The motion picture almanac (1932)

98 The MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC 1932 fessionals; e. Hollywood high school; not married; hy. dancing, horseback riding. No stage experience. Screen experience began as a baby at eighteen months of age with Keystone in Mabel Normand comedies. She was then with Universal for Ave years and appeared in "Cupid Backs the Winner." "Vagabond Soldier," "Helping Mother." "Behind the Veil," "At Mexico's Mercy" and for Vitagraph-Jean Page, "Black Beauty." FRIDERICI, BLANCHE: r. n. Blanche Fridericl Campbell; m. Brooklyn. N. Y. ; e. in New York City. Was on the New York stage and also a professional coach for New York players. Entered pictures in 1920 when Lasky filmed "29 East," with the original stage cast. Pictures include: the role of Mrs. Davidson in "Sadie Thompson" (also played the original role with Jeanne Bagels on the stage), "Trespasser" with Gloria Swanson, "Billy the Kid." "Kismet," "The Cat Creeps"; "Wonder of Women" (1929). Metro-GoldwvnMayer; "The Awful Truth" (1929). Pathe; also the following in 1930: "Personality," "Soldiers and Women." Columbia; "Numbered Men," First National; "Last of the Duanes." Pox; pictures made in 1931: "Night Nurse." Warner; "The Woman Between," Eadio; "Honor of the Family," Warner; "Murder by the Clock," Paramount: "A Dangerous Night." Columbia; "Mata Hari," MGM; "A Lady with a Past," Pathe; Friends and Lovers." Radio. FRIGANZA. TRIXIE: r. n. Delia O'Callahan; b. Grenola, Kan.; h. 5 feet i\h inches; white hair and blue eyes; p. Margaret Friganza and Cornelius O'Callahan, non-professionals; not married; hy. music, art and dancing. In vaudeville fifteen years, and in musical comedy ten years. Has appeared on the screen in "Motor Maniac," "Mind Your Motor." "Thanks for the Buggy Ride"; "Free and Easy" (1930). "The March of Time." MGM; "Strong and Willing" and "My Bag o' Trix," Vitaphone shorts. FUERSTENBERG. ILSE: Appeared in "The Blue Angel." UFA. FULLER. DALE: b. Santa Ana. Cal.; h. 5 feet 3 inches; black hair and brown eyes; w. 112 pounds; p. Delia B. Rawson and John Fuller, non-professionals; e. Mills College. Oakland. Cal.; not married; hy. Interested in fruit growing and raises dogs. Stage experience with May Yokes on tour, played stock in Worcester, Mass., also vaudeville and musical comedy. Screen experience with Sennett in 1917, and has appeared in all Elinor Glyn films, all von Stroheim films but one, "Ben Hur." She has appeared in the following Warner Brothers productions: "Glad Bag Dnil," "Sacred Flame" and "The Man," and in "House of Horror" (1929). First National. FULTON, MAUDE: b. Eldorado, Kan.; e. in public schools of New Orleans. Was a concert pianist, composer, dancer, actress, short story writer and theatre manager. Stage success: wrote and starred in "The Big Top." Titled "Don Juan." "Lady Windermere's Fan," "Last Frontier." Wrote following stage plays, "The Humming Bird." "Pinkie," "Sonny," "Mary." PJayed Stella Foster in "Nix on Dames" (1929). Fox. G "G" SISTERS: "Toast of the Legion" (1930), First National; "King of Jazz" (1930). Universal. GALE. ROBERTA: b. Pittsburgh, Pa.; moved to Miami, Fla., as a child: e. Miami public schools and St. Joseph's Convent. She was signed for BKO pictures by Joseph I. Schnitzer and has appeared in "Framed" and "He Knew Women" for that company. GALLON E. CARMINE: Appeared in "Pawns of Passion" (1929) World Wide. GAMBY-HALE and FOSTER GIRLS: Appeared in "The Cocoanuts" (1929), Paramount. G A R BO. GRETA: b. Stockholm. Sweden, 1906: h. 5 feet 6 inches; golden hair and blue eyes; w. 125 pounds; e. Stockholm. Sweden. Stage career as a dancer in Sweden. Screen experience in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer productions, "The Torrent" and "The Temptress" (1926); "Flesh and the Devil" and "Love" (1927); "The Divine Woman," "The Mysterious Lady" and others (1928); (1929) "The Single Standard," "Wild Orchids." "Woman of Affairs." Metro-GoldwynMayer: "The Kiss"; and in 1930 "Anna Christie." "Romance" (1931-32). "Mata Hari," "Grand Hotel." GARDE. BETTY: r. n. Elizabeth Garde; b. Philadelphia, Pa.; h. 5 feet 9 inches; light brown hair and blue eyes; w. 130 pounds; p. Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Garde, non-professional; e. Philadelphia high school. Wellesley College; hy. piano and singing; has had stage experience in vaudeville and stock. Appeared in such plays aa "Plain Jane," "Six Cylinder Love." "The Nervous Wreck," "Easy Come. Easy Go." "The Poor Nut" (leading woman), "Bain" (lead in road company). In pictures appeared in "The Lady Lies" (1929) . and "Queen High" (1930), for Paramount. GARDEN, HELEN: Appeared in "Monte Carlo" (1930) , Paramount. GARON. PAULINE: r. n. Marie Pauline Garon; b. Montreal, Que.; h. 5 feet 1% inches; blond hair and hazel eyes; w. 96 pounds: p. Victoria Connick and Piere Garon, non-professionals; e. Sacred Heart convent, Montreal, Canada; div. Lowell Sherman, professional: hy. music, art and swimming. Has appeared in the following stage productions, "Buddies." "Sonny" and "Lillles of the Field"; and in the screen productions. "Sonny," "Adam's Rib," "Satan in Sables," "Compromise," "The Gamblers" and (1929) "Must We Marry," Trinity; in 1930 "Lovers Delight." Educational, Jack White Talking Pictures; Vitaphone No. 3825, "Letters." GARVIN. ANITA: b. New York City, February 11. 1907; h. 5 feet 6 inches; black hair and blue-green eyes; w. 133 pounds: p. Anita Donovan and Edward Garvin: e. Holy Cross academy, and has had four and one-half years' stage training with Ziegfeld; m. Jerry Drew, professional; hy. fishing. Stage experience (in the EaBt) includes "Rally" and "Midnight Frolics" for three and one-half years. Entered pictures in 1925. and appeared with Bobby Vernon in Christie comedies: also In Educational and Hal Roach comedies. Feature pictures In which she has appeared are "The Play Girl " "Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl." "Old Wives for New" and "The Sport Girl": Cecil B. DeMllle's production, "Dvnamlte." for Metro Onldwyn-Mayer; "The Charlatan" for Universal and (1929) "Red not Rhythm" (1929), Pathe; "Trent's Last Case" (1929). Fox; "The Big Jewel Case" (1930), Educational-Mermaid Talking Comedies. GAY, DIXIE: r. n Helen Jones; b. Brooklyn. N. Y. . October 4. 1B11: h. 5 feet 4 inches; titlan hair and blue eyes; w. 118 pounds: p. Charlotte Peters and Arthur Jones; e. private tutor, and received her stage training at Paul Gerson school appearing in a musical comedy; hy. dancing. Appeared in the chorus of "Sidewalks of New York." Took the part of a stenographer in Ray Cannon's picture for Fox, "Red Wine"; street walker in James Tinling picture, "False Faces"; shop girl in Colleen Moore's "Just a Bad Girl"; and appeared in "Two Weeks Off" and "Why lie Good," FN. GAYLORD, JOAN: "Redheads" (1930), Pathe-Folly Comedies, first series. GAYNOR. JANET: b. Philadelphia, Pa.; h. 5 feet; red bair and brown eyes; w. 100 pounds; p. Laura and Frank Gaynor, non-professionals; e. Polytechnic high school, San Francisco; no stage training; m. Lydell Peck; hy. golf and swimming. Four years' screen experience during which time she has appeared in "Seventh Heaven," "Street Angel." "Sunrise." "Four Devils." "The Return of Peter Grimm," "Pigs," "The Johnstown Flood," "Christina," "Lucky Star" (1929), "Sunny Side Up" (1929), all for Fox; "Happy Days" (1930), "High Society Blues"; (1931-32). "Delicious," Fox. GENTLE, ALICE: b. Chatsworth. 