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FRANCES FARMER (Paramount Flayer)
The mcst interesting thing about Frances Farmer's trio to Hollywood and fame is the route she used getting there. Miss Farmer travelled 12, TOO miles to make the 1200-mile journey from her home in Seattle, Washington, to the film cepitol.
Winner of a popularity contest staged by a Seattle newspaper with a trip to Moscow es its prize, Miss Farmer left the Washington city in the Soring of 19S5 to visit Leningrad, Moscow, Kiev, Germany, Poland, France, England an? finally New York City.
Abroad, she met Pr. George Gladstone, who arranged for an appointment with a theatrical producer, She-pard Traube. Realizing her potentialities, Traube took Miss Farmer to Paramount executives in New York who, impressed, arranged a test — part of Katherint Hepburn's role in thf; stage play, "The Lake". The test, a difficult one, met with the executives' hearty approval. Thus, on her birthday, September 19, Frances Farmer became a Paramount player with her name on a long-term contract. The trip from Stattle to Hollywood, '..hich had cerried hor half-way around the v.orld, was then completed.
Miss Farmer worked her \ ay through the University of Washington, where she was prominent in school dramatics. Among other things she v.as a dramatic coach, movie usherette, waitress, radio artist and tutor.
The daughter ^f Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Firmer, Frances was born in Scattlo and attended grimmer and high school there. She is a blonde, vith hazel eyes and i3 5 feet 6 inches tall.
Accomplished in nearly all the arts, Miss Farmer is an extremely serious student of the drama. She has a clear, true soprano voice, plays the piano beautifully and is author of numerous articles and poems.
Her father, is a prominent Seattle attorney. She also has a brother,
Wesley Farmer, who is editor of the Burhank, Calif., News and a sister on the sti ff of the 8c n Francisco Chronicle.
Her -ictures are: TOO MANY PARENTS, BORIER FLIGHT , RHYTHM ON THE RANGE.