New York, New York. Diana was cast off early to nannies and sent to boarding school, at the tender age of six. What attention she may have garnered from her absentee parents ended for the most part with their divorce in...
Most Recent Appearance
Rudy Vallee; Diana Barrymore; Jean Carroll
Sunday 13 February 1949 on CBS
Scheduled guests: --Rudy Vallee (singer) --Diana Barrymore (actress) --Jean Carroll
Diana Barrymore was sent to boarding school at the tender age of six!!!
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Diana Barrymore also had a younger sister, Delores Ethel Blyth Barrymore. She was from Diana's father ,John Barrymore's marriage, to actress Delores Costello.
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Diana Barrymore's autobiography, Too Much, Too Soon, was written by Gerold Frank. Diana herself, cooperated fully with the writing of the 300 page book and is listed as co-author, even though Frank did the actual writing.
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Diana Barrymore was at the hospital the night her father, screen legend John Barrymore died on May 29, 1942. She was there for her father in death, even though he had never been there for her in life.
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Diana Barrymore was put on suspension by Universal Studios in 1943, when she refused to make a comedy with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. The suspension last for six months.
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Diana Barrymore: So much has been dreamed, so little done; there was so much promise and so much waste.
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Diana Barrymore: Damn Mother for her indifference and disdain of me and damn Daddy for the crazy, mixed-up life he led.
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Toast of the Town
Rudy Vallee; Diana Barrymore; Jean Carroll Herself |
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