The motion picture almanac (1932)

92 The MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC 1932 CORBIN, VIRGINIA LEE : b. Prescott. Ariz., December 5, 1910; h. 5 feet 5 inches; blonde hair and blue eyes; w. 118 pounds; p. Frances V. Cox, and Leon E. Corbin. non-professiosals; e. private tutor; not married; by. horses, swimming, tennis and dancing. Stage experience with the Orpheum Circuit for three and onehalf years. Screen experience in such pictures as "The City That Never Sleeps," "The Perfect Sap," "Ladies at Play," "Hands Up," "Bare Knees" and "Head of the Family," "Knee High" (1929), Gotham. CORBOY, SUSAN: Appeared in "Unmasked" (1929), Artclass. CORDA. MARIA: r. n. Maria Korda; b. Deva, Hungary, May 4, 1902; h. 5 feet 4 inches; blonde hair and blue eyes; w. 125 pounds; p. professionals; e. in Budapest; m. Alexander Korda. professional. First National director; hy. clothes, music, swimming, tennis. Stage experience in Budapest dancing school in Boyal Opera Budapest. Screen experience started in 1921 when she appeared in "Dance Fever" and "A Modern Dubarry" for UFA, also appeared in the following foreign films: "Le Danseur de Madame," "Moon of Israel" and "Tesha." She appeared in "Private Life of Helen of Troy" and "Love and the Devil" (1929), First National. CORDAY, MARCELLA: b. Brussels, January; h. 5 feet 7 Ms inches; light brown hair and gray eyes; w. 125 pounds; p. mother, sculptress, Belgian father, French; e. in Geneva and Paris; m. Captain Cook, professional; (and has one son 14 years of age) hy. loves music, great reader, all sports, some of which are sailing, swimming and horseback riding. Stage experience as follows: Played in Brussels at Bare theatre, also in Geneva, Switzerland, and was with Jacques Coppeau in Paris. Here Otto Kahn bought out Theatrical du Zieux Colomier and brought the organization with a repertoire of 25 plays to New York to the Garrick theatre. Has also played with the Pasadena Players. Screen experience. Played character parts in many productions, the most noteworthy being. Mistress Hibbons, in the "Scarlet Letter," with Lillian Gish. as Sonya in "Into His Kingdom," with Corinne Griffith: as Marie in "When a Man Loves," with John Barrymore; as Henrietta Durnbull in "Quality Street." with Marion Davies; as Marquise de Brissac in "They Had to See Paris," with Will Rogers, and as Blanche. French housekeeper, in "The Trespasser." wtih Gloria Swanson. Freelance player. COREENE, MARCELLE: Vitaphone; No. 991, "Rural Hospitality. CORNWALL, ANN: b. New York City, January 17; h. 4 feet 10 inches; red hair and brown eyes; w. 95 pounds; p. Eleanor Cornwall, non-professional; e. New York City high school; m. Charles Maigne, ex-professional; hy. outdoor sports. Stage experience in New York City appearing in musical comedy. Entered pictures in 1920 and has appeared in many pictures Including "The Flaming Frontier" with Hoot Gibson for Universal; starred at Christie for two and one-half years; in "Half Back Hannah" and in "Fighting Fannie"; aflso in "The Heart of the Yukon" for Pathe with John Bowers; and in "The Splendid Crime." directed bv William DeMille for Paramount; also In Vitaphone No. 3758, "The Babv Bandit." COSTELLO, DOLORES: b. Pittsburgh, Pa.; p. Maurice Costello, professional; e. private tutor: m. John Barrymore. one child. In 1924 went on the stage, dancing in George White's "Scandals." Screen experience in the following: "The Sea Beast," "Mannequin," "Bride of the Storm." "Little Irish Girl." "A Million Bid," "The Third Degree," "The College Widow," "When a Man Loves," "Old San Francisco," "Heart