Lionel Barrymore(1878-1954)actor vintage signed photo
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This is a great vintage hand signed photoof actor Lionel Barrymore. This is an 8 X 10 autographed piece signed in black pen. On the back of the photo(see scan) is stamped Armed Forces Radio Service. Then it has his name written in and the photographer's name too. Great unique RARE piece. Lionel Barrymore Born: Apr 28, 1878 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Died: Nov 15, 1954 in Van Nuys, California Occupation: Actor, Director, Writer Active: teens-'40s Major Genres: Drama, Romance Career Highlights: It's a Wonderful Life, Grand Hotel, Key Largo First Major Screen Credit: The Burglar's Dilemma (1912) Biography Like his younger brother John, American actor Lionel Barrymore wanted more than anything to be an artist. But a member of the celebrated Barrymore family was expected to enter the family trade, so Lionel reluctantly launched an acting career. Not as attractive as John or sister Ethel, he was most effectively cast in character roles - villains, military officers, fathers - even in his youth. Unable to save what he earned, Barrymore was "reduced" to appearing in films for the Biograph Company in 1911, w he was directed by the great D.W. Griffith and w he was permitted to write a few film stories himself, which to Lionel was far more satisfying than playacting. His stage career was boosted when cast in 1917 as Colonel Ibbetson in Peter
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