Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (1918)

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98— ACTRESSES, LEADS MOTION PICTURE Fourth Edition Primitive," "The Greater Law"); rides, swims, paints. Hght., 5, 5; wght, 125; light brown hair, hazel eyes. GOODRICH, Edna; b. Logansport, Ind., 1883; educ. Chicago; stage career, Floradora chorus and B'way prods., toured with Nat C. Goodwin in rep., vaud.; screen career, Lasky ("Armstrong's Wife"), Morosco ("The House of Lies"), Mutual ("Reputation," "Queen X.," "A Daughter of Maryland," " American Maid," " Her Second Husband "). Ad., Mutual, N. Y. ' GOODWIN, Henrieta, also ingenue; b. 1894; stage career, mgmt. of Chas. Frohman, Henry B. Harris Estate, stk. two seasons N. Y. C; screen career, Famous Players ("Lady of Quality"). Hght., 5, 5; dark complexion. Ad., Kirmmse, Inc., 105 W. 40th st., N. Y. GORDON, Julia Swayne; b. Columbus, O.; educ. there; stage career, stk., vaud. and prods.; screen career, Vitagraph ("The Scarlet Runner," " Arsene Lupin," "The Enemy," "The Hawk," " Clover's Rebellion," " The Soul Master," " Son of the Hills," "The Message of the Mouse," "Soldiers of Chance," "The Hillman"); rides, swims. Hght., 5, 7; wght., 135; brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., Vitagraph, Brooklyn. GORDON, Kitty; b. England; educ. England and Scotland; stage career, star in "Alma," "The Enchantress"; screen career, World (" As in a Looking Glass," " The Haunting Shadow"), Selznick ("Vera the Medium," "The Beloved Adventuress," " The Divine Sacrifice," " Her Hour," " Making a Man Pay," " The Wasp "). Ad., home, 145 Falmouth st., Manhattan Beach; studio, World, N. Y. GRANDIN, Ethel; b. N. Y. C, 1896; educ. pub. schls., N. Y. C, and private tutor; stage career, with Joseph Jefferson, Richard Golden and Chauncey Olcott; screen career, "Universal ("Traffic in Souls"), NYMP ("Miss Nobody of Nowhere "), Kleine-Grandin Films, Erbograph (" The Crimson Stain Mystery "), Western and society roles. Recreations, riding, rowing and all athletic sports. Hghts., 4, 11; wght., 115; brown hair and eyes. Home ad., 21 Bennett ave., N. Y. C. GRANT, Valentine; b. Indiana; educ. here and abroad; early career, singer; screen career, Sid. Olcott International Prods., Cort, Famous ("A Mother of Men," series of Irish dramas made in Ireland in 1914, "The Melting Pot," "The Innocent Lie," " The Daughter of MacGregor "), Olcott Players, Inc., ("The Belgian"). Hght., 5, 4; wght., 115; reddish hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 315 W. 51st st., N. Y. GRAY, Beata (Betty); b. Passaic, N. J.; educ. N. Y. Sch. of Applied Art; stage career, vaud.; model for Gibson, Fisher; screen career, Pathe ("The Light That Failed"), Biograph, Vitagraph ("Mystery Mary"), Keystone ("His Wife's Mistake"), Universal ("The Social Butterfly"); rides, swims, paints, writes scenarios and verses. Hght., 5, 4; wght., 125; brown hair, hazel eyes. GRAY, Olga; b. Budapest, Hungary; stage career, with Arthur Maude and Constance Crawley; screen career, Reliance-Majestic, Fine Arts ("The Birth of a Nation," "Intolerance," "Jim Bludso"), Lasky ("The Woman God Forgot," "The Ghost House''), Triangle ("Fanatics"); sculptures, swims, motors. Ad.. Triangle, Culver City. GREEN, Dorothy; b. Petrograd, Russia, 1895; educ. N. Y.; screen career, Lasky ("Country Boy"), World ("Women and Wine," "After Dark"), Fox ("A Wonderful Adventure," "A Parisian Romance"), Metro ("Devil at His Elbow"), International ("Patria"); drives, rides, swims, dances, music. Hght., 5, 6; wght., 125; black hair, green eyes. Ad., home, 828 Seventh ave., N. Y. GREENE, Margaret; b. N. Y., 1892; educ. there; stage career, "Seven Keys to Baldpate," "Broadway Jones," vaud.; screen career, Pathe ("Nedra"), Mirror, Unity, Ivan ("One Law for Both"), Pathe ("The Angel Factory"). Ad., Pathe, N. Y. GREENWOOD, Winifred; b. Oswego, N. Y.; stage career, vaud., stock; headed own co.; screen career, American ("Lying Lips," " Reclamation," " Dust," " The Two Orphans "), Lasky ("The Crystal Gazer"). GREGORY, Mildred; b. 1896; screen career, 4 yrs. with Lubin, Kleine, Universal, World, Gaumont ("According to Law," " The Lord of High Decision," " Bondswomen "). Hght., 5, 7l/2; dark hair, fair skin. Ad., Kirmmse, Inc., 105 W 40th st., N. Y. GREY, Doris; b. Boston, Mass., July 