, ▁created ▁et ch ings , ▁sketch es , ▁and ▁composed ▁music . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁el dest ▁child ▁of ▁the ▁actors ▁Maurice ▁Barry more ▁and ▁Georg ie ▁D rew ▁Barry more , ▁and ▁his ▁two ▁sib lings ▁were ▁John ▁and ▁Eth el ; ▁these ▁and ▁other ▁family ▁members ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁acting ▁dynast y . ▁Rel uct ant ▁to ▁follow ▁his ▁parents ' ▁career , ▁Barry more ▁appeared ▁together ▁with ▁his ▁grand m other ▁Louis a ▁Lane ▁D rew ▁in ▁a ▁stage ▁production ▁of ▁The ▁Riv als ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 5 . ▁He ▁soon ▁found ▁success ▁on ▁stage ▁in ▁character ▁roles . ▁Although ▁he ▁took ▁a ▁break ▁from ▁acting ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 – 1 9 0 9 ▁to ▁train ▁in ▁Paris ▁as ▁a ▁painter , ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁successful ▁as ▁an ▁artist , ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁acting . ▁He ▁also ▁joined ▁his ▁family ▁tr oupe , ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁in ▁their ▁v au dev ille ▁act . ▁ ▁Barry more ▁began ▁his ▁film ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁appearing ▁in ▁numerous ▁silent ▁films , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁have ▁subsequently ▁been ▁lost . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁he ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁D . ▁W . ▁Griff ith ' s ▁Bi ograph ▁Company ▁and ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁character ▁actor ▁in ▁short ▁films , ▁before ▁moving ▁into ▁feature - length ▁produ ctions ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁He ▁began ▁writing ▁scripts ▁and