John Barrymore

John Barrymore (1882 - 1942)
Survivor of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.
==Film Deaths==
*Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) [Dr. Henry Jekyll/Mr. Edward Hyde]: Commits suicide by taking poison; he changes from Hyde back to Jekyll as he dies. (Thanks to Anton)
*Don Juan (1926) [Don Jose de Marana/Don Juan de Marana]: As Don Jose, he is stabbed by Helena D'Algy during a banquet. (As Don Juan, he survives the movie.)
*Eternal Love (1929) [Marcus Paltran]: Buried by an avalanche together with Camilla Horn.
*Svengali (1931) [Svengali]: Dies of a heart attack; due to his hypnotic control over Marian Marsh, she dies along with him.
*The Mad Genius (1931) [Vladimir Ivan Tsarakov]: Hit in the chest with an axe by Luis Alberni on the ballet stage; his body is shown again afterwards when the curtain goes up and reveals it to the audience.
*Grand Hotel (1932) [Baron Felix von Geigern]: Beaten to death with a telephone by Wallace Beery after Wallace catches John breaking into his hotel room.
*Dinner at Eight (1933) [Larry Renault]: Commits suicide (off-screen) by turning on gas in his hotel suite. We learn of his death afterwards when Marie Dressler informs Madge Evans. (Thanks to Mac and Jeffrey)
*Romeo and Juliet (1936) [Mercutio]: Stabbed in the stomach during a swordfight with Basil Rathbone, when Leslie Howard tries to break up the fight. He dies shortly afterwards while talking to Leslie.
*Marie Antoinette (1938) [King Louis XV]: Dies of smallpox (off-camera) at the palace. His death is indicated when the lights are extinguished in his room followed by a messenger delivering the news to Robert Morley and Norma Shearer.
==Notable Connections ==
*Brother of Ethel Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore.
*Ex-Mr. Dolores Costello.
*Ex-Mr. Elaine Barrie.
*Father of John Drew Barrymore and Diana Barrymore.
*Grandfather of Drew Barrymore.
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