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Dolores Costello
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Dolores Costello
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1903-09-17,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
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) Barrymore, and the grandmother of John Barrymore III, Blyth Dolores Barrymore, Brahma Blyth (Jessica) Barrymore, and Drew Barrymore. Dolores Costello was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the daughter of actors Maurice Costello and Mae Costello (née Altschuk). She was of Irish and German descent. She had a younger sister, Helene, and the two made their first film appearances in the years 1909–1915 as child actresses for the Vitagraph Film Company. They played supporting roles in several films starring their father, who was a popular matinee idol at the time. The two sisters appeared on Broadway together as chlorines and their success resulted in contracts with Warner Brothers Studios. In 1926, following small parts in feature films, she was selected by John Barrymore to star opposite him in The Sea Beast, a loose adaptation of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick. Warner Bros. soon began starring her in her own vehicles. Meanwhile, she and Barrymore became romantically involved and married in 1928. Within a few years of achieving stardom, the delicately beautiful blonde-haired actress had become a successful and highly regarded film personality in her own right. As a young adult her career developed to the degree that in 1926 she was named a WAMPAS Baby Star, and had acquired the nickname "The Goddess of the Silver Screen". Warners alternated Costello between films with contemporary settings and elaborate costume dramas. In 1927 she was re-teamed with John Barrymore in When a Man Loves, an adaptation of Manon Lescaut. In 1928 she co-starred with George O'Brien in Noah's Ark, a part-talkie epic directed by Michael Curtiz. Costello spoke with a lisp and found it difficult to make the transition to talking pictures, but after two years of voice coaching she was comfortable speaking before a microphone. One of her early sound film appearances was with her sister Helene in Warner Bros.'s all-star extravaganza The Show of Shows (1929). Her acting career became less a priority for her following the birth of her first child, Dolores Ethel Mae "DeeDee" Barrymore, on April 8, 1930, and she retired from the screen in 1931 to devote time to her family. Her second child, John Drew Barrymore, was born on June 4, 1932, but the marriage proved difficult due to her husband's increasing alcoholism, and they divorced in 1935. She resumed her career a year later and achieved some successes, most notably in Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936) and The Magnificent Ambersons (1942). She retired permanently from acting following her appearance in This is the Army (1943), again under the direction of Michael Curtiz. In 1950 Costello divorced Dr. John Vruwink, whom she had married in 1939. She spent the remaining years of her life in semi-seclusion, managing an avocado farm. She died from emphysema in Fallbrook, California in 1979.

Filmography

The Magnificent Ambersons

7.3

The Magnificent Ambersons
1942-07-10

Little Lord Fauntleroy

6.8

Little Lord Fauntleroy
1936-03-06

Whispering Enemies

0

Whispering Enemies
1939-03-24

This Is the Army

5.7

This Is the Army
1943-08-14

Magic Movie Moments

0

Magic Movie Moments
1953-12-26

0

The Telephone
1910-10-29

Breaking the Ice

4.8

Breaking the Ice
1938-09-22

Expensive Women

4.8

Expensive Women
1931-10-24

The Glimpses of the Moon

0

The Glimpses of the Moon
1923-03-25

A Reformed Santa Claus

0

A Reformed Santa Claus
1911-12-22

6.1

Noah's Ark
1928-11-01

When a Man Loves

6.4

When a Man Loves
1927-08-21

A Midsummer Night's Dream

4.767

A Midsummer Night's Dream
1909-12-25

6.429

Glorious Betsy
1928-04-25

Outside These Walls

7.5

Outside These Walls
1939-05-04

6.429

The Sea Beast
1926-01-15

The Beloved Brat

6.4

The Beloved Brat
1938-04-30

Fellow Voyagers

0

Fellow Voyagers
1913-11-26

0

In the Shadow
1913-10-28

His Sister's Children

0

His Sister's Children
1911-09-26

Too Much Burglar

0

Too Much Burglar
1914-11-19

0

The Geranium
1911-07-15

Some Steamer Scooping

0

Some Steamer Scooping
1914-02-12

Consuming Love; or, St. Valentine's Day in Greenaway Land

0

Consuming Love; or, St. Valentine's Day in Greenaway Land
1911-02-14

The Child Crusoes

0

The Child Crusoes
1911-09-13

Etta of the Footlights

0

Etta of the Footlights
1914-05-23

The Evil Men Do

0

The Evil Men Do
1915-01-19

0

She Never Knew
1912-04-02

Captain Jenks' Dilemma

0

Captain Jenks' Dilemma
1912-01-08

Some Good in All

0

Some Good in All
1911-12-25

For the Honor of the Family

0

For the Honor of the Family
1912-01-27

The Troublesome Step-Daughters

4

The Troublesome Step-Daughters
1912-07-06

The Money Kings

0

The Money Kings
1912-07-15

The Heart of Jim Brice

0

The Heart of Jim Brice
1915-04-01

0

Lawful Larceny
1923-07-22

A Juvenile Love Affair

0

A Juvenile Love Affair
1912-07-30

Vultures and Doves

0

Vultures and Doves
1912-08-14

Wanted... a Grandmother

0

Wanted... a Grandmother
1912-08-09

Captain Barnacle's Legacy

0

Captain Barnacle's Legacy
1912-09-04

The Irony of Fate

0

The Irony of Fate
1912-09-28

0

Bobby's Father
1912-09-23

0

Her Grandchild
1912-08-19

Bride of the Storm

0

Bride of the Storm
1926-02-20

Greater Than a Crown

0

Greater Than a Crown
1925-07-12

The Little Irish Girl

0

The Little Irish Girl
1926-03-06

0

Bobbed Hair
1925-10-25

A Birthday Gift

0

A Birthday Gift
1913-03-18

The Hindoo Charm

0

The Hindoo Charm
1913-09-17

Song of the Shell

0

Song of the Shell
1912-12-13

0

The Toymaker
1912-10-24

0

Second Choice
1930-01-04

Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity

10

Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity
2009-11-29

The Circus: Premiere

5.4

The Circus: Premiere
1928-01-13

Old San Francisco

5.7

Old San Francisco
1927-09-04

0

Tenderloin
1928-03-14

Yours for the Asking

1

Yours for the Asking
1936-07-23

The Golden Twenties

0

The Golden Twenties
1950-04-08

Ida's Christmas

4

Ida's Christmas
1912-12-24

0

A Million Bid
1927-05-27

2.5

Lulu's Doctor
1912-06-09

The Meeting of the Ways

4

The Meeting of the Ways
1912-01-12

5.5

Show of Shows
1929-11-21

The Redeeming Sin

0

The Redeeming Sin
1929-02-16

0

Glad Rag Doll
1929-05-04

Madonna of Avenue A

0

Madonna of Avenue A
1929-06-21

0

Mannequin
1926-01-11

Hearts in Exile

0

Hearts in Exile
1929-09-14

King of the Turf

7

King of the Turf
1939-02-17

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

9

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990-06-04

The College Widow

0

The College Widow
1927-10-15

The Third Degree

0

The Third Degree
1926-12-01

The Heart of Maryland

0

The Heart of Maryland
1927-07-13