Motion Picture (Aug 1931-Jan 1932)

The Answer Man JEAN — Phillips Holmes was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on July 22, 1909. He is six feet tall, has blond hair and blue eyes. Holmes comes from a theatrical family, being the son of Taylor Holmes, of stage and screen fame. RUTH Mc. — Jeanette MacDonald has red hair, green eyes and is of Scotch-American descent. Receives her fan mail at the Fox Studios, 1401 No. Western Ave., Hollywood, Cal. Yes, I'm sure she'd be glad to hear from you. MARY — Elissa Landi was born in Venice, Italy. She does not tell her age. Educated by private teachers in England. Her next picture is "Wicked," Fox Studios. Raquel Torres was born in Hormosillo, Mexico, on Nov. 11, 1908. Have sent the list of correspondence clubs by personal letter. ZOE CAMPBELLMiriam Seegar was born in Greentown, Indiana, Sept. 1, 1910. She has blonde hair, blue eyes. Carmelita Geraghty is appearing in "Branded" and you may reach her at the Columbia Studios, Hollywood, Cal. Louise Dresser, care of the Fox Studios, 1401 No. Western Ave., Hollywood, Cal. MISS NISHIOKA— Eddie Dowling was born at Providence, Rhode Island, on Dec. 9, 1895. Is of Irish-American descent. He is one of seventeen children, but Eddie is the only member of his family who has ever been on the stage. Is married to Rae Dooley and his picture, "Honeymoon Lane," will be released shortly by Paramount. CLUB FANS— You may write Pearl Cohen, 5012 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. regarding a Constance Bennett Fan Club. Metro Fan Club, 2402 44th St., Milwaukee, Wis. Joan Bennett Club, H. Plaff, 1952 78th St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Marlene Dietrich, Carole Lombard and Fredric March Fan Clubs, William F. O'Brien, 706 12th St., Franklin, Pa. Lilyan Tashman Club, Jean Haddon, 1588 Queen St. E., Toronto, Ontario, Canada. "DO" CLOUD — Marian m Marsh was born in Trinidad, British West Indies, and one of her earliest recollections is being chased by alligators. Lewis Stone has been married to Hazel Elizabeth Woof since Oct. 20, 1930. Gary Cooper is still a bachelor. His first picture was "The Winning of Barbara Worth," which was released in Oct. 1926. Gary has a brother, but I haven't his name. Sorry. NANCY B. — Paul Lukas was born in Hungary, on May 26, 1897. Graduated from the Actors' Academy, the national training school of the theater in that country. Lukas was appearing at the Comedie Theater in Budapest when Adolph Zukor saw him and negotiated the contract that brought him to the United States. He is six feet, one and a half inches tall, weighs 186 pounds, has brown hair and eyes and is appearing in "Women Love Once," Paramount Studios. Would suggest you send along a self-addressed envelope for the complete list of pictures he has played in. A SOUTHERNER— How are you all? Glad to hear you enjoyed "Trader Horn." Wait until you see Edwina Booth and Harry Carey in "The Vanishing Legion," a Mascot serial. Edwina was born in Provo, Utah, about twenty-five years ago. Real name is Josephine Constance Woodruff. Duncan Renaldo was born in Camden, N. J., Apr. 3, 1904. He is six feet tall, has black hair, brown eyes, and is of Spanish-Scotch descent. Real name: Renault Duncan. DOROTHY PRICE— Richard Dix hails from St. Paul, Minn. First appearance: July 18, 1894. He has brown hair, brown eyes, and is not married. Real moniker: Ernest Brimmer. Now appearing in "Donovan's Kid." Dorothy Jordan was born on Aug. 9, 1910, has brown hair, blue eyes and is not married or engaged. John Gilbert's real name is Pringle and he has been married three times. DOROTHY— JoelMcCrea was born on Nov. 5, 1905 in Los Angeles, Cal. He is six feet, two inches tall, weighs 185 pounds, has brown hair and blue eyes. You will see him next in i Constance Bennett's new production, "Common Law," RKO-Pathe Studios. Jackie Cooper's new pictures are "Donovan's Kid" and "Sooky," which has practically the same cast as "Skippy." MARGARET— Clark Gable played the role of Jake Luvain "Dance, Fools, Dance." Victor Varconi was Dr. Kane Ruylei in "Doctors' Wives." He was born in Kisvarda, Hungary, Mar. 31, 1896, has dark brown hair and eyes. Robert Ellis is appearing in "The Fighting Sheriff," starring Buck Jones and Loretta Sayers. It was a lucky day for Miss Sayers, Larchmont society deb, when she accompanied a friend to Columbia Pictures' offices in New York City. Unexpectedly, she ran into Eddie Buzzell, well-known comedian, who introduced her to Harry Cohn and gave her a contract. F. H. — Virginia Cherrill hails from Carthage, 111. and her birthday is April 12. She was educated at Kemper Hall, Kenosha, Wisconsin, and at the Starrett Finishing School for Girls at Chicago. Studied interior decorating for some time, but finally gave it up. Made her motion picture debut with Charles Chaplin in "City Lights." Pastimes are swimming and tennis. She is five feet, five inches tall, weighs 117 pounds, has blonde hair and blue eyes. LUCILLE— Marie Prevost hails from Sarnia, Ontario. She received her education in Sarnia Public Schools, in Denver, Colorado and the Los Angeles High School. During her high-school days, she applied to Mack Sennett for a job and was cast as a bathing girl in one of the Mermaid Comedies. She soon graduated from the Sennett two-reelers to features. Among them were "Cornered," "Tarnish," "The Marriage Circle," "Kiss Me Again," "Godless Girl." She has brown hair, blue eyes; her favorite sports are swimming, motoring and golf. You will see her next in "Waiting at the Church." ELLS X — Helen Morgan has just completed a Vitaphone short called "The Gigolo Racket" and will be featured