Actor John D. Barrymore, the father of Drew Barrymore (news), died Monday, the actress said. He was 72.

"He was a cool cat. Please smile when you think of him," Drew Barrymore said in a statement issued by her publicist.

No information was released about the cause of death or where in Los Angeles he died.

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i dont know much about him, may he RIP!