John Drew Barrymore (June 4, 1932 – November 29, 2004), born John Blyth Barrymore, Jr., was a member of the Barrymore family of actors, which included his father, John Barrymore, and his father's siblings, Lionel and Ethel. He was the father of four children, including John Blyth Barrymore and Drew Barrymore.
Barrymore was born in Los Angeles, California. His mother was actress Dolores Costello, who was of Irish descent. His parents divorced when...
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John Drew Barrymore (June 4, 1932 – November 29, 2004), born John Blyth Barrymore, Jr., was a member of the Barrymore family of actors, which included his father, John Barrymore, and his father's siblings, Lionel and Ethel. He was the father of four children, including John Blyth Barrymore and Drew Barrymore.
Barrymore was born in Los Angeles, California. His mother was actress Dolores Costello, who was of Irish descent. His parents divorced when he was around three years old in 1935, but he claimed to have met his father only once. John and his cousin, Dirk Drew Davenport, enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II. Owing to their physical appearance, the military did not discover until several weeks later that the boys were under age. He ran away at age 17 and signed a film contract, but he repeatedly abandoned leading roles and had no major film career.
In 1958, he changed his name to John Drew Barrymore and had a brief resurgence in Italian movies, appearing in several...
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