of Maryland." "Glorious Betsy." "Tenderloin," "Noah's Ark," "The Redeeming Sin." "Madonna of Avenue A." "Glad Rag Doll." "Hearts in Exile" and "Second Choice," "Song of Songs" (1929), Warner Bros.; "Fame" (1929), First National; "Expensive Women" (1931). COSTELLO, HELENE: b. New York City: e. Ladycliff-on-the-Hudson, New York; m. Lowell Sherman, professional. Stage experience in George White's "Scandals." Screen experience includes: "Don Juan," "Good Time Charley." "Husbands for Rent." "The Fortune Hunter." "Heart of Maryland." "Lights of New York." "Broncho Buster." "In Old Kentucky." "Broken Barriers," "The Fatal Warning." "When Dreams Come True." COURTNEY. INEZ: "Bright Lights" (1930). "Loose Ankles," "Song of the Flame" (1930), "Spring Is Here" (1930), First National; "Not Damaged" (1930). Fox. CRAIG. BLANCHE: b. Calcutta. Idaho, January 6, 1878; h. 5 feet 5 inches; blonde hair and blue eyes; w. 180 pounds; p. Henrietta Sanderson and Oliver Sanderson, non-professionals; e. in Boston: hy. dogs, motor cars. Stage experience of twenty-two years in vaudeville, legitimate and stock. Screen experience began in 1913. when she appeared in "Cinderella," "Dawn of Tomorrow." "Eagles Mate." "Hulda of Holland," "Behind the Scenes." "Dynamite," "Navy Blues" and "Darkened Rooms." Freelance player. CRAMER. MARGUERITE: Appeared in "The Wild Party" (1929), Paramount. CRANE. HELEN: Appeared In "The Hole in the Wall" (1929), Paramount. CRANE. PHYLLIS: b. Calgary, Alta., August 7, 1912; h. 5 feet 2 inches; blond hair and hazel eyes; w. 107 pounds; p. Margaret M. and Albert Francis mother professional; e. in private schools; not married; hy. curios, dancing, swimming, riding and clothes. Stage experience in vaudeville with Pontages when but 7 years of age; with stock company in Seattle and Vancouver: with Ray Collins in "A Fool There Was." also "Why Men Leave Home," "On Trial." and "Shore Acres," and in a kid act at the Orpheum. 8creen experience playing ingenue and comedienne leads In such pictures as "Stolen Kisses," Warner Bros.. "COQuette" with Mary Pickford. "College Life," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production; "Ticklish Business," a Jack White production: "Forward Pass," for First National and in "The Doll Shop" Metro-QoldwynMaycr short, and In 1930 In "The Girl Said No," MGM; "College Lovers," First National: "Hot and How." Educational, Jack White Talking Comedies; "Hold the Babies." Pathe. Rainbow Comedies; "Possessed," MGM; the following "Hollywood Girls" comedies: "Three Hollywood Girls," "Crashing Hollywood," "The Lure of Hollywood," "Oueenle of Hollywood." CRAVEN, AURIOLE: Appeared in Vitaphone No. 2118. CRAWFORD. JOAN: Danced under the name, Lucille Le Sueur, before entering pictures; b. San Antonio, Tex.. March 23, 1908; h. 5 feet 4 inches; brown hair and light blue eyes; w. 130 pounds; e. private, schools in Kansas City, Mo.; m. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., 1929; hy. dancing. Stage experience as a dancer under Erne Young in his revue "Innocent Eyes" in 1922 in Chicago; and in Shubert's "Passing Show" and the "Winter Garden," New York. Thence to the screen in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's "Pretty Ladies" (1925); "Sally, Irene and Mary," "Paris," "The Taxi Dancer" and "The Unknown" (1926); "Spring Fever" and "West Point" (1927); "Four Walls" and "Adrlenno Lecouvreur" (1928); "Dancing Daughters," "Dream of Love," "The Duke Steps Out," "The Hollywood Revue" and "Our Modem Maidens," all for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1929), "Untamed" (1929), MGM; "Montana