in the new Ziegfeld Follies. Greta Garbo was born in Stockholm, Sweden, Sept. 18, 1906. Miss Garbo was a pupil in the Royal Academy of Art in Stockholm, when she was chosen by Mauritz Stiller to play the leading role in his picture "The Story of Gosta Berling." She made a hit and her success swept over Europe. Her first picture for Metro was "The Torrent," which was released in February, 1926. ARTIE — Yes, there are still some oldtimers around who can remember 'way back to the days when people asked the boss for a raise. Frank Albertson is of Irish-Danish descent. He went to Hollywood after completing his schooling and started in working as extra. His first leading role was in "Prep and Pep." Albertson is five feet ten and weighs 145 pounds. His hair is brown, and eyes blue. He is twenty-two. WILLIAM McGOWAN— Well, I guess I kept my promise, didn't I ? Sorry we hadn't the photograph you requested. Roland Young was born in London, England, Nov. 11, 1887. He is five feet, six inches tall, weighs 140 pounds, has dark hair, blue eyes. Has appeared on the stage for eighteen years. Began his picture career in 1919 in "Sherlock Holmes." His hobbies are drawing penguins, writing and riding. His latest production is "Annabelle's Affairs," starring Jeanette MacDonald. M. P. — Ronald Colman has sandy hair, brown eyes, is five feet ten inches tall, weighs 165 pounds and is not married. He is appearing in "The Unholy Garden," United Artists Stu:j dios. Marjorie White's latest production is "The Black Camel." Helen Twelvetrees is making "Gangster's Wife." ALICE — You've been quite a stranger. Hope you haven't been ill ? Addie McPhail can be reached at the Educational Film Co., 7250 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, Cal. Clyde Cook, an Australian, came to America under contract to Charles Dillingham to star at the famous New York Hippodrome as a pantomime comedian. He was practically raised on the stage, mastering the art of pantomime and tumbling before he donned long breeches. He can also be reached at the above studio. SALLY WALLACE— Nancy | Carroll was Dorn in New York City, Nov. 19, 1906. Her little girl, Patricia, is about six years old. Stanley Smith was born in Kansas City, Kansas, in 1905. That's his real name and he's not married. Ginger Rogers got her start in Independence, Mo., July 16, 1911, is not married and is appearing on the stage in "Girl Crazy." JULIA — The name of the music that was played in "Inspiration" was "The Exotic Melody," written by Joseph Meyer; to date, this number has been unpublished. Miss Garbo is playing in "Susan Lenox, Her Fall and Rise." Kent Douglass is in "Five and Ten," starring Marion Davies. RED HEAD— I hope this helps you to win that bet. Joan Crawford is five feet four inches tall, weighs 120 pounds, and has blonde hair at this writing. Lois Moran is five feet two, weighs 115, has blonde hair and hazel eyes. Marlene Dietrich, five feet five, weighs 120, has red-gold hair, blue eyes. Kay Francis is five feet five, weighs 112 pounds, has black hair, gray eyes. Drop in again real soon. ETHEL GAS— I'd rather have Socony Special. Kent Douglass was the chap in "Paid" who had blond hair. Lillian Roth was the girl who went to the "Happy Hunting Grounds" in "The Vagabond King." Robert Montgomery was married to Elizabeth Allen on Apr. 14, 1928. They have a baby girl, whom they call "Jigs." You'll have to write direct to Miss Lightner for the information you wish to know about her, as I'm sure I don't know. BUDDY— James Hall was born in Dallas, Texas. The stage had lure for him from childhood. When the "Every woman" company came to Dallas, he got a job selling books in the lobby and playing a very small bit on the stage. He stayed with the company when it went to New York — and thus got his opportunity to appear in many New York productions. PERRY ANN T.— Joan Crawford was born in San Antonio, Texas, on Mar. 23, 1908. She is five feet four inches tall, weighs 120 pounds, has blonde hair, blue eyes and was married to Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., here in New York, on June 3, 1929, at the church you mentioned. Kay Francis in Oklahoma City, Okla., about twenty-nine years ago. She has black hair, gray eyes, was married to Kenneth MacKenna in January of this year. MISS BINKY— Best regards to all your friends. I'm sure Miss Crawford would be glad to know you are all for her. Why not write her at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Culver City, Cal. ? Joan is appearing in "This Modern Age." Lester Vail, Cliff Edwards, William Bakewell and Clark Gable supported Miss Crawford in "Dance, Fools, Dance." Charles Farrell, Kenneth MacKenna, William Holden and Ulrich Haupt were with Janet Gaynor in "The Man Who Came Back." B. L. ALABAMA— Raymond Hackett was born in New York City, July 15, 1902. He is five feet, ten and three-quarter inches tall, weighs 148 pounds, has brown hair and eyes. He is married to Myra Hampton and they have a son Raymond, Jr. His latest production is "Seed," and you may write him at the Universal Studios. D. R. B. — Kathryn and Joan Crawford are not related. Joan's real name is Lucille Le Sueur. Kathryn's is Katherine Young. Marion Davies is not married and you'll see her next in "Five and Ten." Raymond Hackett is married (see above). L. R. B.— Ruth Chatterton has been married to Ralph Forbes since 1924. She was born in New York City, Dec. 24, 1899. Has light brown hair, blue eyes and will appear next in "Laurels and the Lady." Buck Jones, Loretta Sayers, Robert Ellis and Nena Ouartaro have the leading roles in "The Fighting Sheriff," Columbia Studios. (Continued on page 8j) 80