Picture Play Magazine (Mar-Jul 1929)

102 Information ease LJA.ZEL LAMBERT.— I don't think n women have any monopoly on being ■inquisitive. Yes, Farina is a 'boy, named Allan Hoskins. No, I can't think of any stars with birthdays on January 4th. Marion Davies' is the 3rd. By this time, you have probably seen Ran on Novarro "in "The Flying Fleet." Since "Lilac Time" Gary Cooper has made "The First Kiss," "Shopworn Angel," and "Wolf Song." Billie Dove has several fan clubs. Nearest you is the one at 934 Seventeenth Avenue, Longview, Wisconsin ; Arline Rider in charge. Mary E. Brady. — Sorry, but answers cannot possibly appear within three weeks of the time you mail your letter. Magazines require several months to print and distribute. To join the Mary Brian Fan Club, write to Clara Fochi, 53 Villa Avenue, Yonkers, New York. Stars get hundreds of letters a week and therefore can't attempt to answer them. Their secretaries usually send out photos on receipt of a quarter — stamps would do, I think. Clive Brook was born June 1, 1891. He is five feet eleven, weighs one hundred and fifty, and has blond hair and gray eyes. Conrad Nagel is thirty-two, six feet; weight, one hundred and sixty. _ Blond hair, dark eyes. Buddy Rogers is about six feet, brunet ; age, twenty-four. Dolores Costello is a blue-eyed blonde, five feet four ; weight, one hundred and eight. Mary Brian, brunette, five feet two; weight, one hundred and nine. Vilma Banky was born January 9th. Philippe De Lacey was born July 25, 1917. As he is constantly growing, I can't keep track of his height and weight. He is brunet, with hazel eyes. His recent films are "Four Devils," "Napoleon's Barber," "The Redeeming Sin," and "Square Shoulders." Jack Derropsey is not in movies at present. Well-known players from Ohio are Warner Baxter, Columbus ; Dorothy Gish, Dayton ; Lillian Gish, Springfield ; William Boyd, Cambridge; Gertrude Astor, Lima; Ralph Graves and Alice Calhoun, Cleveland; Carroll Nye, Canton. Frances Kapprel. — What vniracles are asked of me ! The March issue went on sale three weeks after your -letter was written — and you wanted an answer in that! There's a long waiting list for replies in the magazines. Sally O'Neil is twenty, five feet one and one half, weighs one hundred and four, unmarried. Jacqueline Logan is twenty-six, five feet four, and weighs one hundred and twenty. She was married last August to Larry Winston. As to which actresses smoke, I think most of them do. But women's smoking is so general nowadays, I confess I seldom notice enough to remember which do and which don't. Ruth. — John Mack Brown was born in Alabama, September 1, 1904. Not married. Doug, Jr., is eighteen. I understand that Marion Davies' voice comes over very nicely in talkies. She only stutters when she is embarrassed or shy. The Lion Girl. — What do you do, eat them or tame them? Anita Page was born in Murray Hill, Flushing, Long Island, August 4, 1910. She attended Washington Irving High School in New York and began her film career in a picture which wasn't released, but which gave her an opportunity to show her screen possibilities. To join the William Haines Club, write to Vivian Stephens, Perry, Lake County, Ohio. The Joan Crawford Club has headquarters with Helen Cohn, 3628 East First Street, Long Beach, California. Edward H. Pike. — No, Eddie, I'm afraid there's not a chance for a personal reply from a star. They get several hundred letters a week. Anita Page and' Joan Crawford are both with Metro-Goldwyn ; Sue Carol with Fox. Louise Lorraine was the heroine in "Circus Rookies." Alice Joyce Fan. — Alice Joyce was born in Kansas City, Missouri, October 1, 1890. She is five feet seven, weighs one hundred and twenty ; brown hair and hazel eyes. She was once married to Tom Moore, the father of Mary Alice. Her present husband is James B. Regan, and she has another daughter, whose name and age I don't know. She doesn't give an address, but her husband's office is listed in the New York phone book at 522 Fifth Avenue. The pronunciations you ask for are as follows, accent on italicized syllable : Moran, More-aw. Vidor, Vee-dov. DeMille, as spelled. Lupe Velez, Loo-pay Vel-ayz. Nils is Neels. Renee Adoree, Ray-nay Adore-zy or -4rfore-ay. Menjou, Mon-joo, soft j. The latest home address I have for Irene Rich is 8082 Selma Avenue, Los Angeles. Barry Norton's real name is Alfredo de Biraben, Jr. He was born in Buenos Aires, June 16, 1905. Dolores Costello is American, of Scotch-Irish descent. Born in Pittsburgh in June, 1905. Ralph Forbes and George Bancroft were both born on September 30th. Gats. — Isn't that slang for guns? But you're not from Chicago ! Yes, poor Arnold Kent was killed in an automobile accident. He was born in Italy — I don't know just when — at Lido Manetto. He studied engineering, but went on the stage later. He played in various European capitals and then in German films. Adolphe Menjou got him his first American role, in "Evening Clothes," followed by "The World at _ Her Feet," "Hula," "The Woman on Trial," "Beau Sabreur," "The Showdown," "Easy Come, Easy Go," and "The Woman Disputed." It seems rather out of the question to get an autographed photo of him now. C. D. H., South Bend, Washington. — David Lee is very much alive. That rumor started through the death of a musician in the Hotel Ambassador orchestra, Los Angeles. He was called "Sunny" Boyce — hence the confusion. Dorothy Dwan doesn't give her age ; her mother is Mrs. Smith. Irene Rich's real name is Luther ; she acquired the name Rich through marriage. I don't know whether Jean Arthur's name is her real one. Madge Bellamy's is Philpott ; no, Madge never lived in Centralia, Washington. Rex Lease is from Central City, Washington. Other players from your State are Robert Armstrong, Alma Bennett, Seattle ; Mickey McBan, the child actor, Spokane ; and Edward Hearn, Dayton. Jola Mendez is with RKO. I doubt if any star could possibly have time to answer fan mail personally. Kathryn Perry played George O'Brien's sweetheart in "Is Zat So?" Helen. — I'll try not to wear myself out answering your questions, as you suggest; I've got to go on for years like this. Anita Page was born August 4. 1910; she is ' five feet two. Her films include "Telling the World," "Our Dancing Daughters," "While the Citv Sleeps," "Broadway Melody," "Flying Fleet," and her new one, "The Gob." Joan Crawford is five 'feet four, Josephine Dunn an inch taller ; Jo was christened Mary Josephine