Dolores Costello

Dolores Costello

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.

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Dolores Costello Movies

  • 1942
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    The Magnificent Ambersons

    The Magnificent Ambersons

    7.3 1942 HD

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  • 1936
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    Little Lord Fauntleroy

    Little Lord Fauntleroy

    6.9 1936 HD

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  • 1939
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    Whispering Enemies

    Whispering Enemies

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1943
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    This Is the Army

    This Is the Army

    5.7 1943 HD

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  • 1953
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    Magic Movie Moments

    Magic Movie Moments

    1 1953 HD

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  • 1910
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    The Telephone

    The Telephone

    1 1910 HD

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  • 1938
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    Breaking the Ice

    Breaking the Ice

    4.8 1938 HD

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  • 1931
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    Expensive Women

    Expensive Women

    4.8 1931 HD

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  • 1923
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    The Glimpses of the Moon

    The Glimpses of the Moon

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1911
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    A Reformed Santa Claus

    A Reformed Santa Claus

    1 1911 HD

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  • 1928
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    Noah's Ark

    Noah's Ark

    6.1 1928 HD

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  • 1927
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    When a Man Loves

    When a Man Loves

    6.4 1927 HD

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  • 1909
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    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    4.679 1909 HD

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  • 1928
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    Glorious Betsy

    Glorious Betsy

    5.8 1928 HD

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  • 1939
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    Outside These Walls

    Outside These Walls

    7.5 1939 HD

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  • 1926
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    The Sea Beast

    The Sea Beast

    6.5 1926 HD

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  • 1938
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    The Beloved Brat

    The Beloved Brat

    6.4 1938 HD

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  • 1913
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    In the Shadow

    In the Shadow

    1 1913 HD

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  • 1913
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    Fellow Voyagers

    Fellow Voyagers

    1 1913 HD

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

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

    1 1911 HD

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  • 1911
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    The Geranium

    The Geranium

    1 1911 HD

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  • 1914
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    Some Steamer Scooping

    Some Steamer Scooping

    1 1914 HD

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  • 1911
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    The Child Crusoes

    The Child Crusoes

    1 1911 HD

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  • 1911
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    His Sister's Children

    His Sister's Children

    1 1911 HD

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  • 1914
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    Etta of the Footlights

    Etta of the Footlights

    1 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    Too Much Burglar

    Too Much Burglar

    1 1914 HD

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  • 1915
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    The Evil Men Do

    The Evil Men Do

    1 1915 HD

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  • 1911
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    Some Good in All

    Some Good in All

    1 1911 HD

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  • 1912
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    Captain Jenks' Dilemma

    Captain Jenks' Dilemma

    1 1912 HD

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  • 1912
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    For the Honor of the Family

    For the Honor of the Family

    1 1912 HD

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  • 1912
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    She Never Knew

    She Never Knew

    1 1912 HD

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  • 1912
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    The Troublesome Step-Daughters

    The Troublesome Step-Daughters

    4 1912 HD

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  • 1912
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    The Money Kings

    The Money Kings

    1 1912 HD

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  • 1915
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    The Heart of Jim Brice

    The Heart of Jim Brice

    1 1915 HD

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  • 1923
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    Lawful Larceny

    Lawful Larceny

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1912
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    A Juvenile Love Affair

    A Juvenile Love Affair

    1 1912 HD

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  • 1912
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    Wanted... a Grandmother

    Wanted... a Grandmother

    1 1912 HD

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  • 1912
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    Vultures and Doves

    Vultures and Doves

    1 1912 HD

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  • 1912
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    Her Grandchild

    Her Grandchild

    1 1912 HD

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  • 1912
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    Captain Barnacle's Legacy

    Captain Barnacle's Legacy

    1 1912 HD

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  • 1912
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    Bobby's Father

    Bobby's Father

    1 1912 HD

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  • 1912
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    The Irony of Fate

    The Irony of Fate

    1 1912 HD

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  • 1925
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    Greater Than a Crown

    Greater Than a Crown

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1925
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    Bobbed Hair

    Bobbed Hair

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1926
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    Bride of the Storm

    Bride of the Storm

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1926
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    The Little Irish Girl

    The Little Irish Girl

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1912
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    The Toymaker

    The Toymaker

    1 1912 HD

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  • 1912
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    Song of the Shell

    Song of the Shell

    1 1912 HD

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  • 1913
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    A Birthday Gift

    A Birthday Gift

    1 1913 HD

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  • 1913
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    The Hindoo Charm

    The Hindoo Charm

    1 1913 HD

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  • 1930
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    Second Choice

    Second Choice

    1 1930 HD

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  • 2009
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    Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity

    Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity

    10 2009 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Circus: Premiere

    The Circus: Premiere

    5.4 1928 HD

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  • 1927
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    Old San Francisco

    Old San Francisco

    5.7 1927 HD

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  • 1928
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    Tenderloin

    Tenderloin

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1936
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    Yours for the Asking

    Yours for the Asking

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Golden Twenties

    The Golden Twenties

    1 1950 HD

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  • 1912
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    Ida's Christmas

    Ida's Christmas

    4 1912 HD

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  • 1927
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    A Million Bid

    A Million Bid

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1912
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    Lulu's Doctor

    Lulu's Doctor

    2.5 1912 HD

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  • 1912
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    The Meeting of the Ways

    The Meeting of the Ways

    4 1912 HD

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  • 1929
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    Show of Shows

    Show of Shows

    5.5 1929 HD

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  • 1929
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    The Redeeming Sin

    The Redeeming Sin

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1929
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    Glad Rag Doll

    Glad Rag Doll

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1929
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    Madonna of Avenue A

    Madonna of Avenue A

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1926
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    Mannequin

    Mannequin

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1929
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    Hearts in Exile

    Hearts in Exile

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1939
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    King of the Turf

    King of the Turf

    7 1939 HD

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  • 1990
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    Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

    Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

    9 1990 HD

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  • 1927
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    The College Widow

    The College Widow

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1926
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    The Third Degree

    The Third Degree

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Heart of Maryland

    The Heart of Maryland

    1 1927 HD

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  • 2021
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    The Mandela Catalogue

    The Mandela Catalogue

    8.5 2021 HD

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