Modern Screen (Dec 1938 - Nov 1939 (assorted issues))

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When | he was a boy, he would go all about London J and the suburbs giving j recitations at various | meetings, and at the | age of sixteen gave reci | tations before church | societies, clubs and otter such organizations in Manchester and | all through the north | of England. It was his insistent presence at a | Birmingham theatre in 1 the summer of 1921 that | won his first engage | ment as Lucius in | "Julius Caesar." His j next eight years proved j to be quite a hardship for him. They were spent in stock and rep | ertory theatres and with companies touring the English provinces. "Knave and Queen" was his first London success which was followed by many more. In addition to his innumerable stage appearances, he also played in three British motion pictures. He had just completed a seven months' engagement in the principal role of the London hit, "The Sleeping Clergyman." when he received a cable from Edward Small, the producer, asking him to take the lead in "The Count of Monte Cristo." Small had remembered his excellent performance as Thomas Culpepper in "The Life of Henry VIII" and knew he was the ideal actor to play Edmond Dantes. Needless to say, his performance in "Monte Cristo" was an immediate success. Donat's subsequent screen appearances included "The Ghost Goes West," "The Thirty-Nine Steps," "Knight Without Armor" and "The Citadel." He is currently appearing in "Goodbye Mr. Chips" and, it is said, his performance in this is one of the greatest in motion picture history. Robert is six feet in height, weighs one hundred and sixty-five pounds, has brown eyes and auburn hair. His favorite recreations are fencing and horseback riding. You can write him in care of M-G-M Studios, Culver City, Cal., or at M-G-M's British Studios, Denham, England. NELSON EDDY 3414 GENE AUTRY 3248 ERROL FLYNN 1645 RICHARD GREENE 1411 GREER GARSON: If you have seen "Goodbye Mr. Chips," you, like all the rest of us, have wondered about this delightful new personality. Born in County Down in the north of Ireland, she displayed her dramatic talent at an early age. It was when she was four, to be exact, that she brought down the town hall with a little recitation which she insisted upon repeating a second time. As she grew older she continued giving recitations and taking part in amateur plays. Before long she knew that she could never be happy except in the theatre. Unfortunately her family — parsons, doctors, and church elders from way back — were not in sympathy with her ambition. They decided that she should teach school. Unwillingly she attended London University and the French University at Grenoble, but felt very strongly that she was wasting her time. Her unhappiness became so intense that when she almost succumbed to a severe siege of influenza because, as the doctor put it, "she seemed to have lost her will to live." her mother, realizing what the theatre really meant to Greer, gave her consent for an acting career. Greer talked herself into a role in "Street Scene" and then toured England in G. B. Shaw's "Too True to be Good." When she returned to London, she had one disappointment after another — and not a single role. Finally a part dropped right into her lap. Sitting in a club one day, she was seen by a producer and signed for the leading role in "Golden Arrow." Though the play was a flop, Greer was mistaken for an American girl and toasted all over town as a new American actress. She became the most sought after player in London. Many hits followed until, during a performance of "Old Music," Louis B. Mayer saw her and signed her to a long-term contract with M-G-M. Her first assignment was opposite Robert Donat in "Goodbye Mr. Chips" which was filmed in England. Having proved herself not only lovely to look at but a bona fide actress as well, titian-haired Greer is now at the M-G-M Studios in California awaiting her next assignment. You'll be hearing a lot of Miss Garson. A MAGNIFICENT CHART IS YOURS FOR THE ASKING! Our latest revised chart, listing Hollywood's top-notch movie stars with a thumbnail description of each, is off the presses. Would you like to know all about your favorite stars, as to birthplaces, birthdates, physical attributes, marriages, etc? Well, it's all yours for the asking in a most concise, informative and, what's more, attractive, compact, booklet form. If you would like to receive your copy, fill in and send us the coupon on page 17, along with five cents in stamps or coin for same.