Like the ghost of Hamlet's father, the body of John Barrymore would not stay still . . . one dark night it suddenly appeared in the Philadelphia.
Like the ghost of Hamlet's father, the body of John Barrymore would not stay still . . . until one dark night it suddenly appeared in his hometown.
A story about the wandering remains of a member of Philadelphia's most famous acting family, taken from Wicked Philadelphia: Sin in the City of Brotherly Love, a book by Thomas H. Keels.
This episode was originally released as our Episode 34 in July of 2022.
Please visit Tom's website, www.thomaskeels.com, for more information on his other books and upcoming talks and lectures.
For blog post with images and more thoughts about this topic, go to:
https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/alas-poor-yorick/
To find out more about Mount Vernon Cemetery in North Philadelphia:
https://www.mountvernoncemetery.org/
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