Ethel Barrymore

 Ethel Barrymore (August 15, 1879 – June 18, 1959)

She was a legend on the New York and London stage for over 40 years. Her aristocratic poise and distinguished career earned her the sobriquet, "The First Lady of the American Theatre". Her outstanding theatrical productions include "A Doll's House" (1905), "Alice Sit-By-the-Fire" (1906), "Trelawney of the Wells" (1911), "Declassee" (1919), "The School for Scandal" (1923), "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray" (1924), and "The Constant Wife" (1926). Barrymore also started in films during the first World War, but that was simply for money, and she quickly grew tired of Hollywood. However, she later won an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress at age 65 for "None but the Lonely Heart"(1944) Barrymore nabbed further Oscar nominations for "The Spiral Staircase" (1946), "The Paradine Case" (1947), and "Pinky" (1949), and was equally impressive in "The Farmer's Daughter" (1947), "Moonrise" (1948), and "Portrait of Jennie" (1949). In her later years, Barrymore suffered from heart failure, which she died from in 1959. Ethel Barrymore is buried inside the Main Mausoleum at Calvary Cemetery in East Los Angeles.