JOHN BARRYMORE Great ACTOR Hollywood Dynasty SIGNED PAGE with PORTRAIT Pic + AD

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Each week on Saturday, Sunday and sometimes on Fridays, I will be listing GREAT AUTOGRAPHS, HISTORICAL MEMORABILIA, SIGNED BOOKS, ART AND ANTIQUES FROM MY LONG LIFE OF COLLECTING.In fairness to all interested bidders PLEASE DO NOT ASK ME TO END THIS AUCTION EARLY.OFFERED HEREAn ORIGINAL, NOT A COPY, NOR REPRODUCTION, extremely low starting price which does not reflect value, AUTHENTIC in person SIGNED AUTOGRAPH ALBUM PAGE inscribed and SIGNED by the great Hollywood movie actor JOHN BARRYMORE with a small newsprint portrait and movie advert attached.John Barrymore (born John Sidney Blyth; February 14 or 15, 1882 - May 29, 1942) was an American actor on stage, screen and radio. A member of the Drew and Barrymore theatrical dynasties, he initially tried to avoid the stage, and briefly attempted a career as an artist, but appeared on stage together with his father Maurice in 1900, and then his sister Ethel the following year. He began his career in 1903 and first gained attention as a stage actor in light comedy, then high drama, culminating in productions of Justice (1916), Richard III (1920) and Hamlet (1922); his portrayal of Hamlet led to him being called the "greatest living American tragedian". After a success as Hamlet in London in 1925, Barrymore left the stage for 14 years and instead focused entirely on films. In the silent film era, he was well received in such pictures as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920), Sherlock Holmes(1922) and The Sea Beast (1926). During this period, he gained his nickname, the Great Profile. His stage-trained voice proved an asset when sound films were introduced, and three of his works, Grand Hotel (1932), Twentieth Century(1934) and Midnight (1939) have been inducted into the National Film Registry. Barrymore's personal life has been the subject of much attention before and since his death. He struggled with alcohol abuse from the age of 14, was married and divorced four times, and declared bankruptcy later in life. Much of his later work involved self-parody and the portrayal of drunken has-beens. His obituary in The Washington Post observed that "with the passing of the years - and as his private life became more public - he became, despite his genius in the theater, a tabloid character." Although film historians have opined that Barrymore's "contribution to the art of cinematic acting began to fade" after the mid-1930's, Barrymore's biographer, Martin Norden, considers him to be "perhaps the most influential and idolized actor of his day".Measures approximately 5 5/8 x 4 3/8 inches.It's worth a further google search to learn more about this historical, interesting and talented man's life and career.PAYMENT & MAILINGI expect all items will be paid for within 5 days of the end of the auction. If you need more time to pay DO PLEASE CONTACT ME. I now offer one day shipping. I AM HAPPY TO COMBINE DOWN MAILING COSTS FOR ALL ITEMS LISTED WITH A SEVEN (7) DAY, ONE WEEK, PERIOD for State side buyers. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE wait for invoice before paying to receive a slight reduction in mailing cost for multiple purchases.All autographs and historical paper that I sell are MONEY BACK GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC. I have authenticated autographs for insurance companies and collectors for more than three decades. I DO NOT SELL COPIES. I have collected historical autographs, books and ephemera since I was a kid in the late 1950's and have had this AUTOGRAPH in my own collection for a long long time!FEEDBACK read more

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