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John D. Barrymore with
Drew 2001 Santa Monica Mountains Photograph by Michael Green. Long Lost Father, Adamson's uncle Harold Adamson wrote a song "It Isn't So Much That I Wouldn't" for the film of the same name Long Lost Father starring John Barrymore, Sr. in 1934. John, Jr. seen in the photo with Drew was only 2 years old in 1934. |
Drew Blythe Barrymore
Birth Feb 22, 1975 - Culver City, CA
Drew was born at Brotman Hospital in Culver City and since her parents separated before she was born Drew has learned to cope on her own. She once told The New York Times "I really have no idea of what growing up in a normal household is like." In 1984 Drew Barrymore gave a great performance in Firestarter, with George C. Scott. Drew took on the entire U.S. government and won in this film. I personally found Drew's performance more emotional in Firestarter than E.T. (A good friend M. Augustine was one of Steven Speilberg's closest friends in highschool). In Firestarter everyone worried for"Charlie's: (Drew) safety. Yet Charlie was no Angel for everywhere she went it was a Hell of a time. George C.Scott, gave a great performance in Firestarter and wanted to kill little Charlie as a CIA assassin. Scott married Colleen Dewhurst, who grew up with my mother Nancy Kissam Ely. Small World! CLICK here for 1937 photo of Colleen "Duhurst".
CLICK here for Letter from Colleen "Duhurst".
In 1989 Drew Barrymore was in film "See You in the Morning" with Jeff Bridges and Farrah Fawcett. Jeff Bridges is a great actor and has the reputation of being one of the most liked and modest in Hollywood. A real human being and extremely healthy. I met him once after he had fasted for twelve days about 25 years ago. Bridges has four Academy Award nominations and with the right script could win an Oscar, easily. Drew in her early years was lucky to have the opportunity of having acted with Bridges. My sister watched Jeff in film Crazy Heart and said "it was like being in a bar." She did not like it. Yet my other sister loves Jeff Bridges in anything he does and she does not drink.
In 1982-83 I worked at Century 21 in Brentwood as a real estate agent and Lloyd Bridges came in to by his sons a home in Santa Monica. The home he had in mine was worth 1.5 million he got it out of probate for $600,000 cash. It was good to see Jeff Bridges and Drew win Golden Globe Awards at the same time.
In 1990 Drew co-authored a book with Todd Gold "Little Girl Lost," about her out-of-control behavior. In 1993 Drew admited having talent but did not feel she was a good actress. "I have an ability for adapting characters and turning into other people." In 1993 Drew stared in No Place To Hide with Kris Kristofferson a policeman and his friend (O.J. Simpson) saved Stinsel Hanley's (Drew) life with a sledgehammer when two assassins came to kill Stinsel. This was two years before O.J. Simpson was arrested for the deaths of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman. One should note that in 1995 Simpson was involved in a film Frogmen in which he was a Navy SEAL (often under cover for the CIA) who killed his wife with a knife in the film. If this film was released today, one could see if there are CIA ties to Frogman . No Place to Hide is a story about a secret government which takes the law into their own hands and kill at random, much like the CIA. No Place to Hide, was Drew at her best and is a favorite of her earlier films. I enjoyed Kris Kristofferson's acting and kind of wish I had at this time been her Long Lost Father. It was a very exciting film and recommend it highly. I thought Drew was very attractive in this film.
When Drew landed a role in Home Fries, the script was not the highest quality. The movie was held together with Drew's personality. I think guys like Drew because she does not appear to let success go to her head. Her boyfriends are just average guys, nothing special. Gals like her because they can relate to her. It seems that the younger generations love her personality! Drew was terrific in Boys on the Side, a great movie playing different stages of her life, a teenager, a young woman, a mother and a divorcee.
Drew knows her characters ins and outs, and takes on scripts
and has the knack of winning the audience over with a variety
of comical, dramatic and romantic roles. It seems that Drew is
at her best in fun lighthearted films. Drew
has done well by taking on bad girl
roles such as Poison-Ivy and The Story of Amy Fisher.
In Amy Fisher Drew through her dialect coach purrrrrrfected her
New Jersey accent as if she was born and raised there. 
The bad girl image
is performed well. One can hardly believe it is Drew, sounds
just like Amy Fisher. James Carrey did a verion of Amy Fisher
on the T.V. comedy In Living Color, he played "Joey Buttafuoco."
