Barrymore,
Ethel 1879-1959; U.S. actress: sister of John
Barrymore,
John 1882-1942; U.S. actor
Barrymore,
Lionel 1878-1954; U.S. actor: brother of John
Barrymore,
Maurice (born Herbert Blythe) 1847-1905; U.S. actor: father of Ethel, John, & Lionel
See Barrymore in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(bărˈĭ-môrˌ, -mōrˌ)
Family of American actors, including Lionel (1878-1954), who won an Oscar in 1931 for Free Soul; his sister Ethel (1879-1959), who appeared mainly on stage but also won an Academy Award in 1944 for None but the Lonely Heart; and their brother John (1882-1942), known as “the Great Profile,” who appeared on stage as Hamlet and Richard III and in many motion pictures, including Dinner at Eight (1933).