Lionel Barrymore
Character and Endurance in Hollywood's Golden Age
Format: Hardback
Pages: 288
ISBN: 9781985900509
Pub Date: 13 Aug 2024
Imprint: University Press of Kentucky
Series: Screen Classics
Illustrations: 20 b&w illustrations
Description:
Once called "the most gifted character actor of our time" by Broadway theater producer Arthur Hopkins, Lionel Barrymore (1878–1954) was part of the illustrious Barrymore acting dynasty. Although he garnered success on stage and screen and was a talented actor, writer, director, visual artist, and composer, he never quite escaped the shadow of his family members—including his brother, John, famous for his leading roles. Barrymore won the Academy Award for Best Actor in A Free Soul (1931) and was nominated for Best Director for Madame X (1930).