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Dolores Costello‌

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Dolores Costello

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Dolores Costello

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1903-09-17

Popularity

star2.6

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.

Movie Credits

The Magnificent Ambersons

The Magnificent Ambersons‌
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calendar 1942

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy‌
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calendar 1936

Whispering Enemies

Whispering Enemies‌
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calendar 1939

This Is the Army

This Is the Army‌
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calendar 1943

Magic Movie Moments

Magic Movie Moments‌
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calendar 1953

The Telephone

The Telephone‌
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calendar 1910

Breaking the Ice

Breaking the Ice‌
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calendar 1938

Expensive Women

Expensive Women‌
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calendar 1931

The Glimpses of the Moon

The Glimpses of the Moon‌
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calendar 1923

A Reformed Santa Claus

A Reformed Santa Claus‌
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calendar 1911

Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark‌
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calendar 1928

When a Man Loves

When a Man Loves‌
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calendar 1927

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream‌
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calendar 1909

Glorious Betsy

Glorious Betsy‌
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calendar 1928

Outside These Walls

Outside These Walls‌
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calendar 1939

The Sea Beast

The Sea Beast‌
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calendar 1926

The Beloved Brat

The Beloved Brat‌
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calendar 1938

In the Shadow

In the Shadow‌
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calendar 1913

Fellow Voyagers

Fellow Voyagers‌
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calendar 1913

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

Consuming Love; or, St. Valentine's Day in Greenaway Land‌
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calendar 1911

The Geranium

The Geranium‌
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calendar 1911

Some Steamer Scooping

Some Steamer Scooping‌
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calendar 1914

The Child Crusoes

The Child Crusoes‌
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calendar 1911

His Sister's Children

His Sister's Children‌
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calendar 1911

Etta of the Footlights

Etta of the Footlights‌
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calendar 1914

Too Much Burglar

Too Much Burglar‌
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calendar 1914

The Evil Men Do

The Evil Men Do‌
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calendar 1915

Some Good in All

Some Good in All‌
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calendar 1911

Captain Jenks' Dilemma

Captain Jenks' Dilemma‌
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calendar 1912

For the Honor of the Family

For the Honor of the Family‌
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calendar 1912

She Never Knew

She Never Knew‌
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calendar 1912

The Troublesome Step-Daughters

The Troublesome Step-Daughters‌
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calendar 1912

The Money Kings

The Money Kings‌
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calendar 1912

The Heart of Jim Brice

The Heart of Jim Brice‌
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calendar 1915

Lawful Larceny

Lawful Larceny‌
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calendar 1923

A Juvenile Love Affair

A Juvenile Love Affair‌
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calendar 1912

Wanted... a Grandmother

Wanted... a Grandmother‌
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calendar 1912

Vultures and Doves

Vultures and Doves‌
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calendar 1912

Her Grandchild

Her Grandchild‌
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calendar 1912

Captain Barnacle's Legacy

Captain Barnacle's Legacy‌
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calendar 1912

Bobby's Father

Bobby's Father‌
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calendar 1912

The Irony of Fate

The Irony of Fate‌
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calendar 1912

Greater Than a Crown

Greater Than a Crown‌
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calendar 1925

Bobbed Hair

Bobbed Hair‌
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calendar 1925

Bride of the Storm

Bride of the Storm‌
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calendar 1926

The Little Irish Girl

The Little Irish Girl‌
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calendar 1926

The Toymaker

The Toymaker‌
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calendar 1912

Song of the Shell

Song of the Shell‌
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calendar 1912

A Birthday Gift

A Birthday Gift‌
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calendar 1913

The Hindoo Charm

The Hindoo Charm‌
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calendar 1913

Second Choice

Second Choice‌
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calendar 1930

Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity

Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity‌
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calendar 2009

The Circus: Premiere

The Circus: Premiere‌
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calendar 1928

Old San Francisco

Old San Francisco‌
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calendar 1927

Tenderloin

Tenderloin‌
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calendar 1928

Yours for the Asking

Yours for the Asking‌
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calendar 1936

The Golden Twenties

The Golden Twenties‌
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calendar 1950

Ida's Christmas

Ida's Christmas‌
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calendar 1912

A Million Bid

A Million Bid‌
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calendar 1927

Lulu's Doctor

Lulu's Doctor‌
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calendar 1912

The Meeting of the Ways

The Meeting of the Ways‌
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calendar 1912

Show of Shows

Show of Shows‌
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calendar 1929

The Redeeming Sin

The Redeeming Sin‌
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calendar 1929

Glad Rag Doll

Glad Rag Doll‌
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calendar 1929

Madonna of Avenue A

Madonna of Avenue A‌
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calendar 1929

Mannequin

Mannequin‌
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calendar 1926

Hearts in Exile

Hearts in Exile‌
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calendar 1929

King of the Turf

King of the Turf‌
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calendar 1939

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To‌
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calendar 1990

The College Widow

The College Widow‌
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calendar 1927

The Third Degree

The Third Degree‌
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calendar 1926

The Heart of Maryland

The Heart of Maryland‌
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calendar 1927

Tv Credits

The Mandela Catalogue

The Mandela Catalogue‌
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calendar 2021