Given these limitations, Barrymore welcomed the opportunity to work in motion pictures, which were then silent. “Lionel found ...

‘Lionel Barrymore: Character and Endurance in Hollywood’s Golden Age’ By Kathleen Spaltro University Press of Kentucky, 256 pages. When I met the star of MGM’s “Dr. Kildare” films, Lew Ayres, I had to ...

Indeed, the only Barrymore who is unquestionably better known today is Lionel’s great-niece Drew. In this expertly researched, pleasantly written biography, Ms. Spaltro largely succeeds in ...