Lionel Barrymore Biography

Lionel Barrymore biography

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NAME: Lionel Barrymore
OCCUPATION: Actor
BIRTH DATE: April 28, 1878
DEATH DATE: November 15, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

PLACE OF DEATH: Van Nuyes, California
Originally: Lionel Blythe

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Lionel Barrymore was one of the most important character actors of the early 29th century and head of the famous Barrymore acting family.

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In 1926, Lionel Barrymore left Broadway for Hollywood and began a long line of outstanding screen roles in such films as The Mysterious Island and A Free Soul, for which he won an Oscar, and went on to Grand Hotel, Captains Courageous, Duel in the Sun and Key Largo. He was also a radio actor and was noted for his annual radio performance as Scrooge in Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol.