Actress. She had her screen debut in 1911 and appeared in numerous pictures throughout the 1910s and the early 1920s, mostly with her father and sister. Relocated to Hollywood, Costello met her future husband John Barrymore on the set of "The Sea Beast" (1926). During their lengthy kissing scene in this picture Dolores fainted in Barrymore's arms. They married in 1928 despite the misgivings of her mother who would die the following year at the age of forty-five. In 1939, following the divorce from Barrymore (because of Barrymore's drinking problems), Costello married Dr. John Vruwink, the obstetrician who delivered both of her children and with whom John accused her of having an affair. After being forced into early retirement due to the damage caused by her skin's extreme reaction to the studio's harsh makeup, Costello lived in semi-seclusion on her Southern California avocado farm, "Fall Brook Ranch," where a lot of her memorabilia and papers from both the Barrymore and Costello families were destroyed in a flood.
Actress. She had her screen debut in 1911 and appeared in numerous pictures throughout the 1910s and the early 1920s, mostly with her father and sister. Relocated to Hollywood, Costello met her future husband John Barrymore on the set of "The Sea Beast" (1926). During their lengthy kissing scene in this picture Dolores fainted in Barrymore's arms. They married in 1928 despite the misgivings of her mother who would die the following year at the age of forty-five. In 1939, following the divorce from Barrymore (because of Barrymore's drinking problems), Costello married Dr. John Vruwink, the obstetrician who delivered both of her children and with whom John accused her of having an affair. After being forced into early retirement due to the damage caused by her skin's extreme reaction to the studio's harsh makeup, Costello lived in semi-seclusion on her Southern California avocado farm, "Fall Brook Ranch," where a lot of her memorabilia and papers from both the Barrymore and Costello families were destroyed in a flood.
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