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American Poet, Theatrical Actress, Playwright & Social Reformer
Other Partners
Professional Partners
Blanche Barrymore Siblings
Other Partners
Relationship
Hope Williams
Relationship
Tamara Karsavina
Relationship
Pola Negri
Relationship
Ona Munson
Rumoured Romance
Duse
Rumoured Romance
Eleanor Roosevelt
Rumoured Romance
Alice B. Toklas
Rumoured Romance
Katharine Cornell
Professional Partners
Mercedes de Acosta Siblings
American Poet, Playwright and Novelist famed for her many lesbian affairs with Hollywood stars
Her Other Children
born 1915, died 1944, age 28
with Leonard Thomas
born 1921, died 1960, age 38
with John Barrymore
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Her Other Children
Blanche Barrymore Bio Details
Full name
Blanche Marie Louise Barrymore
Maiden name
Blanche Marie Louise Oelrichs
Also known as
Michael Strange
Gender
Female
Age
60
Date of birth
Birth place
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Date of death:
5 Nov 1950
Place of death
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Occupations
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Blanche Barrymore Family
View Blanche Barrymore's Family Tree and History, Ancestry and Genealogy
Blanche Barrymore's parents:
Blanche Barrymore's father was Charles May Oelrichs Blanche Barrymore's mother was Blanche DeLoosey Oelrichs
Blanche Barrymore's children:
Blanche Barrymore's daughter was Diana Barrymore Blanche Barrymore's son was Robin May Thomas
Blanche Barrymore's former partners:
Blanche Barrymore's former husband was John Barrymore Blanche Barrymore had a relationship with Margaret Wise Brown Blanche Barrymore had a relationship with Mercedes de Acosta Blanche Barrymore's former husband was Leonard Thomas
Blanche Barrymore's grandparents:
Blanche Barrymore's grandfather was Henry Ferdinand Oelrichs Blanche Barrymore's grandmother was Julia Matilda Oelrichs
Blanche Barrymore's uncles and aunts:
Blanche Barrymore's aunt was Kate Oelrichs Blanche Barrymore's uncle was Hermann Oelrichs Blanche Barrymore's aunt-by-marriage was Tessie Oelrichs Blanche Barrymore's uncle was Harry Oelrichs
Blanche Barrymore's former in laws:
Blanche Barrymore's former brother in law was Lionel Barrymore Blanche Barrymore's former sister in law was Ethel Barrymore Blanche Barrymore's former father in law was Maurice Barrymore Blanche Barrymore's former mother in law was Georgina Barrymore Blanche Barrymore's former step-mother in law is Mamie Barrymore Blanche Barrymore's former grandfather in law was John Drew Snr Blanche Barrymore's former grandmother in law was Louisa Drew Blanche Barrymore's former husband John Barrymore's aunt in law was Louisa Drew Jr Blanche Barrymore's former husband John Barrymore's uncle in law is John Drew Jr Blanche Barrymore's former husband John Barrymore's uncle in law was Sidney Drew Blanche Barrymore's former husband John Barrymore's aunt-by-marriage was Gladys Drew
Mercedes de Acosta Bio Details
Full name
Mercedes De Acosta
Also known as
Raphael De Acosta
Gender
Female
Age
75
Date of birth
Birth place
New York, USA
Date of death:
9 May 1968
Place of death
New York, USA
Occupations
Countess Dracula
Tallulah Bankhead described Mercedes thus, as the latter took to wearing black masculine trousers, a black tricorn hat and a black cape around New York. She dressed the part even further by wearing her jet black hair slicked back with brilliantine, along with a chalk white face, thin red lips and deep set eyes. De Acosta often boasted "I can get any woman from any man."
Gender Confusion
Her mother had wanted a boy, and so referred to Mercedes as 'chico mio' and 'Rafael'. Mercedes was treated like a boy and dressed like a boy, and claimed in her autobiography that she didn't realise she wasn't a boy until she was 7. This gender confusion continued throughout her life, with both Dietrich and Garbo, as well as over lovers, calling her 'my boy', 'darling boy' and 'Rafael'.
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Mercedes de Acosta Family
View Mercedes de Acosta's Family Tree and History, Ancestry and Genealogy
Mercedes de Acosta's parents:
Mercedes de Acosta's father was Ricardo de Acosta Mercedes de Acosta's mother was Micaela Hernandez De Alba De Acosta
Mercedes de Acosta's former partners:
Mercedes de Acosta dated Marlene Dietrich Mercedes de Acosta had a relationship with Greta Garbo Mercedes de Acosta was rumoured to had a romance with Eleanor Roosevelt Mercedes de Acosta had a relationship with Isadora Duncan Mercedes de Acosta had a relationship with Blanche Barrymore Mercedes de Acosta had a relationship with Eva Le Gallienne Mercedes de Acosta's former husband was Abram Poole Mercedes de Acosta had a relationship with Alla Nazimova Mercedes de Acosta had a relationship with Hope Williams Mercedes de Acosta had a relationship with Tamara Karsavina Mercedes de Acosta had a relationship with Pola Negri Mercedes de Acosta had a relationship with Ona Munson Mercedes de Acosta was rumoured to had a romance with Duse Mercedes de Acosta was rumoured to had a romance with Alice B. Toklas Mercedes de Acosta was rumoured to had a romance with Katharine Cornell
Mercedes de Acosta's siblings:
Mercedes de Acosta's brother was Joaquin Ignacio De Acosta Mercedes de Acosta's sister was Rita Lydig Mercedes de Acosta's sister was Maria Cecelia Chanler Mercedes de Acosta's brother was Dick De Acosta Mercedes de Acosta's sister was Aida Marta Breckinridge Mercedes de Acosta's brother was Henry De Acosta Mercedes de Acosta's sister was Baba Shaw
Mercedes de Acosta's nieces and nephews:
Mercedes de Acosta's nephew is Ignatius Sargent Mercedes de Acosta's nephew was Frederic Miguel Shaw Mercedes de Acosta's niece is Mercedes Shaw
Mercedes de Acosta's grandparents:
Mercedes de Acosta's grandfather was Rafael Hernandez Mercedes de Acosta's grandmother was Rita De Alba
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