Elaine Barrie

Who was Elaine Barrie?

Elaine Barrie was a New York City-born American actress who appeared in several films and one Broadway play. She was legendary actor John Barrymore's fourth, and last, wife. She 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, 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. She died in New York City, New York.