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Lionel Barrymore was born Lionel Herbert Blyth in Philadelphia, the son of actors Georgiana Drew Barrymore and Maurice Barrymore (born Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne Blyth). He was the elder brother of Ethel and John Barrymore, the uncle of John Drew Barrymore and Diana Barrymore and the great-uncle of Drew Barrymore, among other members of the Barrymore family.
Although Barrymore won an Academy Award for Best Actor in A Free Soul in 1931, in the 1940s he was best known as the voice of Ebenezer Scrooge in the CBS radio dramatizations of A Christmas Carol. At the time Barrymore played the role of Mr. Potter, Barrymore had become a wheelchair-user due to a hip injury and severe arthritis.
Barrymore became well known in curmudgeonly roles. [10] In 1938, he broke his hip, and, aggravated by arthritis, he lived the remainder of his life in a wheelchair. [11] Mayer made sure that roles were found or written to accommodate Barrymore, who continued to act in films until 1953.
Directed by Frank Capra, "It's a Wonderful Life" stars James Stewart as the main character, George Bailey; Donna Reed and Lionel Barrymore. The film's most iconic line is, "When a bell rings, an ...
Receiving mixed reviews, It's a Wonderful Life only made back $3.3 of its $3.7 million budget at first. It placed 26th in box office sales for all films released in 1947—right ahead of Miracle ...
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It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas fantasy drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra. It is based on the short story and booklet "The Greatest Gift", self-published by Philip Van Doren Stern in 1943, which itself is loosely based on the 1843 Charles Dickens novella A Christmas Carol. [4]
Lionel Barrymore contended with various disabling physical conditions throughout his life, but had a successful stage and screen career, appearing in films such as It's a Wonderful Life and Key Largo Harold Russell , after losing his hands during his military service, Russell was cast in the epic drama film The Best Years of Our Lives (1946 ...