111.: h. 5 feet 5 Inches; black hair and eyes; w. 135 pounds; m. Jacob Proebstel. Stage experience: went to New York to finish vocal training and became chorus girl in the Manhattan Grand Opera Company under Arthur Hammerstein. Later played operatic roles, the first one being "Carmen" in San Francisco. Also played Shakespearean roles, musical comedy and drama. First screen experience in "The Golden Dawn" (1930), for Warner Bros.; "Song of the Flame" (1930), First National. GEORGE. MAUDE: b. Riverside. Cal.; h. 5 feet 5V4 inches: brown hair and hazel eyes; w. 12fiy2 pounds; p. Delia Simpson and Mills George, non-professionals; e. Cumnock Girl's school; has had stage training; m. Frank Passmore. non-professional: hy. pictures. Stage experience at the old Burbank theatre with Duffleld and William Desmond; on the Orplvum circuit in the East, and in Canada: and with Moroaoo theatre in Los Angeles. Entered pictures in 1915 with Universal; appeared in "The Devil's Pass Key" for Thomas Ince and Lasky; other pictures in which she has appeared are "Foolish Wives." "The Wedding March." "Garden of Eden," "The Woman from Moscow" and "The Veiled Lady." GERAGHTY. CARMELITA: b. Rushville, Ind.: e New York City and Hollywood; h. 5 feet inches; w. 122 pounds; brown hair, brown eyes. Entered pictures in 1924. Has played in "To Have and to Hold," "My Lady of Whims." "Great Gatsby." "Goodbye Kiss." "My Best Girl." "Object Alimony," Columbia; Noel Farley in "Paris Bound," Pathe: "South of Panama," Chesterfield ; "The Mississippi Gambler." Universal; Alvarez Guerra in "This Thing Called Love," Pathe; Winifred Blake in "After the Fog," Beacon; "Fifty Million Frenchmen." Warner Bros. GIBSON, WYNNE: b. New York City: e. Wadleigh School for Girls. New York City; h. 5 feet 2 inches; w. 10;t pounds; reddish brown hair, gray-green eyes. Played in stock, vaudeville, revues and musical comedies; one year with Fields; tourd the country as the flapper in "The Gingham Girl"; leading role in "Little Jessie James" on New York stage; "When You Smile." "The City Chap," "Castles in the Air," with Perry Askam and Ray Raymond; toured in Europe for a year: returned and olayed in "Oh, Johnny." "The Clam Diggers," "Jarnegan." Made film debut in "Nothing But the Truth" at Paramount's New York Studios; to Hollywood in 1930 in "Children of Pleasure" and "The Fall Guy" and "Molly Magdalene"; was signed as gunman's "moil" in "The Gang Buster" for Paramount; signed to contract with Paramount; pictures include "June Moon," "City Streets," "Man of the World." "Kick In," "Road to Reno." "Ladies of the Big House," "Two Kinds of Women." GILBERT. EUGENIA: b. East Orange. N. J.; h. 5 feet 4 inches: light brown hair and blue eyes: w. 122 pounds; p. Eugenia and W. B. Gilbert, non-professionals; e. New York City and South Orange. N. J., high schools, and Marlborough college, Los Angeles; not married; hy. her cabin in the mountains. Was a stage dancer. Seven years' screen experience, and has appeared in such pictures as "Obey the Law," "After the Storm" and "Bv Whose Hand," "Courtin' Wild Cats" (1929). Universal. GILBERT. FLORENCE: b. Chicago. 111.. Feb. 20. 1905; e. Chicago schools: m. Ashton Dearholt; h. 5 feet 2 inches; w. 115 pounds; hy. horseback riding. Entered pictures in 1920; was asked to double for Mary Pickford. Has played in "Johnstown Flood." "Desert's Price" and the Van Bibber Series. G1LLIS. MOYRA: "The New Waiter" (1930), Pathe-George LeMaire Comedies; "Musical Beauty Shop" (1930). Pathe. Melody Comedies, first series. GIRACI. MAE: b. Los Angeles. Cal., Jan. 22, 1910; e. Hollywood high school, Hollywood, Cal.: h. 5 feet: w. 104 pounds: black hair, brown eyes: hy. swimming, riding. On stage a short time. Entered pictures in 1915. Has played in "Prince Charles." "Lorna Doone." "Lulu Bett." "Faith Healer," "Secrets." GIRARD. JEAN: b. New York City. March 10. 