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Lionel Barrymore

Born 28 April 1878 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, as Lionel Herbert Blythe.
Died 15 November 1954 in Van Nuys, California, USA, of a heart attack.

Son of actor Maurice Barrymore (Maurice Blythe) and actress Georgie Drew; brother of actor John Barrymore and actress Ethel Barrymore.

Married actress Irene Fenwick, 1923; until Irene’s death, 24 December 1936.

Lionel Barrymore began working in films for Biograph Company in 1911.

References: Slide-FineArts p. 28 : Website-IMDb.