John Barrymore in "Grand Hotel," MGM 1932.
				
				
						 Caption: John Barrymore in "Grand Hotel," MGM 1932.
																																				
						Actor, Soundtrack, Writer
						Born: February 15, 1882
						Star sign: Aquarius
						Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
						Known for: Grand Hotel (1932), Twentieth Century (1934), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920), Dinner at Eight (1933)
						Source: IMDB
						American stage and screen actor whose rise to superstardom and subsequent decline is one of the legendary tragedies of Hollywood. A member of the most famous generation of the most famous theatrical family in America, he was also its most acclaimed star. His father was Maurice Blyth (or Blythe; family spellings vary), a stage success under the ...