Barrymore, William Luce
Barrymore, William Luce
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Barrymore
A Radio Play

Author: William Luce

Narrator: Jerry Robbins, The Colonial Radio Players

Unabridged: 1 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/15/2010

Categories: Fiction, Drama

Synopsis

John Barrymore was the black sheep of America’s most illustrious acting family. Celebrated for his charisma and matinee idol looks, he was for awhile America’s most popular actor. Famous for his stage roles in Richard III and Hamlet, he also made more than fifty films. But alcoholism soon dissipated his talents, and he became known more for his Falstaffian behavior and outrageous high jinx than for his art. In Barrymore, William Luce has adapted his acclaimed Broadway hit especially for audio in this stunning production.

About William Luce

William Luce wrote his Broadway and London success The Belle of Amherst for Julie Harris, who won her fifth Tony Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Emily Dickinson. The record album received a Grammy Award. The PBS production won three Christopher Awards. Thames Television's production of Belle starred Claire Bloom and won an International Emmy Award. Luce's plays include Brontë, Lucifer's Child, Lillian, Bravo Caruso!, and The Last Flapper. Mr. Luce is twice a Writers' Guild Award nominee for his CBS movies The Last Days of Patton starring George C. Scott and Eva Marie Saint, and The Woman He Loved, starring Jane Seymour, Anthony Andrews, Olivia de Havilland and Julie Harris.

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Goodreads review by Steven on April 30, 2013

"Barrymore" by William Luce, is a dramatic one man play that is set in the 1940's.It is the spring of 1942, and John Barrymore, who was once America’s most popular actor, is rehearsing a revival of his Broadway triumph as Richard III on a rented run down stage with his prompter/stage manager. As Bar......more

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