... family of acting artists of incomparable integrity and achievement in the 20th century. The great Barrymores, deliciously lampooned in the comedy “The Royal Family” by and Edna Ferber, are the most famous American acting dynasty. But the three most luminous names of the clan — Ethel, John and Lionel — were of the same generation. John’s son, John DrewBarrymore, and...

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