Moon" (1930); "Our Blushing Brides" (1930); "Dance Fools Dance," "Paid," "Laughing Sinners," Modern Age," "Possessed." CRAWFORD, KATHRYN: b. Wellsboro, Pa.: e. New Jersey, New York, Chicago and Los Angeles: h. 5 feet 2 inches; w. 115 pounds; brown hair and grey eyes. Stage experience singing in musical comedies. Screen experience: "The Kid's Clever." "King of the Rodeo," "Golden Bridle," "Modern Love." "The Climax." "Red Hot Rhythm." "Safety in Numbers" (1930). Paramount, "The Hide Out," "King of Jazz," "Mountain Justice," "Senor Americano," and "Kettle Creel;" for Universal. CREWS. LAURA HOPE: Appeared In "Charming Sinners" (1929), Paramount. CROSBY, JULIETTE: Appeared In "Charming Sinners" (1929), Paramount; "Paris Bound" (1929), Pathe. CROSS, RHODA: Appeared In "Not Damaged" (1930), Fox. CROWELL, BUBBLES: Appeared in "Words and Music" (1929), Fox. CUMMING, DOROTHY: Appeared in 1929 In "The Divine Lady," First National; "King of Kings." Pathe: "Kitty." World Wide; "Applause" (1930), Paramount. CUM MINGS. CONSTANCE: In 1932 in "Behind the Mask," "Big Timer," "Guilty Generation," CoL CUNARD, GRACE: b. Paris, France; h. 5 feet 4 inches; auburn hair, dark grey eyes; w. 120 pounds; e. Columbus, Ohio. Stage career: "Dora Thorne," "Princess of Patches," "College Days." Screen career: Universal. First National, C.B.S., Fox. Preferred Pictures. Pictures include: "The Return of the Riddle Rider," "The Masked Angel." Milly In "Untamed," "A Ladv Surrenders," "Resurrection," "Little Accident," "Ex-Bad Boy." CURTIS. BEATRICE: Appeared in Vitaphone No. 1039-40. "The Play Boy." CURTIS. ROXANNE: b. Edgewater, N. J.: e. public schools of Hackensack, N. J. ; h. 5 feet 4 inches; w. 112 pounds; blond hair, green eyes. Fox. D D'AMBRICOURT, ADRIENNE: Appeared In 1929 in "Trial of Mary Dugan," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. D'AVRIL, YOLA: b. Lille. France; h. 5 feet 5 inches; brown hair and gray blue eyes; w. 120 pounds; p. non-professionals; e. Sacred Heart Convent. Paris, and Lycee Michot, Paris, and received her stage training in Paris, Lisbon, Barcelona and Brussels; hy. tennis, painting, dancing and writing. Toured Europe with a musical comedy "Paris d'Amuse" and danced on the stage in Canada for about six months. Started out in pictures by working as an extra for two weeks; then in "The Dressmaker from Paris" for Paramount: later in Christie comedies; in 1929 appeared in "Sha Goes To War." United Artists, and "Hot for Paris." Fox; "Shanghai Lady," Universal: and in 1930 in "The Right of Way," First National; "All Quiet on the Western Front," Universal; "Those Three French Girls," MGM. DABLE, FRANCES: Appeared in "Constant Nymph" (1929), Gainsborough. DADE, FRANCES: b. Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 14. 1910; h. 5 feet 5 inches; blue eyes; w. 110 pounds; hy. riding and swimming. In 1926 played important role in roadshow of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes." Later went into stock and played ingenue leads for 37 weeks in Toronto and 17 weeks in Ann Arbor. Mich. In "Grumpy" with Cyril Maude for Paramount. DAGNA. JEANNETTE: Appeared as Katinka in "The Cockeyed World" (1930), Fox. DAGOVER, LIL: Has appeared in "Between Worlds," Weiss Bros.; "Discord," Pathe; "Beyond the Wall." state rights; "Tartuffe the Hypocrite," "Love Makes Us Blind," "Two Brothers," "Hungarian Rhapsody," "White Devil," UFA; (1932), "The Woman from Monte Carlo," FN. DALY, JANE: Appeared in 1929 in "The Quitter," Columbia; "The Mysterious Island" and "West of Zanzibar," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. DALY, MARCELLA: