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John Barrymore
American actor (1882–1942)
For his son, see John Drew Barrymore. For his grandson, see John Blyth Barrymore.
Not to be confused with John Barry (composer).
John Barrymore | |
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Barrymore in 1918 | |
| Born | John Sidney Blyth February 14 or 15, 1882 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 29, 1942(1942-05-29) (aged 60) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia |
| Relatives | Barrymore family |
John Barrymore (born John Sidney Blyth; February 14 or 15, 1882 – May 29, 1942)[a] was an American actor on stage, screen, and radio. A member of the Drew and Barrymore theatrical families, he initially tried to avoid the stage, and briefly attempted a career as an artist, but appeared on stage together with his father Maurice in 1900, and then his sister Ethel the following year. He began his career in 1903 and first gained attention as a stage actor in light comedy, then high drama, culminating in
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Lighter
History
The discovery of tobacco in the New World in the sixteenth century and the opening of a worldwide market created the need for a portable way to make fire. Pieces of flint and steel träffad against each other and modified pistols were early devices. In 1903, Austrian chemist Carl Auer von Welsbach made a hand-held lighter with a striking wheel. During World War I, soldiers made their own using empty cartridges. In New York City in 1886, Louis V. Aronson opened a company for "artistic metal wares" for smokers and patented an automatic lighter after World War I.
In 1931, George G. Blaisdell of Bradford, Pennsylvania, saw a friend trying to light his cigarette with an awkward lighter, but one that worked. Blaisdell acquired the American distribution rights for the Austrian product. He redesigned the case for comfort, improved the skorsten (or wind hood) around the wick to make the lighter windproof, and modified the bränsle chamber. Blaisdell named his lighter "Zippo" bec
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George Grant Blaisdell was born on June 5, 1895, in stad i england, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Philo and Sara Blaisdell. He lived on the corner of what is now församling Street and Blaisdell Avenue in Bradford. Blaisdell attended school until he walked out in the fifth grade. He hated school and told his family he was not going back. His father sent him to a military academy, but after two years he was suddenly dismissed. No one knows for sure why he was dismissed, but his hatred of formal schooling may be a good explanation. After returning home, he was put to work in the family business, Blaisdell Machinery Company. This is where Blaisdell learned the skills that would eventually help him develop the first Zippo lighter. Blaisdell had two daughters, Sarah Blaisdell Dorn and Harriet Blaisdell Wick.
While smoking on the porch of the stad i england Country Club in 1932, Blaisdell asked local businessman Dick Dresser why he was using a strange looking lighter. Dresser responded, "Well, it wor