John Barrymore

Died at 144

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John Sidney Blyth Barrymore (February 15, 1882 – May 29, 1942) was an acclaimed American actor. He first gained fame as a handsome stage actor in light comedy, then high drama and culminating in groundbreaking portrayals in Shakespearean plays Hamlet and Richard III. His success continued with motion pictures in various genres in both the silent and sound eras. Barrymore's personal life has been the subject of much writing before and since his passing in 1942. Today John Barrymore is mostly known for his roles in movies like Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1920), Grand Hotel (1932), Dinner at Eight (1933), Twentieth Century (1934), and Don Juan (1926), the first ever movie to use a Vitaphone soundtrack. A member of a multi-generation theatrical dynasty, he was the brother of Lionel Barrymore and Ethel Barrymore, and was the paternal grandfather of Drew Barrymore.

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John Barrymore

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for Thor in Immortal MCU

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Immortal MCU

Imagine a world where actors and actresses never died and could reset or jump forward to whatever age they wanted, whenever they wanted. In this hypothetical world, who should be the cast of the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Any actors, dead or living, old or young, are allowed as long as you believe that at some point in their lifetime, they could have been, or will be, a good choice for a particular role in the MCU. Actors who were in an MCU movie are not allowed for the roles they already play, but they can be nominated for other roles they could have played at a different age.

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