Diana Barrymore
Diana Barrymore
Birth name	Diana Blanche Barrymore Blythe
Born	March 3, 1921 New York, New York, USA
Died	January 25, 1960, (aged 38) New York, New York, USA
Years active	1940s

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Early life

Born Diana Blanche Barrymore Blythe in New York City, New York, she was the daughter of renowned actor John Barrymore and his second wife, poet Blanche Oelrichs. She was the half-sister of actor John Drew Barrymore. Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC, City That Never Sleeps, The Concrete Jungle, The City So Nice They Named It Twice Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1676 Government  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area... NY redirects here. ... The poor poet A poet is a person who writes poetry. ... Blanche Oelrichs Blanche Oelrichs (October 1, 1890 – November 5, 1950) was an American poet, playwright, and theatre actress known by the pseudonym, Michael Strange. ...

Her parents' tumultuous marriage lasted only a few years and they divorced when she was four. Educated in Paris, France and at schools in New York City, she had little contact with her estranged father, a situation exacerbated by her mother's bitterness towards him. Her parenting was left to boarding schools and nannies by an almost indifferent mother whose own career and socializing left little time for her daughter. The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... A boarding school is an educational institution where some or all pupils not only study, but also live, amongst their peers. ... A nanny is defined as a childs nurse. The traditional nanny was a servant in a large household and reported directly to the lady of the house. ...

Career

While in her teens, Diana Barrymore decided to study acting and enrolled at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Because of the prominence of the Barrymore name in the world of theatre, her move onto the stage began with much publicity including a 1939 cover of the prestigious Life magazine. At age nineteen, Diana Barrymore made her Broadway debut and the following year made her first appearance in motion pictures with a small role in a Warner Bros. production. In 1942, she signed a contract with Universal Studios who capitalized on her Barrymore name with a major promotion campaign billing her as "1942's Most Sensational New Screen Personality." However, alcohol and drug problems soon emerged and negative publicity from major media sources dampened her prospects with widely read magazines such as Collier's writing about her conduct in an October 1942 article titled "The Barrymore Brat". After less than three years in Hollywood, and five significant film roles, Diana Barrymore's personal problems ended her film career. The American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) is a fully accredited two-year conservatory with campuses located at 120 Madison Avenue in New York City (in a landmark building designed by famed architect Stanford White as the original Colony Club) and 1336 North La Brea Avenue in Hollywood (in a... Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... A cover of Life Magazine from 1911 Life has been the name of two notable magazines published in the United States. ... Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as... Warner Bros. ... This article is about the major American media conglomerate. ... Alcoholism is the consumption of, or preoccupation with, alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the drinkers normal personal, family, social, or work life, and may lead to physical or mental harm. ... Recreational drug use is the use of psychoactive drugs for recreational purposes rather than for work, medical or spiritual purposes, although the distinction is not always clear. ... November 24, 1917 cover Colliers Weekly was an American magazine that was published between 1888 and 1957. ... ...

Her father died in 1942 from cirrhosis of the liver after years of alcohol abuse with the two of them barely knowing each other. Diana Barrymore's life became a series of alcohol and drug related disasters marked by bouts of severe depression that resulted in several suicide attempts and extended sanitarium stays. She squandered her movie earnings and her inheritance from her father's estate, and when her mother died in 1950 she was left with virtually nothing from a once vast family fortune. After three bad marriages to addicted and sometimes abusive men, in 1955 Barrymore had herself hospitalized for nearly a full year of treatment. In 1957, she published her autobiography titled Too Much, Too Soon and the following year Warner Bros. made a film with the same title starring Dorothy Malone as Diana and Errol Flynn as her father. However, she soon gave in to her addictions and died from a mixture of alcohol and sleeping pills in 1960 at the age of thirty-eight. Cirrhosis is a consequence of chronic liver disease characterized by replacement of liver tissue by fibrotic scar tissue as well as regenerative nodules, leading to progressive loss of liver function. ... Grieving Thai females. ... Warner Bros. ... Too Much, Too Soon is a 1958 biographical film made by Warner Bros. ... Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (June 20, 1909 – October 14, 1959) was an Australian film actor, most famous for his romantic swashbuckler roles in Hollywood films and his flamboyant lifestyle. ...

Album

The New York Dolls' 1974 album, The New York Dolls in Too Much, Too Soon, is dedicated to Diana Barrymore. The New York Dolls were a glam rock band in the 1970s that prefigured much of what was to come in the punk rock era. ... Too Much Too Soon is a 1974 album by New York Dolls. ...

Burial

Diana Barrymore is interred in the Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, New York next to her mother. Located in The Bronx, Woodlawn Cemetery is one of the largest cemeteries in New York City. ... The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States. ...

Filmography

// North America Sergeant York Buck Privates, starring Abbott and Costello Tobacco Road Best Picture: How Green Was My Valley - 20th Century-Fox Best Actor: Gary Cooper - Sergeant York Best Actress: Joan Fontaine - Suspicion Adam Had Four Sons Blossoms in the Dust, starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon Bowery Blitzkrieg Buck... Manpower is a 1941 film about power company linemen starring Edward G. Robinson, Marlene Dietrich, and George Raft. ... See also: 1941 in film 1942 1943 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Carole Lombard is killed in a plane crash when returning from a War Bond tour. ... The Eagle Squadrons were Royal Air Force fighter squadrons formed during World War II from American volunteer pilots. ... See also: 1941 in film 1942 1943 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Carole Lombard is killed in a plane crash when returning from a War Bond tour. ... See also: 1941 in film 1942 1943 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Carole Lombard is killed in a plane crash when returning from a War Bond tour. ... Movie poster for Gawi (Nightmare) Nightmare (Gawi, Incubus) is a South Korean horror film, released in 2000. ... See also: 1942 in film 1943 1944 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films North America For Whom the Bell Tolls The Song of Bernadette This is the Army Stage Door Canteen Random Harvest Star Spangled Rhythm Casablanca Journey Into Fear Academy Awards Best... See also: 1942 in film 1943 1944 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films North America For Whom the Bell Tolls The Song of Bernadette This is the Army Stage Door Canteen Random Harvest Star Spangled Rhythm Casablanca Journey Into Fear Academy Awards Best... // July 20 - Since You Went Away is released. ... // July 20 - Since You Went Away is released. ... Superb example of claymation. ... See also: 1949 in film 1950 1951 in film 1950s in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios animated film Cinderella debuts. ... D.O.A. is a 1950 movie considered a classic of the film noir genre. ... See also: 1950 in film 1951 1952 in film 1950s in film 1940s in film years in film film Events Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian film-makers Carlo Ponti and Mario Soldati Top grossing films North America David and Bathsheba Show Boat tie The Great Caruso and An...

External links

• Diana Barrymore at the Internet Movie Database
• Diana Barrymore at the Internet Broadway Database