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Drew Barrymore: Curses, Corpses, and a Coked-Up Child Star in the Club
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In this episode
Drew Barrymore spent her childhood charming audiences on movie screens and cramming cocaine up her nose at the most exclusive clubs in the country. Her breakout role as Gertie in E.T.: The Extraterrestrial rocketed her to such far-reaching fame at a young age that she became a regular at Studio 54 when she was only 7 years old. Her early taste for unchaperoned nightlife would lure her into other addictions, nearly nixing her film career before Drew reached high school. As Drew’s grandfather and father before her already proved, no one acts – or parties – quite like a Barrymore. No one crashes and burns quite like a Barrymore, either.
Sources
Little Girl Lost by Drew Barrymore and Todd Gold
Wildflower by Drew Barrymore
Our Afternoon Tea With Drew Barrymore (Elle)
Drew Barrymore - E! Extreme Closeup (E!)
Drew Barrymore confirms grandfather’s corpse was stolen for one final star-studded bash (New York Daily News)
Drew Barrymore: ‘My mother locked me up in an institution at 13. Boo hoo! I needed it’ (The Guardian)
Weekend at Errol Flynn’s: When John Barrymore’s Friends Stole His Corpse From the Morgue for One Last Prank (Mental Floss)
Credits
Hosted by Jake Brennan.
Written by Victoria Wasylak.
Copy edited by James Sullivan.
Scored and mixed by Sean Cahalin.
Additional music and score elements by Ryan Spraker.
*illustrations by Avi Spivak @avispivak