1908; e. private and public schools. New York City; h. 5 feet 5 inches; w. 118 pounds; brown hair, brown eyes: hy. golf, dancing. Stage career, with Shuberts, "Follies" and vaudeville. Entered pictures in 1921 to star in "Silas Marner" : lead in "The Mad Marriage," "The Necklace," "A Man's Past," "The District Doctor," "Girl with Golden Eyes." GISH, DOROTHY: b. Dayton. Ohio. 1898; m. James Rennie. professional; h. 5 feet; fair hair, blue eyes. On stage since 1902. Screen career: played in "Hearts of the World." Grfflth: "Fury." "The Bright Shawl." "Clothes Make the Pirate." First National: "Romola." MGM; "Nell Gwyn." "London." "Madam Pompadour," British International. GISH. LILLIAN : b. Springfield. Ohio. October 14, 1898; sister of Dorothy; h. 5 feet 4 inches; blond hair and light, blue eyes: w. 110 pounds; p. Mary Robinson McDonnell Gish, mother: maternal great grandmother. Emily Ward, a prominent poetess of her time; her maternal great grandfather, Samuel Robinson, an Ohio State senator and James T,ee Gish, father, descended from the ih' Guise family of France: e. Dayton. O.. Baltimore. Md. Made her stage debut at the age of six in melodrama "In Convict's Stripes" In Rising Run. () . spent one winter in New York appearing in support nf Mme. Sarah Bernhardt, executing a little dance. In 1912 appeared in her first screen production "The Unseen Enemy" with Mary Pickford and also in David Belasco's stage presentation "A Good Tattle Devil." At the conclusion of this run she returned to motion picture work appearing for the next several years under the direction of D. W. Griffith. First Important part in pictures was in "The Mothering Heart"; in the fall of 1913 appeared in the first version of "The Rattle of the Sexes" made by D. W. Griffith with a cast of such players as Rolwrt Harron, Donald Cripp. Mary Alden and Owen Moore; thence to Fine Arts Studio in Los Angeles in "Home Sweet Home." In 1914 she took the principal role in "The Birth of a Nation"; in 1916 appeared in "Intolerance"; in 1917 "Souls Triumphant"; then to France where "Hearts of the World" was filmed. Returning to the United States she appeared in such pictures as "The Great Love" (1918), "Romance of Happv Valley" (1919) and "The Greatest Tiling in Life" (1919), also in "Broken Blossoms" and "The Greatest Question." Then on location in Florida where she directed her first motion picture in which she did not appear. Her sister. Dorothy, was the star in "Remodeling Her Husband," Paramount distributed the picture, a eomedv-drama. In 1921. United Artists "Way Down East" in which Lillian had the principal role and which D. W. Griffith directed, was released, following which "Orphans of the Rtorm" was distributed; then to Inspiration Pictures to appear in "The White Sister" undei the direction of Henry King. In 1913 she appeared in "Romola," again under the direction of Henry King*, thence to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer where "I*a Boheme" directed by King Vidor and with John Gilbert wa." mad*, this picture being released in 1920: later "Thi* Scal er Letter" and in 1927 "Annie Laurie" directs' hy John Robertson: then "The Enemy" directed b" Freci Nihlo and in 1928 "Wind" directed by VlctoSeasirom was exhibited. In August. 1928. she Joined United Artists Corporation. Plaved in "One Roman, tic Night" (1930). United Artists. GIVNEY, KATHRYN: Played in "Follow Thru" (1930). Paramount. GLEASON, LUCILLE WEBSTER: b. Pasadena, Cal.; h. 5 feet 6 indies; light brown hair and blue eyes; w. 140 pounds; p. Alice and Daniel Webster; nonprofessionals; e. Troop school in Pasadena. Cal.; m. James Gleason, professional: hy. domestic sebnee, mystery stories, bridge and whist. "Garden of Eatin" (1929). "Fairways and Foul" (1929). Pathe, Golden Rooster Comedies; "Shannons on Broadway" (1929), Universal: "Don't Believe It" (1930). Paramount. Christie Talking Plays. GOLDEN. MILDRED: Appeared in "The Greene Murder Case" (1929). Paramount. GOLDIN. BERTINA: Appeared in "East Side Sadie" (1929) . Worldart Films. GOMBELL. MINNA: b. Baltimore, Md. ; h. 5 feet 4 Indies; blue eyes and blond bair; w. 120 pounds; p. Dr. and Mrs. William Gombell, non-professionals; e. Baltimore, first in private schools, then Western Highland Bard Avon Finishing School. Stage experience in "Jimmie's Women." "The Great Power." "Nancy's Private Affair." Leading woman for Walter Huston. Otis Skinner. Ernest Freud and others. Entered films Dec. 23. 