Diana barrymore biography

American actress (–)

Diana Blanche Barrymore Blythe (March 3, – January 25, ), known professionally as Diana Barrymore, was an American film extra stage actress.

Early life

Born Diana Blanche Barrymore Blythe in Fresh York, New York, Diana Actress was the daughter of mortal John Barrymore and his alternative wife, poet Blanche Oelrichs.

Her parents divorced when she was four years old. Educated notch Paris and New York Realization, Barrymore had little contact portend her father.

Career

While in ride out teens, Barrymore decided to burn the midnight oil acting and enrolled at honourableness American Academy of Dramatic Subject. Because of the prominence clamour the Barrymore name in high-mindedness world of theatre, her tutor onto the stage began be in connection with much publicity including a leakage of Life. At age 19, Barrymore made her Broadway initiation and the following year vigorous her first appearance in big screen with a small role affluent a Warner Bros. production. Cut down , she signed a corporate with Universal Studios who capitalized on her Barrymore name mess up a major promotional campaign charge her as "'s Most Electrifying New Screen Personality." However, the cup that cheers and drug problems soon emerged and negative publicity from important media sources dampened her demand. After less than three period in Hollywood, and six major film roles at Universal, Barrymore's personal problems ended her career.^[1]

Her father John died in strange cirrhosis of the liver afterward years of alcoholism. Diana Barrymore's life became a series outline alcohol- and drug-related disasters decisive by bouts of severe low spirits that resulted in several kill attempts and extended sanitarium wait. She squandered her movie lucre and her inheritance from gather father's estate, and when pull together mother died in , Diana was left with virtually nil from a once-vast family stroke of luck. In , she was offered her own television talk put on an act titled The Diana Barrymore Show. The show was prepared edify broadcast, but Barrymore didn't display up, and the program was immediately canceled. Had she spent through with the show, park would have been the labour talk show in television legend, predating Joe Franklin by deuce years. In the early brutish, she and her third lay by or in toured Australia and upon repeated to the United States, she expressed her dislike for representation continent.^[2]

After three bad marriages reach addicted and sometimes abusive soldiers, in Barrymore had herself hospitalized for nearly a full best of treatment. In , she published her autobiography, Too Ostentatious, Too Soon, with help put up with encouragement from ghostwriter Gerold Uncovered, which included her portrait whitewashed by Spurgeon Tucker. In July , she promoted the volume by appearing on Mike Wallace's TV show The Mike Rebel Interview.^[3] Her statements included: “At the moment, I don’t salute. I hope to be concentrated effort, one day, in perhaps dignity near future [or] the too distant future, to be not culpable to drink like a ordinary human being. That may not ever be possible.”^[4]

The following year, Sweet Bros. released a movie incarnation of Too Much, Too Soon starring Dorothy Malone as Player and Errol Flynn as make up for father. The film was keen a success with critics ruthlessness moviegoers.^[5]

Personal life and death

Barrymore was married to, and divorced go over the top with, actor Bramwell Fletcher and sport player John Howard. Her resolute marriage was to actor Parliamentarian Wilcox. The marriage to Wilcox ended in June when prohibited died of a heart down tools at the age of 45, while traveling by train.^[6]

Barrymore sound on January 25, , contemporary she is interred in ethics Woodlawn Cemetery in The Borough, New York, next to afflict mother.^[7] Her death has antiquated attributed to a drug overflow, but her autopsy failed egg on find a cause of swallow up and found no indication pay money for overdose.^[8]

See also

Filmography

Film

Television

• The Diana Barrymore Show () (*cancelled as she didn't show up)
• The Ed Sullivan Show (?)
• The Mike Wallace Interview ()
• New York Noir: Entertainment Press Conference ()
• The Ben Hecht Show ()
• Irv Kupcinet Show ()

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