The motion picture almanac (1932)

1932 The MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC 99 lt>K Claire Windsor's part. "The Charlatan," Universal. GRALLER. DINA: Appeared in "Prince and the Dancer" (1929). World Wide. GRANSTEDT. GRETA: 1). Malmo, Sweden; h. 5 feet 1 inch; blond hair and green eyes; w. 100 pounds; i>. Emma Stauffer and Theodore Granstedt, non-professionals; e. in Kansas and San Francisco, Cal. ; not married: hy. swimming, dancing and horseback riding. Stage experience of several years appearing in the following productions: "From Hell Came a Lady." "The Bad Woman." "Troupers," "Hotel Rates." "House of the Left Hand." "Wild Birds," "Bad Babies." and "Ex Mistress." Screen experience began in 1926 in the following: "Excess Baggage" for MGM: "Behind Closed Doors" and "Mexieali Rose" for Columbia; "Erik the Great." "College Love." "Girl Troubles" and "Embarrassing Moments." for Universal; "Close Harmony" for Paramount, and "The Faithful" for First National. "Sunny Skies" (1930). Tiffany; "Street Scene," United Artists; "Murder in the Pent House." Tiffany; "Unwanted." Columbia; "Manhattan Parade." First National. GRAY. BETTY: b. Allen County. Ohio, December 5. 1908; e. in Lima. Ohio, and Danville, Va. ; h. 5 feet 5 inches; w. 126 pounds; red hair and brown eyes; hy. golf and football. Four years with "Ziegfleld Follies." Entered pictures in 1930. Pictures include: "Welcome Home" with Johnny Hines. "Man Crazy" and "On Your Back." GRAY. EVE: Appeared in "Moulin Rouge" (1929). World Wide. GRAY, GILDA: Divorced Gil Boag: appeared in "Piccadilly" (1929), World Wide, and "Aloma of the South Seas (1926). Paramount. GRAY. LILLIAN: Appeared in "Life of Beethoven" (1929). Film Arts Guild. GRAY. SHIRLEY: (1931), "Secret Service." Radio. GREEN. JANE &. CO.: Plaved in Vitaphone No. 2746. "Singing the Blues," and No. 2750. GREEN. MITZI: b. Bronx. New York City; h. 58 inches; brown hair and hazel eyes; w. 90 pounds: p. Joe Keno and Rosie Green, professionals. Stage experience at the age of 7. touring Orpheum circuit. Pictures in 1929 include: "Marriage Playground," "Honey," "Paramount on Parade"; 1930: "Love Among the Millionaires," "Santa Fe Trail." "Tom Sawyer"; 1931: "Finn and Hattie." "Skippy," "Dude Ranch." "Forbidden Adventure" ("Newly Rich"), "Huckleberry Finn": 1932: "Girl Crazy." GREENWAY. ANN: b. Alexandria. Egypt; h. 5 feet 5 inches; black hair and brown eyes; w. 130 pounds. Stage experience includes: vaudeville h~adliner Orpheum circuit. Ed Wynn's "Carnival." prima donna of George LeMaire's "Affairs," and prima donna of Harry Carroll's "Music Box Revue." Screen experience, prominent singing-acting roles in RKO pictures. "Half Marriage" and "Night Parade." Stellar singing role in Warner Bros, musical comedy short subject. "And How!" GREENWOOD. CHARLOTTE: b. Philadelphia. Pa.: h. 5 feet 9*/2 inches; blond hair and blue eyes; w. 140 pounds ; p. Belle Jaquette Higgins Greenwood and Frank Greenwood, non-professionals; e. public school. Boston and Norfolk; hy. dogs, outdoor sports, tennis; m. Martin Broones Legitimate stage: starred in "Passing Show" (1912-13); "Ritz Review," "Man with Three Wives." "So Long Letty." "Let 'Er Go Letty." "Linger Longer Letty." "Letty Pepper." "She Couldn't Say No," "Parlor, Bedroom and Bath." Made one picture. "Jane." in 1918. Re-entered pictures in 1928. starred" in "Baby Mine." MGM; "So Long Letty." Warner; "Parlor. Bedroom and Bath." "The Man in Possession." "Stepping Out," "Flying High," "First Cabin." "Palmy Days." GREGORY, EDNA: b. Winnipeg. .January 25. 1905: h. 5 feet 6 inches ; brown hair and eyes : w. 124 pounds: p. Martha Cowdell and Jess Gregory, nonprofessionals : e. Winnipeg high school ; m. T. W. Flannery. non-professional; hy. swimming, music, dancing and riding. With the Howland stock company on the West Coast for six months. Has appeared in pictures for nine years in leads, bits and parts. One year at Fox studios in "Desert Flower"; two years' leads in Educational comedies and with Bobby Vernon at Christie studio. Also in "Her Favorite Hubby." GREY. ANN: Played in Vitaphone No. 2600. GREY, GLORIA: Appeared in "Lucky Star" (1929). Fox. GREY, MADELINE: Appeared in "Nothing But the Truth" (1929). Paramount. GRIFFITH, CORINNE: b. Texarkana, Ark.; h. 5 feet 6 inches: brown hair and hazel eyes; w. 118 pounds: p. non-professionals; e. at Sacred Heart convent. New Orleans; m. Walter Morosco. producer: hy. motoring, music and art collections. Had stellar roles in First National's "Black Oxen." "Single Wives." "Declasse," "The Marriage Whirl." "Infatuation." "Classified," "Mademoiselle Modiste," "Into Her Kingdom." "Syncopating Sue," "The Lady in Ermine." "Three Hours." "The Divine Lady," "Outcast" and "Saturday's Children" : also United Artists' "The Garden of Eden." "Prisoners" (1929), First National; "Back Pay" (1930) and "Lilies of the Field" (1930). First National. GRIFFITH. ELEANOR: b. March 20. 