Close Up (Oct 1920 - Sep 1923)

15 ;>piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiijirr.iiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiilliiiliiiiiiiiiiM ~ RSON ALITIE ~ F^lllllllillllllllllllllllllllMIlIjMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIM < ' \ Star Shooting By “Hee Nose” Max Linder, the famous French comedy star, has just had the honor of being the guest of honor at the biggest and most gorgeous banquet ever given a cinema favorite in Paris since the war. Mable Normand and President Hiram Abrams of the United Artists, were among the Americans present. * * * This by Phil Rosen: One actress claimed that she was going to retire — but she went to the party after all. * * * Reginald Barker’s latest is “Hearts Aflame.” That’s a nice passionate title for you. Great for this hot weather we’re having. * * * Most persons have forgotten that Patsy Ruth Miller is a real example of a screen "find.” She was “found” by Robert B. McIntyre, casting director for Goldwyn, who lifted her after one look from extra parts to leads. "The minute I saw her,” says McIntyre, “I knew I had a winner.” It took about five minutes to fit her to a contract after that. * * * Bessie Love, ever-youthful film star, has been re-engaged by Director Frederick G. Becker to play the leading feminine role in the second of the series starring Arthur Trimble. GERTRUDE STEVENS Comedy Ingenue R. A. WALSH’S LIFE LIKE A MOVIE Goldwyn Director Was Ballplayer, Actor, on Cattle Boat — Also With Villa R. A. Walsh’s short and successful life has been compounded of the same ingredients that go into the making of a photoplay — adventure, romance, achievement. The famous director, only 32 years old, has acted both for the stage and the screen ; he has played professional baseball, has been through a Mexican revolution, has married a beautiful and accomplished wife (Miriam Cooper), and has signed a contract to make special productions for the Goldwyn company. The first of these, “Passions of the Sea,” a colorful romance of the South Sea Islands written especially for the screen by Carey Wilson, he is now “shooting” in Tahiti. R. A. is a brother of George Walsh, picture star, and of Mrs. William Hoppe, wife of the billiard player. As a boy R. A. appeared in Shakesperian productions with Robert B. Mantell, who was a friend of his family. He went to Georgetown College spasmodically and then played in various stage stock companies. He is really a veteran of the picture industry, for he first began to act before the camera ten years ago. His first experience was with Pathe, where he played all kinds of parts. He then went with D. W. Griffith, with whom he worked and studied for some time. He impersonated John Wilkes Booth in “The Birth of a Nation.” As a director and producer, Walsh has been responsible for “The Honor System,” “Carmen,” “The Oath,” “Kindred of the Dust,” “Serenade” and other pictures. In addition to all this work he found time to ship with a load of horses for Australia. The ship became becalmed, and many of the horses died. His baseball playing was done in the Texas League. As a director of news pictures he was with Villa when that revolutionary captured Juarez. Mr. and Mrs. Walsh have one son, Jack, six years old, their finest production to date. They have fifteen acres in Beverly Hills and expect to HELENE LYNCH Ingenue Lead build a place there so the boy will have plenty of room to grow. They also need considerable space for their fifteen Airedales. The director’s hobby is painting in oils, and if you should find him in a confidential mood he would tell you that his real ambition is to be an artist. Isn’t it all like a scenario? But it’s every word true. HERE’S THE DOPE Helene Chadwick and Cyril Chadwick not only are not related, but they never met until recently. Helen Ferguson and Elsie Ferguson are not of the same family. Colleen Moore and Tom Moore are both Irish, but that’s as far as their relationship goes. Rupert Hughes and Gareth Hughes are not relations either. Cullen Landis and Margaret Landis are brother and sister. Frank Lloyd and Harold Lloyd have no common ancestors. R. A. Walsh and George Walsh are brothers. Patsy Ruth Miller and Ruth Miller are different girls and are not connected by any ties of blood. Carey Wilson, the author, and Lois Wilson are not in the same family album. Jack and Sam Warner, not to be outdone by any other producers, have taken up golf. The last report was sixty-eight balls missing, one bag gone and fourteen clubs smashed to “smithereens.” "It's a gentleman’s game,” remarks Jack, “but it requires a pugilist to play it.”