Barrymore family


The Barrymore family is an American acting family.
The Barrymores are also the inspiration of a Broadway play called The Royal Family, which debuted in 1927. There are many members of the Barrymore family that are not mentioned in this article.

List of members

  1. William Edward Blythe, married Matilda Chamberlayne, they had seven children
  2. Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne Blythe
  3. ∞ married Georgiana Emma Drew, and had three children: Lionel, Ethel, and John.
  4. # Lionel Barrymore
  5. ##∞ Married Doris Rankin, and had two daughters. Marriage ended in divorce.
  6. ### Mary Barrymore
  7. ### Ethel Barrymore II .
  8. ##∞ Married to Irene Fenwick
  9. # Ethel Barrymore
  10. ##∞ Married Russell Griswold Colt, and had three children. Ethel's children also acted, primarily on the stage.
  11. ### Samuel Peabody Colt
  12. ### John Drew Colt
  13. ### Ethel Barrymore Colt.
  14. ####∞ Married John Romeo Miglietta, and had John Drew Miglietta
  15. # John Barrymore
  16. ## ∞ Married to Katherine Corri Harris
  17. ## ∞ Married Blanche Oelrichs , and had:
  18. ### Diana Blanche Barrymore
  19. #### ∞ Married Bramwell Fletcher
  20. #### ∞ Married John R. Howard
  21. #### ∞ Married Robert Wilcox
  22. ## ∞ Married Dolores Costello , and had:
  23. ### Dolores Ethel Mae Barrymore.
  24. #### ∞ Married Thomas Fairbanks, and had:
  25. ##### Hillary Klaradru Fairbanks ,
  26. ###### ∞ married Thomas Randolph and had:
  27. ####### Isabelle Harrison Barrymore Randolph
  28. ####### Anthony John Barrymore Fairbanks
  29. ########∞ married Dianne Zaninovich and had:
  30. ######### Samantha Mae Barrymore Fairbanks.
  31. #### ∞ Married Lew Bedell and had:
  32. ##### Dore Lewis Bedell
  33. ##### Stephanie Mae Bedell
  34. ### John Drew Barrymore
  35. #### ∞ Married Cara Williams
  36. ##### John Blyth Barrymore
  37. ###### ∞ Married Rebecca Pogrow
  38. ####### Blyth Lane Barrymore
  39. ####### Sabrina Brooke Barrymore
  40. ###### ∞ Married Jacqueline Manes
  41. ####### John Blyth Barrymore IV
  42. #### ∞ Married Gabriella Palazzoli
  43. ##### Blyth Dolores Barrymore. ∞ Married Antonio Gioffredi
  44. ###### Gabriella Gioffredi
  45. ###### Nicole Gioffredi
  46. #### ∞ Married Nina Wayne
  47. ##### Jessica Barrymore
  48. #### ∞ Married Ildiko Jaid
  49. ##### Drew Barrymore
  50. ###### ∞ Married Jeremy Thomas
  51. ###### ∞ Married Tom Green
  52. ###### ∞ Married Will Kopelman
  53. ####### Olive Barrymore Kopelman
  54. ####### Frankie Barrymore Kopelman
  55. ## ∞ Married to Elaine Barrie née Jacobs.
Except for John Drew Barrymore, 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.
  1. John Drew, actor
  2. ∞ Louisa Lane Drew, actress
  3. # Georgiana Emma Drew, ∞ wife of Maurice Barrymore and mother of Lionel, Ethel, and John.
  4. # John Drew Jr., 'Uncle Jack' by the Barrymore siblings, married actress Josephine Baker 'Aunt Dodo', daughter of his mother's best friend.
  5. ## Louise Drew, 'Cousin Bee', ∞ married performer Jack Devereaux; their son John Drew Devereaux was a Broadway stage manager
  6. # Sidney Drew, 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.
  7. ## Sidney Rankin Drew, son of Sidney Drew and Gladys Rankin, left his acting career to join the Lafayette Escadrille, and was killed in action
  8. # Louisa Drew, called 'Aunt Wisa' by the Barrymores, moved to Boston, married manager Charles Mendum, had two or ?three children, one of which was Georgie Mendum
  9. ## Georgie Drew Mendum, married and divorced from a comedian named George Parsons,. Sometimes stayed at the Mamaroneck home of her cousin Ethel Barrymore.
  10. Frank Drew, brother of John Drew Sr.

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