John Drew Barrymore
John Drew Barrymore (actually John Blyth Barrymore, Jr., born June 4, 1932 in Beverly Hills, California, † 29 November 2004 in Los Angeles, California ) was an American actor and member of the family of actors Barrymore.
Life
Barrymore was the son of Hollywood legend John Barrymore and Dolores Costello actress. His parents separated when he was a child; He then had little contact with his father. His mother sent him to the St. John 's Military Academy and had planned to study for him. Even then rebelled, the 17- year-old Barrymore and took instead of studying, his first film contract at. He quickly came into conflict with the law and was arrested several times.
Nevertheless, he celebrated from the end of the 1950s to the 1960s, success in Hollywood productions such as The Big Night and While the City Sleeps. Under the name " John Barrymore Jr." He usually had begun in Western. In addition, he appeared in several television productions. In the late 1950s he moved his main focus on international, mostly filmed in Italy, productions. He was also known for his often irascible character and impulsiveness. For filming, he appeared often late or not at all, and several times he just got out in the middle of film productions. He played his last small insignificant role in 1976 in the movie " Baby Blue Marine".
Barrymore was married three times, most recently with Jaid Barrymore. From 1952 to 1959 he was married to Cara Williams, from this marriage comes the son of John Barrymore Jr. In 1960, he married Gaby Palozzolo.
From his third marriage to actress Drew Barrymore comes from.
Awards
For his services he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.