Photo: Benjamin Joseph Falk / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Maurice Barrymore fascinates me less as an individual star and more as a foundation stone. Born in India, Oxford-educated, and reinvented under a stage name, he embodies the restless theatricality of the Victorian actor. Yet his most enduring legacy is genetic and cultural: he fathered the Barrymore dynasty, whose name still resonates in Hollywood today. There is something poignant about a man whose own turbulent, brilliant career has been partly eclipsed by the fame of his children. I find myself wanting to look past the descendants and give the patriarch his own due.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Maurice Barrymore
- Name (Japanese)
- モーリス・バリモア
- Reading
- もーりす・ばりもあ
- Born
- September 21, 1849 – March 25, 1905
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rooster
- Origin
- Amritsar, Amritsar district, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Oxford
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice%20Barrymore
Frequently asked questions
When was Maurice Barrymore born?
September 21, 1849 – March 25, 1905.
Where is Maurice Barrymore from?
Maurice Barrymore is from Amritsar, Amritsar district, India.
What does Maurice Barrymore do?
Maurice Barrymore works as actor, stage actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.