The Barrymore family, and the related Drew family, form a British–American acting dynasty that traces its acting roots to the mid-19th-century London stage. After migrating across the Atlantic Ocean to the United States, members of the family subsequently appeared in

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, beginning with the

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period of the 1890s to 1929 and then into the modern era of

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. The surname Barrymore originated with an actor named William Barrymore (c. 1759–1830). The related Drew family traces back to the Irish actor

John Drew Sr. John Drew (September 3, 1827 – May 21, 1862) was an Irish-American stage actor and theatre manager. Early life Born Jonathan Henry Drewland in Dublin, Ireland, (then in the former United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801-1922) to fat ...

(1827–1862).

List of notable members

# ''William Edward Blythe'' (1818–1873), married ''Matilda Chamberlayne'' (1822–1849); they had seven children # '' Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne Blythe'' (aka '' Maurice Barrymore'' (1849–1905)) married '' Georgiana Emma Drew'', and had three children: Lionel, Ethel, and John. ## Lionel Barrymore (1878–1954) ###∞ Married '' Doris Rankin'' (first wife), and had two daughters. Marriage ended in divorce. #### ''Mary Barrymore'' (died in infancy, 2 years old) #### '' Ethel Barrymore II ''(died in infancy). ###∞ Married to '' Irene Fenwick'' (second wife, until her death) ##

Ethel Barrymore Ethel Barrymore (born Ethel Mae Blythe; August 15, 1879 – June 18, 1959) was an American actress and a member of the Barrymore family of actors. Barrymore was a stage, screen and radio actress whose career spanned six decades, and was regarde ...

(1879–1959) ###∞ Married'' Russell Griswold Colt'', and had three children. Ethel's children also acted, primarily on the stage. #### ''Samuel Peabody Colt'' #### ''John Drew Colt'' #### '' Ethel Barrymore Colt''. #####∞ Married ''John Romeo Miglietta'', and had ''John Drew Miglietta'' (born 1946) ##

John Barrymore John Barrymore (born John Sidney Blyth; February 14 or 15, 1882 – May 29, 1942) was an American actor on stage, screen, and radio. A member of the Drew and Barrymore theatrical families, he initially tried to avoid the stage, and briefly a ...

(1882–1942) ### ∞ Married to '' Katherine Corri Harris'' (first wife, divorced) ### ∞ Married '' Blanche Oelrichs ''(second wife, divorced), and had: #### '' Diana Blanche Barrymore'' ##### ∞ Married '' Bramwell Fletcher'' ##### ∞ Married ''John R. Howard'' ##### ∞ Married '' Robert Wilcox'' ### ∞ Married'' Dolores Costello ''(third wife, divorced), and had: #### John Drew Barrymore (Jr.) (1932–2004) ##### ∞ Married '' Cara Williams ''(first wife, divorced) ###### '' John Blyth Barrymore'' ##### ∞ Married'' Gabriella Palazzoli ''(second wife, divorced) ##### ∞ Married '' Nina Wayne'' (third wife, divorced) ###### ''Jessica Barrymore'' (died 2014, accidental overdose) ##### ∞ Married ''Ildiko Jaid'' (fourth wife, divorced) ######

Drew Barrymore Drew Blythe Barrymore (born February 22, 1975) is an American actress, talk show host, and businesswoman. A member of the Barrymore family of actors, she has received multiple List of awards and nominations received by Drew Barrymore, awards a ...

(born 1975) ####### ∞ Married ''Jeremy Thomas ''(first husband, divorced) ####### ∞ Married '' Tom Green'' (second husband, divorced) ####### ∞ Married'' Will Kopelman'' (third husband, divorced) ### ∞ Married to '' Elaine Barrie'' née Jacobs. (fourth wife of John Barrymore Sr., divorced) Except for Lionel Barrymore, John Drew Barrymore, Ethel, Diana, Drew, and John Blyth, none of the other members of John Barrymore's family have yet entered the entertainment industry. Most of the spouses, however, were related to the artistic world, mainly actresses and actors.

Drew family

The family of Georgiana Emma Drew, mother of Lionel, Ethel, and John, also includes a large number of actors. # '' John Drew'', actor, married actress ''

Louisa Lane Drew Louisa Lane Drew (January 10, 1820 – August 31, 1897) was an English-born British American actress and theatre owner-manager, and an ancestor of the prominent Barrymore-Drew acting family. Professionally, she was often billed and known a ...

'' ## '' Georgiana Emma Drew'', ∞ wife of Maurice Barrymore and mother of Lionel, Ethel, and John. ## '' John Drew Jr.'', 'Uncle Jack' by the Barrymore siblings, married actress Josephine Baker 'Aunt Dodo', daughter of his mother's best friend. ### '' Louise Drew'', 'Cousin Bee', ∞ married performer Jack Devereaux; their son John Drew Devereaux (1918–1995) was a Broadway stage manager ## ''Sidney Drew'' (''paternity debatable''), known for the Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Drew comedy act. Married to first wife Gladys Rankin 1890–1914 her death. Wife two was Lucille McVey 1914 to his death in 1919. ### '' Sidney Rankin Drew'', son of Sidney Drew and Gladys Rankin, left his acting career to join the

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, and was killed in action ## ''Louisa Drew'' (1851–1889), eldest child of Louisa Lane Drew and John Drew Sr., called 'Aunt Wisa' by the Barrymores, moved to Boston, married manager Charles Mendum (1849–1917), had two or ?three children, one of which was Georgie Mendum ### Georgie Drew Mendum (1875–1957), actress, named after her aunt Georgie Drew Barrymore, married and divorced from a comedian named George Parsons, (married 1903, divorced 1912). Sometimes stayed at the Mamaroneck home of her cousin Ethel Barrymore. # ''Frank Drew'' (1831–1903), actor, brother of John Drew Sr.

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