Happy heavenly memorial, Mr. B

HI all, just remembering Lionel Barrymore on the anniversary of his death. It's been a long, long time of doing this, complicated too, but at least here's a newish pic to me, with all 3 fabulous Barrymore, and a lobby card for On BorrowedTime, an amazing part for him! (sorry about the screenshot, these photographs are fighting me! I'll try to fix later) :

It's from the fairly well known family pics made after John Jr was born. I hadn't seen some of these poses. Happy week!

In spite of everything, I'm still here!

Anon, the anniversary of Mr B's death. It has been a frightful, plague-year type of year for me in terms of health, and I appreciate more and more Mr B's durability in continuing to work in spite of heavy meds, pain, and general ill helath for a long time after 1925 or so. Clearly, things got a little worse as he aged, after say 1940, but his apparent autoimmune issues, including some serious arthritis, would have worn him down in ways not always visible on screen. I have been able to find a few new photos thanks to an auction site, and I'm constantly amazed by the finds still coming out, for Jack, Lionel, and Ethel. The sibs cut a far larger path than most people are even vaguely aware of! And that's not mentioning his grandniece's power moves on media and in makeup/kitchen goods. The Barrymores certainly do endure. Hopefully I'll be back tomorrow or late today with new pics, some thoughts, and some humor to remember Mr B and his audacious life. Y'all hang in there with me! (Below, an action Lionel in Enemies of Women)

Happy birthday once again, Mr B!

 At a certain point, I wonder what else I have to say about Lionel Barrymore! To be honest, switching jobs has cut into my blog time, but I'm still here!!

To honor the man, born this day, 1878 (!), I herewith present my curated cute pic selection of the mercurial, lazy genius : 

First verifiable film, The Battle, DW Griffith

From Mysterious Island

A wee baby on stage!! 

He acted his uncle John Drew off the stage! 

There are so many more... Take a gander on the right for pics of Lionel Barrymore at all ages and looks, some more astonishing than others. The man's versatility was boundless. I wish you all a very happy Lionel - Day! 

The avaricious post

 So, for reasons of getting vpn access, you'll see a small widget for Ivony VPN. It's the first time I've done this, and no one has to sign up for anything!!

On the other hand, April is Mr. B's birth month, and while I'm still settling into a new job and coping with health changes, there should be a smidgen more Lionel.

Shocked, Mr B is! (from his first film)