It was very funny, it would be kool to see Carrey and Drew in
a comedy together if the right script could be found
In the last five years Drew has been a big hit, breaking all barriers, with both the younger and older generations. Everyone can related to her personality, elderly men and women, young teenage girls and boys alike. Three back-to-back hits The Wedding Singer, Ever After and Never Been Kissed have shown the American public that this is a person who has much to offer. The American public seens to enjoy these type of movies, believeable romantic comedies. Drew may have missed being born in the 1960s, yet she often portray's the ideal 1960s chick. Drew seems to keep the sixties alive, check out her clothes in Wishful Thinking. Her roles often include 60s fashion that can not be beat and would make even Emilo Pucci jealous.
After her last three hits Drew delivered a bombshell with Charlie's Angels as an actor and producer which was a hit. Her production company knows who watches her movies, and thus produced films with this in mind targetting the younger generations. Great visual effects. Myself, I enjoy the real life stories or Drew in the funny romantic comedies. As far as income Drew has done very well with Charlie's Angels. It is not easy to be a critic when they do not have the means to compete, like myself. I think what most people like about Drew is that she is successful and not dragged down as shewas as a kid. Myself, I freeze up in front of a camera.
Acting to Drew comes natural, for many people freeze up
on the screen or just don't come across as natural. Not Drew,
since she has been in front of the camera at the age of three
Drew does not come across as the stuffy Hollywood type. But as
a common person. People find it easy to relate, as they find
themselves laughing along side her. Yet, it has not been an easy
road, for Drew admitted "It's strange, very strange, how
I survived with the upbringing I had, the I life I led...I have
been my own person since the time I was 7..." She loves
expressing herself and getting "really good feeback from"
people she trusts. How many other actors or actresses whom have
produced their own movies at the early of 23? Drew Barrymore
has followed in the family tradition and has earned the respect
of the American public. This tradition dates back two and one
half centuries. When the producers of one movie wanted her to
be chauffeured in a limo to the set, she said 'No, you're not
going to treat me like a baby...I can get to work on time on
my own."
In Riding in Cars with Boys, Drew plays a young teenager, a young mother and an older mother. One can hardly believe that Drew could handle all of these roles. She does it extremely well just as her great-great-grandmother, Louisa Lane-Drew had done when she first arrived in the United States in 1828 by playing the parts of five characters in one play. They say "everything has been done before" how true it is!
Joel Schumacher said of Drew "She knows how she feels about everthing. She's a total professional. She comes to work ready. She knows every line of dialogue. All her emotions are very much on th surface, which is surprising. For someone with her background, you'd think she'd have buried everything. She hasn't.
Confessions of A Dangerous Mind has a great cast,
George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Matt Dillion, Brad Pitt and Drew
Barrymore. Stay tuned for Charlie Angels II, also Confessions
of A Dangerous Mind which is due to be release in November or
early next year 2003. This movie has a great cast, George Clooney,
Julia Roberts, Matt Dillion, Brad Pitt and Drew
Barrymore. It is a story about Chuck
Barris' life as a CIA assassin. "Chuck" won't say if
it is true or not. Adamson discovered in Chuck Barris' biography
that his uncle-by-marriage was CBS owner William S. Paley who
admits working with CIA, employed CIA- self proclaimed assassin
George de Mohrenschildt. Who was friends with Lee Harvey Oswald.
I would doubt that Barris was really a CIA assassin but may have
thought up of the idea through his uncle-by-marriage.
Charlie's
Angels it has been rumored to stand for the CIA. The T.V. series
was co-created by Ivan Goff. Who are these Angles working for?
My housekeeper "Irene" worked for Ivan Goff, the creator
of Charlies Angels and Mission Impossible. Goff's next door neighbor
was President Kennedy's brother-in-law, Peter Lawford. JFK would
often take a swim while visiting his family in Santa Monica.
Vogue Magazine wrote an article saying that Drew was the "creator"
of Charlie's Angels. They didn't want to admit they had made
an editorial mistake. Yet I think even Drew will admit that Benny
Hill produced the best film entitled "Charlene's Angels."
B
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with fellow Angels on right.
Really enjoyed 50 First Dates, this movie has terrific photography in Hawaii. Drew must have had a lot of fun making this film. This film is suppose to have made more money than any other romantic-comedy in history. I am sure that her great grandmother Georgina Drew-Barrymore would have been proud of Drew. Georgina in the late 1800s was also an expert romantic-comic actress. In this film you will find that everyone Love's Lucy. Had the Academy had a category for Romantic Comedies, Drew may have been nominated and won an Oscar for Producing or acting in 50 First Dates. Drew seems to be at her best in romantic comedies.
Drew also took time off to produce a film documentary in which she travelled around the U.S. getting students out to vote. Drew's very first documentary. I don't want to sound critical, yet it shows, 1). that Drew is only human. When one is a corporation having so many people to work with, the best in the business they can't miss. I am sure her intentions were well to get people Out and Vote. Yet, a lot of money was not poured into this film and one can see that. Drew took a year out of her life to produce it. Great motivation though!
