Personal Life
John married Louisa Lane in 1848 this being her third marriage and his first. They had three children, Louisa (b.1852-1888), John Jr. (b. 1853-1927), and Georgiana (b. 1856-1893), the latter two of whom were accomplished actors. (Georgiana married Maurice Barrymore in 1876, begetting the Barrymore family; this makes John Drew a great-great-grandfather of actress Drew Barrymore.)
Drew died at his home in Philadelphia, at the early age of 34, after tripping & falling and fatally hitting his head during a party for daughter Georgiana. He was buried in Glenwood Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which was later closed and his body was moved to Mount Vernon Cemetery. After his death, his wife Louisa took over the management of the Arch Street Theatre.
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