| THE NAME of Barrymore has been conspicuous in dramatic history, and John
has more than upheld family traditions. He made his first appearance on
the stage in Chicago, in 1903. In his career of nearly twenty years on the
stage he has scored some of the most marked successes in the history of
American drama, being equally popular in England and Australia. He was born
in Philadelphia, February 1, 1882. He is married to Blanche Oelrichs Thomas,
who writes under the pen name of Michael Strange. He is five feet, ten inches
tall, and has brown hair and blue eyes. |