Drew's next film Fever Pitch is about the Boston Red Soxs and had to be rewritten when the Boston Red Soxs won the series, opens April 8, 2005. I caught the Sneak Preview of Fever Pitch on April 3rd. A keen sense of knowing what the people can relate to will make this film a hit. What luck! Picking a story about the Boston Red Sox when they destroyed their curse the "Legend of the Babino." What was so remarkable was the way they did it. It must have been scary for Drew to make the run in one take across center field during the game. It had some funny scenes and some serious romantic scenes. This film will be a hit because all sorts of people can watch it. PG-13 rating. Johnny Damon, looked like he would have been a better boyfriend for Drew than Jimmy Fallon. Yet, Jimmy Fallon did a great job of acting. Timing was great for Fever Pitch. When it came to going to St. Louis Drew said: "I was like, We're going to jinx it just by flying down there. In "St. Louis." I was in St. Louis, a great town, because St. Louis was honoring my 4th great grandfather. Rufus, Easton that is, was first postmaster. Ironically the games were played right next to the St. Louis Arch where Rufus Easton built the very first post office in 1804. Two centuries ago! Isn't that totally Rufus?
Enjoyed the light comedy of Music and Lyrics. In the film as "Sophie" Drew seems to come across as someone who wants to have a positive influrence on the youth. Unlike many. Smart move to rate film PG and Hugh Grant is light and smooth. It seem similiar in theme to Wedding Singer and Never Been Kissed. Great for light romantic comedy.
JOSIE GELLER is that You! Naw, this is a greataunt Ethel Barrymore 1914. Drew looks to be Reincarnated!
FILMS OF DREW BARRYMORE
- South of the Border (2009) voice Chloe
- Music and Lyrics, actress
- Lucky You,
- Fever Pitch, actress
- Saturday Night Live, Drew Barrymore 4 T.V.
- 2004 50 First Dates, Lucy,
- Duples, Actress and Producer;
- 2003 Charlie's Angels, II, Full Throttle. Executive Producer
- Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, actress
- 2001 Donnie Darko Actor / Executive Producer
- Freddy Got Fingered
- 2001 Riding in Cars With Boys as Beverly Donofrio
- 2001 Saturday Night Live, 3 TV
- 2000 Skipped Parts as Dream Girl
- 2000 Titan A.E. [anim] Voice: Akima
- 2000 Olive, the Other Reindeer [anim] Voice / Executive Producer
- 2000 Charlie's Angels Producer / Actor as Dylan
- 1999 Never Been Kissed Executive Producer / as Josie Geller (My Favorite).
- 1998 Ever After aka A Cinderella Story (U.S. TV title) Danielle
- 1998 The Wedding Singer as Julia Sullivan
- 1998 Best Men as Hope
- 1998 Home Fries as Sally
- 1997 Wishful Thinking
- 1996 Everyone Says I Love You as: Skylar (Great cast - Woody Allen, Goldie Hawn).
- 1996 Scream as: Casey Becker
- 1995 Mad Love as Casey Roberts
- 1995 Boys on the Side as Holly
- 1995 Batman Forever as: Sugar
- 1994 Bad Girls as: Lilly Laronette
- 1994 Inside the Goldmine as: Daisy
- 1993 The Amy Fisher Story [TV as: Amy Fisher
- 1993 Wayne's World 2 as: Bjergen Kjergen
- 1993 No Place to Hide as: Tinsel Hanley
- 1992 Sketch Artist [TV] as: Daisy
- 1992 P-Ivy as:actress
- 1992 Guncrazy as: Anita Minteer
- 1991 Motorama as: Fantasy Girl
- 1991 Waxwork II: Lost in Time as: Vampire Victim
- 1990 Doppelganger: The Evil Within as: Holly Gooding
- 1989 Far from Home as: Joleen Cox
- 1989 See You in the Morning as Cathy Goodwin
- 1987 A Conspiracy of Love [TV] as: Jody
- 1986 Strange Tales: Ray Bradbury Theatre [TV]
- 1986 Babes in Toyland [TV] as: Lisa Piper
- 1985 Cat's Eye as Girl
- 1984 Firestarter as: Charlie McGee
- 1984 Irreconcilable Differences as Casey Brodsky
- 1982 E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial as: Gertie
- 1980 Bogie [TV]
- 1980 Altered States as: Margaret Jessu
- AWARDS:
- Best Supporting Actress (nom) Irreconcilable Differences 1984 Golden Globe