Hollywood Studio Magazine (August 1972)

DOWN MEMORY LANE NOSTALGIA By Jess Hoaglin BEVERLY BAYNE Born in Minneapolis, November 22, Beverly Bayne was only a small child when her family moved to Chicago and here she attended Hyde Park High School. Düring her freshman year, in Company with a girl friend, she decided to visit the Essanay Studios which at that particular time was the hub oL the early motion picture industry. Düring the visit Beverly attracted the attention of one of the directors and she was offered a part in “The Loan Shark.” This was the beginning of a long career which has encompassed the stage, radio and motion pictures. She has appeared in nearly 400 films, many of them one and two-reelers. Düring her stay at Essanay she met Francis X. Bushman and they were later teamed in a long list of films including “The Diplomat Service,” “Social Quicksands” and “Ladies World.” One of their greatest triumphs was in the first movie Version of “Romeo and Juliet.” Düring the early 20s Beverly toured on the vaudeville Circuit in “Once in a Lifetime,” “As Husbands Go” and “The Shining Hour.” In recent years she devoted most of her time to the legitimate stage, appearing opposite Bert Lytell in “I Like it Here” and scored with Elizabeth Bergner in “The Cup of Trembling.” Well known on the Broadway stage, Beverly won acclaim for her portrayal of the mother in “Claudia” and toured with the Company when it played Chicago and the Sombrero Playhouse in Phoenix. Beverly readily admits she had two disastrous marriages. Her first marriage to Bushman ended in divorce in 1926. They had one son, Richard Stansbury Bushman. Her second marriage was to Charles T. Hvass, a New Yofk businessman. They were divorced in 1944. In 1956 Beverly and her son moved to Scottsdale, Arizona, where she now resides. After the death of her son, Beverly retired from the theatre and spends her time working with civic organizations and maintains a keen interest in poütics. LANE CHANDLER Lane Chandler hails from North Dakota and as a young man worked on ranches in Montana until he entered Wesleyan University in Helena. He later served a hitch in World War I, but in 1921 he and a friend, Gary Cooper, went to Yellowstone Park to find work during the school vacation. Lane stayed on the job for three years, later being promoted assistant to the Superintendent of Transportations. He came to Los Angeles and found a job in Standard Oils Sales Division and through his friendship with Cooper was introduced to director John Waters at Paramount who gave him a screen test, which resulted in a term contract in 1927. Lane’s first motion picture was in Zane Grey’s “Open Range” in which he played the lead. He followed this with roles in “Love and Learn” with Esther Ralston and “Red Hair” in which he co-starred with Clara Bow. Loaned to M-G-M he appeared with Greta Garbo in “The Single Standard.” In 1929 he left Paramount and was signed for the lead in Warner Bros. “Forward Pass” in which he portrayed a football coach. He also had the lead in the studio’s first Rin-Tin-Tin talking film. He then went to Universal and appeared in a couple of serials and also starred in many independent westerns. A favorite of Cecil B. DeMille, Lane was ca st in many of his productions including “The Sign of the Cross,” “The Plainsman” and “Northwest Mounted Police.” He has appeared in films for practically every major studio in Hollywood and estimates that he has portrayed close to 500 roles during that time. An astute businessman, Lane has an interest in a Metals Parts Manufacturing Company in the Valley and also has a ranch in the Twenty-Nine Palms area which he is now subdividing. After the death of his wife in 1950, Lane has devoted most of his time to his business interests and occasionally enjoys a trip to the mountain country where he indulges in his favorite pasttime of fishing. During the last few years he has not been too active in films but is willing to accept any good role that is offered. One of his last appearances was in the George Peppard film, “Hark,” for Universal. FAY HOLDEN The lovable “Ma” Hardy of the famous Judge Hardy family was born in England and during her thirty years on the stage was known as Gaby Fay, Turn to Page 23 Beverly Bayne Lane Chandler Fay Holden 19