13, 1897; educ. Dorchester, Mass., high schl.; screen career, Thanhouser ("What Doris Did," "At the Edge of the Aqueduct," " Getting the Grafters," "Pots and Pans Peggy," "Her Beloved Enemy"), Pathe ("Streets of Illusion"). Selected as prize beauty at Motion Picture Exhibitors' Ball, Boston, Dec. 1, 1915. Recreations, rides, swims, plays and sings; society roles. Hght., 5, 6; wght., 120; light brown hair, brown eyes. Home ad., New Rochelle, N. Y. Studio ad., Thanhouser, New Rochelle, N. Y. GREY, Jane; stage career, Leo Dietrichstein, John Emerson, Arnold Daly, Bruce McRae, John Barrymore, mgmt. Belasco; screen career, Fine Arts (" Little Grey Lady," " Mother of Seven"), World ("Man and His Angel"), International ("When My Ship Comes In"), Frank Hall ("Her Fighting Chance ). GREY, Katherine; b. San Francisco; educ. there; stage career, co-star with Mansfield, mgmt. Frohman and Belasco; screen career, Kulee. Hght., 5, 4; wght., 120; brunette complexion, dark hair, brown eyes. GRIFFITH, Linda A. (Mrs. David W. Griffith) ; b. San Francisco, Cal.; stage career, first as child actress in San Francisco, later with Alcazar Stock in that city, played ingenues with Florence Roberts and Margaret Anglin, appeared in "The Only Woman," N. Y. C; screen career, 4 yrs. with Biograph (lead in "An Adventurous Dolly," etc.), with Gaumont in France, Kinemacolor (featured in " The Scarlet Letter," "Everyman," "As the Candle Burns," etc.), rejoined Biograph (featured in " Beverly of Graustark," " The Wife," "The Fair Rebel," "The Stampede," etc.), Frank Powell Productions (author of "Charity," in which she plays lead); has written many scenarios, and also articles for Leslie's Weekly. Home ad., Hotel Cumberland, N. Y. C. H HALL, Ella.; b. N. Y., 1897; educ. there; stage career, " Grand Army Man"; screen career, Biograph, Reliance, Universal (late pictures, " The Bugler of Algiers," " Polly-Ooly," " Pawned," " Her Soul's Inspection," " Little Miss Fixit," "A Jewel in Pawn," "The Little Orphan," "Bitter Sweet," "The Charmer," "The Dynast," "The Spotted Lily," "We Are French," "My Little Boy," "Green Magic"); specialty, ingenues; swims, rides. Ad., Universal City. HALL, Jane; b. St. Paul, Minn.; educ. Maryland Coll., Balto.; stage career, with most of Chas. Frohman's mus. cos., "Adele," "Arcadians," "The Only Girl," etc.; screen career, Famous (the American girl in "Madame Butterfly"), Artcraft ("Less Than the Dust," etc.); society roles. Hght., 5, 3; blond type. Diversions, riding, tennis, golf, all outdoor sports. Studio ad., Famous Players, N. Y. C. HALLOWAY, Carol; b. Williamstown, Mass., 1892; educ. Franklin, Mass.; stage career, Carleton stock and N. Y. prods., Youth in " Everywoman "; screen career, Pilot, Lubin, Lasky, NYMP, American, Fine Arts, Vitagraph (" Hearts of Flame," " The Fighting Trail," " Wolfville," " The Tenderfoot," " Justice and the Woman "). Ad., Vitagraph, Brooklyn. HAMILTON, Lillian; b. So. Haven, Mich.; educ. Los Angeles; stage career, with Burbank Sfrock Co.; screen career. Universal, Selig, Premier, Vogue (late pictures, " Up the Flue," " Treed," " Sticky Fingers," " Lured and Cured," " Tailors' Trimmings," " Bucking the Tiger"); rides. Hght., 5, 4; wght., 117; brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 1831 Mariposa, Hollywood. HAMMERSTEIN, Elaine; b. 1897; granddaughter of Oscar Hammerstein, operatic impresario; educ. Armitage Coll., Penn.; stage career, in "The Trap," later lead in "High Jinks"; screen career, Selznick (Mary Mazuret in "The Argyle Case," "A Modern Othello," "The Mad Lover"), Jewell Productions ("The Co-Respondent," "The Battle Cry"). Wght., 120; complexion, fair; brown, wavy hair, gray eyes. Ad., Jewell Prod., 1600 Broadway, N. Y. HAMPER, Genevieve; b. Greenville, Mich.; educ. there; stage career, leading woman for Mantell 4 yrs.; screen career, Fox (" The Green-Eyed Monster," " The Spider and the Fly," " The Woman in White," " Tangled Lives "). Ad., home, Atlantic Highlands, N. J. HANLON, Alma; b. N. Y., 1894; educ. N. Y.; screen career, Kleine, Ivan ("The Faded Flower"), Fox ("Gold and the Woman," etc.), Triumph ("The Libertine"), Apollo ("God of Little Children, "The Mystic Hour," "The Golden God," "When You and I Were Young," "The Public Defender"), U. S. Amusement (" Behind the Mask "). Ad., Bayside, Long Island.