Barrymore
[bar-uh-mawr, -mohr]
- MauriceHerbert Blythe, 1847–1905, U.S. and English actor, born in India.
- his children: Ethel, 1879–1959, John, 1882–1942, and Lionel, 1878–1954, U.S. actors.
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Contemporary Examples
Barrymore celebrates by proclaiming herself “Lolita” dancing provocatively on his desk, and then flashing him.
In Honor of David Letterman’s Pending Retirement, Watch His Wildest Interviews (VIDEO)Kevin Fallon
April 3, 2014
Barrymore, pregnant and recently married, is similarly hands-on with her blend.
The jury is out on this last movie for Muggles, so Barrymore wins by a non-plastic surgeried nose—such a rarity in Hollywood!
Barrymore was just 11 when Babes in Toyland was broadcast on NBC.
He fancies an American actor named Barrymore, but Barrymore, a prodigious drunk, soon storms back to Los Angeles.
Historical Examples
Take a name like Barrymore—or Bernhardt—or Duse—you can't forget them.
GigoloEdna Ferber
He rang the bell and asked Barrymore whether he could account for our experience.
The Hound of the BaskervillesA. Conan Doyle
Barrymore looked surprised, and considered for a little time.
The Hound of the BaskervillesA. Conan Doyle
Was it possible that it was Barrymore, after all, whom we had seen in the cab in Regent Street?
The Hound of the BaskervillesA. Conan Doyle
I could merely see the outline, but his height told me that it was Barrymore.
The Hound of the BaskervillesA. Conan Doyle
Barrymore
- a US family of actors, esp Ethel (1879–1959), John (1882–1942), and Lionel (1878–1954)
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