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They talk of short-lived pleasures: Be it so; pain dies as quickly, and lets her weary prisoner go; the fiercest agonies have shortest reign.

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John Sidney Blyth Barrymore

John Sidney Blyth Barrymore

John Sidney Blyth Barrymore (February 15, 1882 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - May 29, 1942 in Los Angeles, California), was an American actor.

He gained fame as a stage actor, lauded for his portrayals of Hamlet and Richard III, and is frequently called the greatest actor of his generation. He was the brother of Lionel Barrymore and Ethel Barrymore, and the grandfather of Drew Barrymore.

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