referring to the Barrymore family,
American actors of
English-Irish descent, one of the most famous families in the
history of the
American stage: Maurice Barrymore (1847–1905) and his three
children—Lionel (1878–1954), Ethel (1879–1959) and
John (1892–1942).
—DMSMH Glossary (app. 14.7.90)