formerly known as Dorothy Drew; b. Kansas City. Mo.. January 31, 1903; h. 5 feet 5% inches; brown hair and gray eyes; w. 125 pounds; p. Mary and Patrick H. Daly, non-professionals; e. Hollywood high school: hy. swimming, boating and reading. No stage experience. Starred in flve-reelers as Dorothy Drew in state rights productions. Bill Lackey, producer; appeared with Victor McLaglen in Fox's "A Girl in Every Port," also with Madge Bellamy in "Black Paradise." and played the heavy in the Fox Van Bibber series of comedies. With George O'Hara and Alberta Vaughn in FBO's "The Go-Getters"; and in Paramount's "Avalanche" with Doris Hill and Jack Holt, and In "Tong War." DAMEREAUX, ELSIE: b. Cologne, Germany. January 20. 1904; h. 5 feet 2 inches; medium brown hair and blue eyes; w. 110 pounds; e. Marlanum Opladen, Germany, the University of Bonn, Germany, and received her stage training In Paris, I^ondon and New York: hy. horseback riding, swimming and driving. Also speaks, reads and writes English, French and German. Stage experience in student dramatics. Screen experience with Ufa Film Company, Berlin: Pathe, Paris: United Artists, Hollywood, under direction of D. W. Griffith: and with Universal under direction of Rupert Julian. DAMITA, LILY: b. Paris, France, July 10. 1907; blond hair; p. mother, professional; e. Convents In Lisbon, Portugal, Spain and Greece; stage training, in dancing school in Belgium; speaks English, French, Spanish and German; not married. When fourteen years of age she danced in the ballet at the Opera de Paris and later toured Europe with a company of players organized by her mother, singing American jazz songs. At 19, she succeeded Mlstlnguette as star of the Casino de Paris Revue. In Berlin, Miss Damita made her screen debut for the Felner Company. During the succeeding years she appeared in German and French films. During the spring of 1929, while Samuel Goldwyn, the producer, was in Paris, Miss Damita signed a contract which soon took her to America and the principal feminine role in Ronald Colman's "The Rescue." "The Bridge of San Luis Hey" and "The Cock-Eyed World." In 1930 made a successful stage appearance in "Sons o' Guns." Later pictures: "The Woman Between," Radio; "Friends and Lovers," BKO; "This is the Night." Paramount. DANA, VIOLA: Appeared In 1929 In "One Splendid Hour." Excellent; "Two Sisters," Rayart. DANIELS, BEBE: b. Dallas, Texas, Jan. 14, 1901; h. 5 feet 3 inches; black hair and brown eyes; w. 112 pounds; p. Phyllis and Melville Daniels, professionals; e. private tutors. Sacred Heart Convent, Los Angeles; m. Ben Lyon, professional; hy. all outdoor sports. At 4 played en tour in "Richard Third," when 5 worked for Oliver Morosco and David Belasco, at 7 played child lead in "A Common Enemy," starting her motion picture career with this production for Selig Polyscope Co. Played child leads for Nymp, l'athe, Kalem. Ince. At 13 was Harold Lloyd's leading woman in "Lonesome Luke" comedies, then under contract to DeMille and next with Paramount. Among her many Paramount pictures are "Senorita," "She's a Sheik," "Swim, Girl, Swim" and others: was in "Rio Rita," RKO; "Dixiana," RKO: "Love Comes Along," RKO: "Reaching for the Moon," United Artists; "My Past," Warner; "Honor of the Family," Warner. DANIELS, THELMA: Appeared in 1929 in "The Amazing Vagabond." RKO. DARLING. IDA: Appeared in 1929 in "Love in the Desert." RKO; in 1930 in "Lummox," United Artists. DARLING, JEAN: b. Santa Monica, Cal., Aug. 23, 1922; h. 53 inches; pale yellow hair and deep blue eyes; w. 62 pounds; p. Dorothy Hamilton Darling and R. P. Darling, deceased, mother, professional; hy. horseback and swimimng. Was with Our Gang three and one half years, having made 36 silent and six talkers. Went on tour in November, 1930. headlining for RKO during the Winter and Spring of 1931 doing a 12 minute single act. In August, September, October and November of 1931 was featured in Paramount Publix Theatres through the Middlewest in 12 minute single act of song, dance and chatter. DARR, VONDELL: b. Los Angeles. Cal.. April 18. 