Lionel Barrymore (1878 - 1954)

American actor and film director, winner of an Academy Award for Best Actor for A Free Soul (1931).

* April 28, 1878 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 as Lionel Herbert Blythe
 November 15, 1954 Van Nuys, California



Vintage magazines

Picture Play Magazine, March 1923
Picture Play Magazine, March 1923
Picture Play Magazine, March 1923

Photoplay, February 1928
Photoplay, February 1929
Photoplay, May 1929

Photoplay, November 1930
Photoplay, November 1930
Photoplay, January 1931


Articles by Lionel Barrymore

The Actor, in: Bert Cardullo, Harry Geduld, Ronald Gottesman, and Leigh Woods (ed.), Playing to the Camera, New Haven and London, 1998

Books on Lionel Barrymore

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

Hollis Alpert
The Barrymores
New York, 1964

Books with substantial mentioning of Lionel Barrymore

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

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

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 3. Actors and Actresses
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

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

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 Lionel 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

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

Martin J. Quigley (ed.) The Motion Picture Almanac Martin J. Quigley (ed.)
The Motion Picture Almanac, Big Stars in Big Pictures
Chicago, Ill., 1929

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

Books with photograph(s) of Lionel 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

Films

1911
The Battle
Fighting Blood

1912
Brutality
Gold and Glitter
The New York Hat
The Musketeers of Pig Alley

1913
The House of Darkness
Death's Marathon

1914
Classmates
Judith of Bethulia
The Exploits of Elaine
The Seats of the Mighty
Brute Force

1915
Wildfire
The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde

1916
The Brand of Cowardice

1917
His Father's Son
Life's Whirlpool

1920
The Copperhead
The Master Mind

1921
Jim the Penman

1922
The Face in the Fog

1923
Enemies of Women

1924
I Am the Man
Wedding Women
Decameron Nights
America
Isn't Life Wonderful

1925
A Man of Iron
Children of the Whirlwind
Die Frau mit dem schlechten Ruf
The Girl Who Wouldn't Work
The Splendid Road

1926
The Temptress
The Bells
Brooding Eyes
The Barrier

1927
The Show
The Thirteenth Hour

1928
West of Zanzibar
Sadie Thompson
Alias Jimmy Valentine
Drums of Love
Road House
The River Woman

1929
Madame X
The Mysterious Island
The Unholy Night
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
His Glorious Night

1930
Free and Easy
Estrellados
The Sea Bat
The Rogue Song
Olympia
Redemption

1931
Mata Hari
The Yellow Ticket
Guilty Hands
A Free Soul
Ten Cents a Dance

1932
Grand Hotel
Rasputin and the Empress
Arsène Lupin
Broken Lullaby
The Washington Masquerade
The Movie Album

1933
Dinner at Eight
Night Flight
Should Ladies Behave
Sweepings
Looking Forward
The Stranger's Return

1934
Treasure Island
Carolina
The Girl from Missouri
This Side of Heaven
La ciudad de cartón

1935
The Little Colonel
Mark of the Vampire
David Copperfield
Public Hero No. 1
Ah, Wilderness!
The Return of Peter Grimm

1936
Camille
The Voice of Bugle Ann
The Devil-Doll
The Gorgeous Hussy
The Road to Glory

1937
Captains Courageous
Saratoga
A Family Affair
Navy Blue and Gold

1938
Test Pilot
You Can't Take It with You
A Christmas Carol
Young Dr. Kildare
A Yank at Oxford

1939
Let Freedom Ring
Calling Dr. Kildare
Land of Liberty
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
On Borrowed Time

1940
The Stars Look Down
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

1941
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
The Bad Man
The People vs. Dr. Kildare
Lady Be Good
The Penalty

1942
Tennessee Johnson
Calling Dr. Gillespie
Dr. Kildare's Victory
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

1943
A Guy Named Joe
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1944
Since You Went Away
Three Men in White
Dragon Seed

1945
The Valley of Decision
Between Two Women

1946
Duel in the Sun
It's a Wonderful Life
Three Wise Fools
The Secret Heart

1947
Dark Delusion

1948
Key Largo

1949
Malaya
Down to the Sea in Ships

1950
Right Cross

1951
Bannerline

1952
Lone Star

1953
Main Street to Broadway

1956
Our Mr. Sun

1964
The Big Parade of Comedy

1990
Home Alone

2003
Complicated Women

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