Elaine Barrie - Biography

Elaine Barrie (born as Elaine Jacobs, July 16, 1915, New York City, New York – died March 1, 2003, New York City, New York) was an American actress who appeared in several films and one Broadway play. She was legendary actor John Barrymore's fourth, and last, wife.

Barrie claimed to have fallen in love with Barrymore in 1931, when she was 16, after seeing his film, the classic Svengali. They did marry five years later, but the marriage was a rocky one and they divorced in 1940.

She appeared in one of her husband's films and made two shorts (one of which, How to Undress in Front of Your Husband; 1937), was made by low-rent exploitation legend Dwain Esper) capitalizing on her status as Barrymore's wife. She also co-starred with Barrymore on Broadway and in several radio dramas.

After the divorce Barrie wrote a book about her life with Barrymore, All My Sins Remembered, and took a job at a New York brokerage firm.

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