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Dolores Costello was an American stage and film actor, born 17 September 1903 in Pittsburgh to Maurice Costello and Mae Costello, with sibling Helene Costello. She began her career in 1909 and worked for Warner Bros. Entertainment. Costello married John Barrymore, and their child was John Drew Barrymore. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
She died of pulmonary emphysema on 1 March 1979 in Fallbrook and was buried at Calvary Cemetery.
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Film & TV
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dolores Costello (September 17, 1903 – March 1, 1979) was an American film actress who achieved her greatest success during the era of silent movies. She was nicknamed "The Goddess of the Silent Screen". She was stepmother of John Barrymore's daughter Diana by his second wife Blanche Oelrichs, the mother of John Drew Barrymore and Dolores (Dee Dee)…
Known for
- Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To — (archive footage)1990
- Magic Movie Moments1953
- The Golden Twenties — Self (archive footage)1950
- This Is the Army — Mrs. Davidson1943
- The Magnificent Ambersons — Isabel Amberson Minafer1942
- Whispering Enemies — Laura Crandall1939
- Outside These Walls — Margaret Bronson1939
- King of the Turf — Eve Barnes1939
- Breaking the Ice — Martha Martin1938
- The Beloved Brat — Helen Cosgrove1938
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1903-09-17 ) September 17, 1903, Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Died
- March 1, 1979 (1979-03-01) (aged 75), Fallbrook, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Calvary Cemetery ( East Los Angeles, California )
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1909–1943
- Spouses
- John Barrymore ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1928 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1934 ) John Vruwink ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1939 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1950 )
- Children
- 2, including John Drew Barrymore
- Parent s
- Maurice Costello , Mae Costello (née Altschuk)
- Relatives
- Helene Costello (sister) , Drew Barrymore (grand-daughter)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Dolores
- Family name
- Costello
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Pittsburgh
- Place of death
- Fallbrook
- Spouse
- John Barrymore
- Child
- John Drew Barrymore
- Father
- Maurice Costello
- Mother
- Mae Costello
- Sibling
- Helene Costello
- Occupation
- film actor
- Employer
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Delorescostello.jpg
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- Commons category
- Dolores Costello
- date of birth
- 1903-09-17
- date of death
- 1979-03-01
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- Dolores Costello
- cause of death
- pulmonary emphysema
- place of burial
- Calvary Cemetery
- start of work period
- 1909-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Dolores Costello (September 17, 1903 – March 1, 1979) was an American film actress who achieved her greatest success during the era of silent movies. She was nicknamed "The Goddess of the Silent Screen" by her first husband, the actor John Barrymore. She was the mother of John Drew Barrymore and grandmother of actress and talk show host Drew Barrymore.
Early years
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