Biographies of Paramount Players and Directors (1936)

LOUIS DA PRON (Paramount Player) Louis DaPron was born in Hammond, Indiana, where his parents, "The Dancing DaProns" were pausing in their vaudeville act to conduct a dancing school. When he was five his parents included hiri in their act and took him on tour. Thus Louis hit the road rather early in life, continuing until he was 7 when he entered school in Denver, Colorado, but continuing his dancing instruction from both his father and mother. At 17 his ability won him the job of "world's youngest dancing teacher" when the Dancing Masters of America contracted him to instruct in Los Angeles. This brought him national recognition and further opportunities to teach in 1934 and 35. Following these engagements Louis decided to try the show world so, with no definite job in mind, he was immediately signed by the important Fanchon and Marco circuit. One day he was teaching little Gloria Marco a fen .steps at the Marco home when Louis met Eleanore '.Thitney, Paramount dancing star, and he was asked to appear \:ith her for a benefit at the Trocadero Cafe. Ke was meanwhile teaching dancing at the 21i8a Ryan school in Los Angeles. It was while on the Trocadero program that Louis was noticed by Jack Votion, head of Paramount' s talent department, who arranged for a test. The test was successful and Louis DaPron forthwith became a Paramount contract player. Louis is oxtremoly natural and likeable, when not dancing, giving lessons or practicing, you'll find the youngster on the tennis courts. Dancing is his life, however. Experts say there is no faster male tap dancer in the r;orld. Yet he accomplishes his speed with no apparent effort, being in top condition at all times. Ke neither smokes nor drinks, lives with his mother and hopes that his reputation in films will not have to stand on his dancing ability. His first picture was "Three Cheers for Love". Louis is 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighs 140 pounds, has bro'.:n hair and blue eyes and is 22 years old.