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Dolores Costello (born September 17, 1903 in
film|1903; died March 1, 1979 in film|1979) was an
United States|American film actor|actress who
achieved her greatest success during the era of
silent movies.

Costello was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the
daughter of actors Maurice Costello|Maurice and
Mae Costello.  She made her first film
appearances, along with her sister Helene
Costello|Helene, as a child in her father's films.
 The two sisters appeared on Broadway together and
their success resulted in contracts with Warner
Brothers Studios. By the mid twenties, she had
become a successful and highly regarded film
personality in her own right, and as a young adult
her career developed to the degree that in 1926
she was named a WAMPAS Baby Stars|WAMPAS Baby
Star, and had acquired the name "The Goddess of
the Silver Screen".  In 1926 she starred along
with John Barrymore in The Sea Beast and after a
two year affair, the couple married in 1928.  
Costello spoke with a lisp, and found it difficult
to make the transition to talking pictures, but
after two years of voice coaching she was
comfortable speaking before a microphone.  Her
acting career became less of a priority for her
following the birth of her children, however her
marriage to Barrymore proved to be a difficult one
due to his increasing alcoholism, and they were
divorced in 1935.

Costello attempted to resume her career and
achieved some successes, most notably in Little
Lord Fauntleroy (1936), and The Magnificent
Ambersons (1942).   She retired in 1943.

Shortly before her death, she agreed to be
interviewed for the documentary series Hollywood
(documentary)|Hollywood discussing her film
career.  She died from emphysema in Fallbrook,
California in 1979.  Her interview scenes were
broadcast posthumously in 1980.

Dolores Costello has a star on the Hollywood Walk
of Fame for her contributions to Motion Pictures,
at 1645 Vine Street.

==Trivia==
Dolores Costello is the grandmother of actress
Drew Barrymore. 

==External link==
*http://silent-movies.com/Ladies/PCostello.html
Dolores Costello photo gallery
*imdb name|id=0182537|name=Dolores Costello