Barrymore
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JBFANSINCE70 — 21 years ago(June 19, 2004 08:22 PM)
Have been a JB fan since 1970 when I was researching Shakespearean actors for a reading of Rogue soliloquy I did for speech meet in high school. Then discovered Fowler's bio. Have read it at least once a year since the. Films seen: Svengali, Tweentieth Century, Bill of Divorcement, mong others. By extension have become a Gene Fowler and John Decker fan as well.
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alfiesgal — 21 years ago(January 15, 2005 03:32 PM)
Another fan here. Actually went through a Barrymore phase (along with his siblings Ethel & Lionel), read all the bios, watched all the available films etc. Even his lesser works during the last, self-destructive years have some merit. Try "Invisible Woman": he talked to that cat like Mercutio to his home-boys! But opposite the up and coming young stars like Henry Fonda in "Spawn of North", it's obvious he was out of steam. Think i still have that sensational "autobiography" by his last wife/girlfriend lying around somewhere, about How the Great John Romanced Me LOL.
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dbbarrymore — 20 years ago(August 20, 2005 02:23 PM)
Hi!
Incorrigible Dukane is available if you look hard enough for a copy.
I have it. I'm only missing 1 of his films - have everything else.
I'm a big big big collector/fan of his. Check out my website devoted to the one man in my life ;-
www.johnbarrymore.co.uk -
MarcoAntonio1 — 20 years ago(September 18, 2005 07:41 PM)
I watched the 1930 version of "Moby Dick" and I thought that it was great. Some purists didn't like the added love interest or the vindictive brother sub-plots, but I thought that they worked well quite well and made the story more interesting.
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zpzjones — 20 years ago(November 22, 2005 08:50 AM)
Hi all, The Incorrigible Dukane is JB's earliest surviving silent film(vintage 1915). I would love to see it and have written Kino thinking they might want to release it and Raffles the Amateur Cracksman. Dukane is listed on the web as being available from a company called Kavel.
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dain_bramaged_926 — 20 years ago(December 26, 2005 11:08 AM)
I love the guy. I wouldn't call him one of my favourites, but he's given some great performances and his personal life was very interesting. I love the job he did in "Dinner at Eight". The death scence was amazing.
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Trilby06 — 20 years ago(February 06, 2006 07:47 PM)
That's a movie I'm trying to get but it's difficult. I have seen many movies starring Barrymore,one of my favorites is "Svengali". When I see this movie I don't realize I'm just watching a film but as if I were having a lesson in acting by the best actor in the world. I've seen today "the beloved rogue" and probably in two weeks i'll be able to watch "true confession".
I read about his life, his bitterness and joy and at least i can say that this man touched hell and heaven, he lived at full grasping the drama and the joy in all his life. He was a genius in many ways. Eccentric and passionate. His alcoholism was one of his weakness but the actor he was will remain forever. -
zpzjones — 18 years ago(September 09, 2007 01:59 PM)
yeah, I agree with ther est of your. I wish that he had lived at least another 20 or even 30 years. That way he would have been available to do some early television. Maybe a guest comic appearance on I Love Lucy as o5b4ne of Fred's old drinking buddies(smiles). Gosh do you realise that if he had lived into the 60s he would have been in his 80s. He was the youngest of the three siblings and the first to die. I personally think he got into some very bad liquor in the 1920s when alcohol was illegal and people were selling ANYTHING. To a severe/chronic alcoholic he/she is going to drink anything no matter where it comes from and not question what he's drinking. Rot gut alcohol they called it and I think JB's health problems in the 30s stemmed from the garbage he drank in the 20s. If he had lived into the 1970s he might have lived to see his granddaughter Drew born. Ever think about that. Hmmm!.