1930, with Fox. Among her pictures: "Doctor's Wives." "Bad Girl," "Skyline," "Sob Sister," "Dance Team," "Good Sport." "Rainbow Trail," "Stepping Sisters," "After Tomorrow." GOODALL. GRACE: b. San Francisco. Cal.: e. San Francisco and New York, also Snell Seminary. Berkeley, Cal.: h. 5 feet 7 inches; w. 135 pounds; light brown hair, blue-gray eyes. Stage career, eighteen years in stock and New York productions. Screen experience with Famous Players. Whitman-Bennett. Fox, Bealart. "The Opening Night." GOODWIN, ALINE: Appeared in "Firebrand Jordan" (1930). Big 4. GOODWIN. HENRIETTA: Plaved in "Old English" (1930) . Warner Bros. GORDON. JULIA SWAYNE: Appeared in (1929) "The Eternal Woman" and "The Younger Generation." Columbia; "The Divine Lady" and "The Girl in the Glass Cage." First National: "The Viking." MetroGoldwyn-Mayer: "Three Week Ends." Paramount: "Scandal." Universal, and in "Dumbbells in Ermine" (1930), Warner ; pictures in 1931: "Drums of Jeopardy," Tiffany: "Love o' Lil," Columbia; "Everybody Happy." Warner; "Gold Diggers," and "Captain Applejack." Warner: "False Madonna," and "Broken Lullaby" ("Man I Killed"), Paramount. GORDON. MARY: Played in "Dance With Me" (1930). Pathe-Checker Comedies, second series. GORDON, MAUDE TURNER: b. Franklin. Ind.; h 5 feet 7% inches; white hair, gray blue eyes; w. 102 pounds; e. Oxford. Ohio. Played in seventeen New York stage productions. Screen career: "Home Made." First National: "The Wizard." Fox; "Cheating Cheaters," Universal: "Sporting Goods." "Just Married," Paramount; Aunt Fairchild in "Glad Rag Doll": May Gilford in the "Hottentot," Warner Bros.; Mrs. Wedlcy in "The Last of Mrs. Cheyney." MGM; Mrs. Tenbrook in "Sally," First National; Aunt Julia Langley 'n "Marriage Playground," Paramount; "Lawful Larceny," "High Stakes," "Mata Hari," "Shopworn." GORDON. VERA: b. Russia, June 11. 1886; h. 5 feet 5 inches; black hair and eyes; w. 175 pounds: p. Fannie and Borin Nemirou. nonprofessionals; e. in Russia, no stage training; m. Nathan Gordon, non-professional ; hy. charity. Entered pictures in 1919 and has appeared in "Humoresque," "The Good Provider," "Cohens and Kellys," "North Wind Malice," "Your Best Friend." "The Greatest Love." both "Potash and Perlmutter" pictures: "Millionaires," "Sweet Daddies." "Private Izzy Murphy," "Kosher Kitty Kelly." "Four Walls" and "Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City" (1929) . Universal: "Cohens and Kellys in Root land" (1930) , Universal; "Cohens and Kellys In Africa" (1931) . Touring in vaudeville. GORE, ROSA: Appeared in "Blue Skies" (1929). Fox. GOUDAL. JETTA: b. Versailles. France; e. Versailles, and Liege, Belgium; h. 5 feet 7 inches; w. 128 pounds: brown hair, brown eyes. Rtage experience, traveling in repertory stock companies in Europe, also on stage in the U. H. Screen career: "Forbidden Woman." PatheDe Mille; "Fighting Love." "The Bright Rhawl." "White Gold" and others for PDC and Paramount, "Lady of the Pavements," UA; (1932), "Business and Pleasure." Fox. GOULD, DOROTHY: b. New York City. January 15. 1910; h. 5 feet 2 inches: blond hair and hazel eyes; w. 108 pounds: p. May Rubly and Lewis Gould, nonprofessionals; e. Hollywood high school and the University of California. Los Angeles: not married; hy. reading, music and outdoor sports. Rtage experience with the New York Theatre Guild: 42 weeks on the Orpheum circuit In "The Godsend": also with Pantnges and West Coast in "What Price Happiness." do