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SIR GUY STAN DIMS (Paramount Player)
Sir Guy Standing was born in London, England, the eldest son of Herbert Standing, English actor. Herbert Standing was one cf four brothers in the Standing family to embark upon stage careers. He came to the United States many times, Sir Guy's first trip to Los Angeles having been when he was three. Herbert Standing was in early pictures.
Sir Guy is the brother of Tiyndham, Darrell and Jack Standing, all actors, the former tso have appeared in pictures.
At the age of fifteen, Sir Guy decided to make his own way in the world. He got a part in a Christmas pageant at five dollars a week, which lasted only six weeks. Next, he signed for work with, a stock company, much against his father's advice who told him he would find himself penniless far from home and have to write for money.
Herbert Standing's prophecy come true, with the exception that Sir Guy did not write home for money. Instead, ho shipped on a coaler for London. The five-day trip stretched into several weeks duo to violent storms. Onco homo, the boy was scolded by his fathr.r with the result that Guy immediately returned to the sea. Thereafter, for four years, he was both a sailor and an actor. Ho would act when ho could and, when idlo from the stage would go to sea.
His first real stage part was at sixteen. At soventccn ho played Lord Hoathordo\7n in "A Million of Money" at Drury Lane. He then joined Mrs. Bernard Booro's company for her American and Australian tours, arriving in Now York at nineteen. Thus began a colorful stage caroer.
After soventoen years of stage roles in the United Sta':es he returned to England for stage work there. Four yoars of this and he again roturnod to Now York in 1913. In 1914 he signed a contract with Famous Players (forerunner of Paramount) to star on the screen and was preparing for his