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John Barrymore

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About 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 a visual 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 …

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I am thinking of taking a fifth wife. Why not? Solomon had a thousand wives and he is a synonym for wisdom.
Sex: the thing that takes up the least amount of time and causes the most amount of trouble.
The trouble with life is that there are so many beautiful women and so little time.
I would like to find a stew that will give me heartburn immediately, instead of at three o clock in the morning.
Love is the delightful interval between meeting a beautiful girl and discovering that she looks like a haddock.

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In Genesis, it says that it is not good for a man to be alone but sometimes it is a great relief.
In Genesis, it says that it is not good for a man to be alone but sometimes it is a great relief.
The good die young, because they see it's no use living if you have got to be good.
I would like to find a stew that will give me heartburn immediately, instead of at three o clock in the morning.
If it isn't the sheriff, it's the finance company I've got more attachments on me than a vacuum cleaner.
In Genesis, it says that it is not good for a man to be alone but sometimes it is a great relief.