John Barrymore (1882 - 1942)

American actor of stage and screen.

* February 14, 1882 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
 as John Sidney Blyth
 May 29, 1942 Los Angeles, California, USA



Vintage magazines

Picture Play Magazine, March 1923
Picture Play Magazine, March 1923
Mon Ciné, nr. 161, 19 March 1925

Photoplay, January 1928
Photoplay, February 1928
Photoplay, March 1928

Photoplay, April 1928
Photoplay, April 1928
Photoplay, April 1928


Books by John Barrymore

John Barrymore
Confessions of an Actor
New York, 1971

Books on John Barrymore

Martin F. Norden
John Barrymore, A Bio-Bibliography
Westport, Connecticut - London, 1995

James Kotsilibas-Davis
The Barrymores, The royal family in Hollywood
New York, 1981

John Kobler
Damned in Paradise, The Life of John Barrymore
1977

Hollis Alpert
The Barrymores
New York, 1964

Gene Fowler Good Night, Sweet Prince Gene Fowler
Good Night, Sweet Prince, The Life & Times of John Barrymore
Philadelphia, 1945

Alma Power-Waters
John Barrymore, The Legend and the Man
New York, 1941

Books with substantial mentioning of John Barrymore

Dan Callahan The art of American screen acting, 1912-1960 Dan Callahan
The art of American screen acting, 1912-1960
Jefferson, North Carolina, 2018

David W. Menefee The First Male Stars David W. Menefee
The First Male Stars, Men of the Silent Era
Albany, 2007

Foreword by John-Michael Howson Cut! Foreword by John-Michael Howson
Cut!, Hollywood murders, accidents, and other tragedies
Willoughby, Australia, 2005

Mick LaSalle Dangerous Men Mick LaSalle
Dangerous Men, Pre-Code Hollywood and the Birth of the Modern Man
2002

Danny Peary Alternate Oscars Danny Peary
Alternate Oscars, One Critic's Defiant Choices for Best Picture, Actor, and Actress - From 1927 to the Present
New York, 1993

Robert A. Nowlan and Gwendolyn Wright Nowlan
Movie Characters of Leading Performers of the Sound Era
Chicago and London, 1990

DeWitt Bodeen From Hollywood DeWitt Bodeen
From Hollywood, The Careers of 15 Great American Stars
New York - London, 1976

James Robert Parish and Ronald L. Bowers The MGM Stock Company James Robert Parish and Ronald L. Bowers
The MGM Stock Company, The Golden Era
New Rochelle, N.Y., 1974

Tony Thomas
Cads and Cavaliers, The Gentlemen Adventures of the Movies
South Brunswick and New York - London, 1973

Ray Stuart (ed.) Immortals of the Screen Ray Stuart (ed.)
Immortals of the Screen
New York, 1965

Cedric Osmond Bermingham (editor) Stars of the Screen 1931 Cedric Osmond Bermingham (editor)
Stars of the Screen 1931, A volume of biographies of contemporary actors and actresses engaged in photoplay throughout the world
London, [1931]

Charles Donald Fox and Milton L. Silver (eds.) Who's Who on the Screen Charles Donald Fox and Milton L. Silver (eds.)
Who's Who on the Screen
New York City, 1920

Books with an entry on John Barrymore

David Thomson The New Biographical Dictionary of Film David Thomson
The New Biographical Dictionary of Film
New York, 2003

Kay Weniger Das große Personenlexikon des Films Kay Weniger
Das große Personenlexikon des Films, Erster Band. A-C
Berlin, 2001

Roy Liebman Silent Film Performers Roy Liebman
Silent Film Performers, An Annotated Bibliography of Published, Unpublished and Archival Sources for over 350 Actors and Actresses
Jefferson, North Carolina, and London, 1996

Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor The American movies reference book Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor
The American movies reference book, The sound era
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.,, 1969

Charles Donald Fox Mirrors of Hollywood Charles Donald Fox
Mirrors of Hollywood, with brief biographies of favorite film folk
New York, 1925

 Motion Picture Studio Directory
Motion Picture Studio Directory, Trade Manual 1921
New York, 1921

Books with photograph(s) of John Barrymore

John Richard Finch and Paul Elby Close-Ups John Richard Finch and Paul Elby
Close-Ups, From the Golden Age of the Silent Cinema
South Brunswick and New York - London, 1978

Mary Dawn Earley
Stars of the Twenties, Observed by James Abbe
New York, 1975

Charles Donald Fox and Milton L. Silver (eds.) Who's Who on the Screen Charles Donald Fox and Milton L. Silver (eds.)
Who's Who on the Screen
New York City, 1920