1919 ; h. 52 inches ; blonde hair and blue eyes ; w. 54 pounds; p. Homa DuPree and Ralph Darr; hy. riding horseback. She has appeared on the stage In "The Littlest Rebel," and on the screen in "On Trial," "The Dummy," "The Pony Express," "The City That Never Sleeps," "Feet of Clay," "One Glorious Night," "The Dummy" (1929). Paramount. DAUMERY, MME. CARRIE: b. The Hague: h. 5 feet 7 inches; blond hair and blue eyes; w. 125 pounds; e. Brussels and Paris; specialized in concert and stage. Twenty-five years on the stage. Entered pictures in 1923. Pictures include: "Conquering Power," "Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall," "Paris at Midnight," "Lady Windermere's Fan," "Garden of Eden," "The Man Who Laughs," "Sins of the Father," "Last Warning." Mme. Frump in "General Crack" (Warner Bros.); Claire Devezac in "Cameo Kirby" (Fox). DAVENPORT, MILLA: b. Sicily: h. 5 feet 7 inches: gray hair and eyes; w. 170 pounds; p. Anna Zetta and John Davenport, non-professionals: e. in Switzerland; m. Harry Davenport, non-professional; hy. art and music. Stage experience consists of appearances in vaudeville for 15 years, in burlesque and in repertoire. Screen experience in "Daddy Long Legs." "Rip Van Winkle." "Stronger Than Death," "Sins of the Fathers." "Missouri." "You Never Can Tell." "Don't Trust Your Husband," "Girl From Woolworth's" (1929), First National. DAVIES, MARION: r. n. Marion Douras; b. New York City. January 3, 1900; h. 5 feet 5 inches; golden hair and blue eyes; w. 120 pounds; e. Convent of Sacred Heart, Hastings; hy. all outdoor sports. With "Chu Chin Chow" as a dancer in 1916, traveling troupe in New York. Thence to the screen where she has appeared in "Runaway Romany," for ArdsleyPathe (1918) ; "April Folly," "The Restless Sex" and "When Knighthood Was in Flower" for Lasky (1920-2122); in Goldwyn's "Little Old New York" (1923): and since then with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in "Beverly of Graustark" and "Tillie the Toiler" (1926); "Quality Street" and "The Fair Coed" (1927): "The Patsy" and "The Cardboard Lover" (1928); "The Hollywood Revue." "Marianne." "Show People." MGM (1929); "The Floradora Girl" (1930); "Not So Dumb" (1930): MOM: "Bachelor Father" (1930). "It's a Wise Child" (1931-32), "Five and Ten," "Polly of the Circus." DAVIS, BETTE: b. Lowell, Mass.. April 5, 1908: h. 5 feet 3 inches; blue eyes and blond hair; w. 108 pounds ; e. graduate of Cushing Academy, Ashburnham, Mass. : hy. riding and swimming. Stage experience in "Wild Duck," "Broken Dishes," "Solid South." Entered films in December. 1930. Pictures: "Bad Sister," "Seed." "Waterloo Bridge." "Juvenile Court," "The Menace," "Man Who Played God." "So Big." "Hell's House." Ziedman; "Crowd Roars," Warner. DAVIS. ETHEL: "A Royal Flush" (1930). Pathe. Manhattan Comedies, Second Series; "Redheads." DAWFORD. BETTY: Appeared In 1929 in "Lucky In Love," Pathe. DAWSON, DORIS: b. Goldfleld. Nev.. April 16. 1909: h. 5 feet 1 inch: red hair and blue eyes; w. 103 pounds; p. Emma A. Dyche and B. X. Dawson, nonprofessionals; e. Miss Oliver's School for Girls, and