John Barrymore

John Barrymore was an American actor on stage, screen, and radio. A member of the Drew and Barrymore theatrical families, 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".

14 February 1882

Born on the same birth day (14 February): Brad Halsey • David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn • Gianni Bugno • Harriet Andersson • Johannes Werner • Jurij Tepeš • Renée Fleming • Sakina Jaffrey

Born in the same month (February 1882): Elie Nadelman • Eric Gill • Husband E. Kimmel • James Joyce • Louis St. Laurent • Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark • Thomas Selfridge • Vladimir Dimitrov • Walter Nash