Dolores Costello

Movie Actress

Birthday September 17, 1903

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Pittsburgh, PA

DEATH DATE Mar 1, 1979 (75)

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About

Silent film superstar and grandmother of Drew Barrymore. She gained fame for her roles in the 1931 film Expensive Women and Outside these Walls.

Before Fame

She had child acting roles with her father and sister, and appeared in The Evil Men Do and The Telephone.

Trivia

She starred in several successful films, including This Is the Army in 1943, Noah's Ark in 1928, and The Magnificent Ambersons in 1942.

Family Life

She divorced and Dr. John Vruwink.

Associated With

She gave birth to Drew Barrymore's father, John, in 1932.