Hollywood is an interesting place, especially during its early days. Studios reigned supreme, actors were forced to abide by ridiculous rules and dead celebrities had their corpses stolen – no, seriously. It happened to John Barrymore, after his friends wanted him to experience one last star-studded bash.
John Barrymore came from a long line of theater actors. He himself first appeared on stage alongside his father in 1900, and in 1903 officially began his career, starring in the likes of Justice (1916) and Richard III (1920). His greatest role was his 1992 appearance in Hamlet, for which he was dubbed “the greatest living American tragedian.”
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