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The legacy of the Barrymore family is as central to the prosperity of the film industry as Hollywood is itself. In the early 1910s, film production was just beginning to find a new home in the town of Hollywood and several rising stars of the silver screen flocked to Southern California in hopes to establish their burgeoning careers. Of the film actors that were able to find success in what became known as the Golden Age of Hollywood, two kindled a romance that would culminate in a family tree integral to the American film industry.

John Barrymore, a prominent star in romantic films of the early 20th century, and Dolores Costello, nicknamed Goddess of the Silent Screen, met while working at Warner Bros Studios. The couple got married in 1928 and, in addition to continuing their illustrious film careers, had two children. The power couple\u2019s son, John Jr., continued his family's trade of acting where he found fame of his own. Eventually, John Jr. married Jaid Mako and their daughter, Drew Barrymore, was born in 1975.

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