1902. Mt. Pleasant, Tenn. : h. 5 feet 2 inches; blond hair and gray eyes; w. 105 pounds: p. Eleanor Cox and James Griffith, non-professionals; e. Central high school, Washington. D. C. : not married; hy. golf, bridge and making money. Played in stock in Washington. D. C. (1919); took lead in "Poor Little Baby Girl" with Lew Fields (1920); prima donna in Ziegfeld's "Midnight Frolics" (in 1921); ingenue in "Last Waltz" and "Meet the Wife." Shubert shows (In 1922 1924): also ingenue in "Sitting Prettv" (in 1925), and lead in "Mercenary Marv" (in 1925); "Creaking Chair" (In 1920): "The Spider" (1927-28), and "Women" (in 1928): also animated in "Night Stick." United Artists' production; "Alibi" (1929). United Artists. GRIFFLES. ETHEL: "Old English" (19;:0). Warner GROVE, SYBIL: r. n. Sybil Wcstmacott Wingrovc; h. Tcddington. Middlesex. England. October 4. 1891; h. 5 feet 7:c> inches; red brown hair and brown eyes; w. 132 pounds; p. Marian Munrn and F.dgell Edward Wcstmacott, non-professionals: received her stage training at the Academy of Dramatic Art. I/>ndon. England: m. George Christopher Wingrovc. architect. United Artists studio; hy. swimming, golf, dancing, music and bridge, Siient six years on the stage in England appearing In "The Mollusc," "Joseph and His Brethren," with Sir Herbert Tie.' and Maxine Elliot; "Look Who's Here" at the London Oi>era House with Ethel Levy, etc.; "The Lilac Domino" at the Empire theatre. London; and in various revues and musical comedies; also in her own vaud.ville act. Three years with Eva Moore and H. V. Esmond company playing second lead in "Eliza Comes to Stay." "When We Were Twenty-One." "The Dangerous Age," "The Rest Cure" and others. Also seven years' dir cting and playing in her own stock company in the Orient (China). Gilbert and Sullivan Operas. Shakespeare, "The Last of Mrs. Cheyney," playing Mrs. Cheyney, and the lead in "Dear Brutus." "The Belle of Ntw York," "Ann" and "The Best People" and many others. Three years in Hollywood during which time she has appeared in the roles of the degenerate character with Leatrice Joy and Victor Varconi in DeMille's "An Angel of Broadway"; as the comedy character With Franklin Panghorn in DeMille's "My Friend from India" ; as the old woman in Douglas Fairbanks' "The Gaucho" : as the French maid in "His Private Life" with Adolphe Menjou; the old maid in three comedies with Lupino Lane; and the lead in "The Piano Next Door" with Lupino Lane. The old maid in "Satan and the Woman," Burton King production; comedy in three other Burton King productions: old maid character in "Someone to Love" for Paramount with Buddy Rogers anil Mary Brian: also an old maid character in "Mother." Colors rt production; hi avy lead in a serial for Trem Carr Company with Joe Bonomo; an old maid heavy in "The Black Pearl." also a TTem Carr production with Lila Lee; an old maid character in two Chesterfield productions; "Prince of Diamonds" (1930). Columbia. GRUENING, JLKA: Played in "Melody of Hearts," Ufa. GULLIVER, DOROTHY: b. Salt Lake City, Utah, September 6: h. 5 feet 2 inches: brown hair and haze] eyes: w. 177 pounds: p. non-professionals: e. Salt Lake City high school; m. Chester DeVito. assistant director; hy. reading, music and all out-door sports. After winning a beauty contest in Salt Lake City she appeared in the following Universal pictures: "Collegians" and "Honeymoon Flats" with George Lewis. Also in Hoot Gibson Westerns; "College Love," "King of the Campus," Universal: "Painted Faces" (1929). "Troopers Three" (1930). "Under Montana Skies." Tiffany; "Mind Your Business" (1930). Pathe-Melody G fdies, second series: "Big Hearted" (1930), Pathe Whoopee Comedies. H HABERLAND. EMILIE: b. New York City; h. 5 feet 5% inches; light brown hair and hazel eyes; w. 135 pounds. Studied voice six years in New York and received musical education under the direction of Cav. Imerio Ferrari (Bass). Made debut in Europe in "Cavalleria Rusticana." Remained in Europe two years and sang in various parts of Italy in the leading roles of "Trovatore." "Aida," "Faust" and "Pagliaccio." Has sung many concerts in New Y'ork at Aeolian Hall. Carnegie Hall. Pythian Temple and Academy of Music. Brooklyn. Was with the Philadelphia Civic Opera Company and has sung with many other companies in New York and other cities in "Trovatore." ."Aida.". "Cavelleria." "Pagliacci." "Faust." "Traviata." "Mefistopele," "Andrea Chenier." "Frza del Destine" "Otello." "Tosca." "Manon." "Boheme," "Carmen." Singing with the New York Light Opera Guild in "Boccaccio." taking the leading feminine role of Fiametta under the direction of John Hand and associate directors, Fr. de T. Craven and Bernard Cantor, given at Carnegie Hall. 1932. Is in the moving picture version of "Boccaccio." Sang in Cameo shorts of classic operas. HACKETT, LILLIAN: b. Chicago. 111.. October 11. 1903: h. 5 feet; blond hair and blue-gray eyes; w. 108 pounds: p. Ann Maddox and William Hackett. nonprofessionals ; e. private tutor, and received her stage training with Madame Revillier in Detroit: not married; hy. music, literature and art. Stage experience consists of the lead in "Alias the Deacon." and the ingenue lead in "Demi-Virgin." "They All Want Something" and "The Ruined Lady." comedy lead in "Potash and Perlmutter" and in "Danger." HAID. DANE: Appeared in "The Immortal Vagabond." Ufa. HALE. LOUISE CLOSSER: Appeared in "The Hole in the Wall (1929). Paramount; "Paris" (1920). First National: pictures in 1930: "Dangerous Nan McGrew." Paramount: "Big Boy." Warner: "Captain Applejack." "The Princess and the Plumber." Fox: "Born to Love." Pathe: "Rebound," Pathe ; "Daddy Long Legs," Fox: "Devotion," Pathe "Platinum Blonde." Columbia : "The Shanghai Express." Paramount; "The Man Who Played God." Warner Brothers. HALL, DOROTHY: Appeared in "Nothing But the Truth" (1929). Paramount. HALL. EVELYN: r. n. Mrs. Charles King; b. Harrogate. Yorkshire. England. December 24: h. 5 feet 6 inches; medium bmwn hair and dark blue eyes; w. 129 pounds; p. Bessie E. Petley and Edward H. Hall, nonprofessionals, e. Bristol. England, high school; d. Claude King, professional : hy. writing, poetry and music. Has appeared in the stage productions of "Candida." "Uermionc," "The Butterfly on the Wheel." "The Man Wlw Staved at Home." "Richard the Third." "The Fake." "The Winter's Tale." "Eleetra." "Lysistrata." "The Apple Cart." Received her first stage experience with the Stratford-on-Avon Players: also associated with the Benson Company and Habit-man Company. Screen experience in "Men of Steel." "Mv Best Girl," "Hello Angel." "The Divine Ladv." "She Goes to War," "Children of the Ritz." "Nobody's Children." "Pomander Walk." "Return of Dr. Fu Mancbu" (19301. Paramount: "Captain of the Guard" (1930) Universal: "William and Mary." MGM. HAMILTON, FRANCES: Appeared in "Naughty Baby" (1929). First National. HAMILTON. RUTH: Played in "A Night in a .Dormitory" (1930). Patho-Mclody Comedies, first series. HAMMOND. KAY: lias appeared on the screen as Julia Sturm in "Her Private Affair." Pathe: Flip Merrick in "The Trespasser," and In "Abraham Lincoln" (1930), United Artists. HAMMOND. VIRGINIA: Plaved In "Anybody'l Woman" (1930), Paramount. HANDFORTH. RUTH: h Springfield. Mass.. Julv 11. 1885: e. Springfield and New Haven, specializing In English preparatory to going to Emerson Collego of Oratory in Boston; h. 5 feet 6 Inches: w. 135 pounds: brown eyes, red hair. Spent three seasons with "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" ; other stage experience with Una Clayton. Pictures: "Intolerance," "On Trial." "The Love Song" and "Little Snob." HARDING. ANN : h. 5 feet 2 inches; blond hair and blue-gray eyes; w. 106 pounds: married Harry Bannister, professional. Her first stage experience was with the Provincetown Players, remaining with them for a period of eight months. Her next appearance was in "Like a King," and then she accepted an offer to play in stock in Detroit. Other stage plays she appeared in are: "Tarnish," "Stolen Fruit." "The Woman Disputed." and "The Trial of Mary Dugan." Screen experience started under a contract with Pathe, and she played the feminine lead in "Paris Bound." She also appeared in "Her Private Affair," "War and Women." "Holiday" (1930), Pathe; "Condemned" (1929). United Artists; "Girl of the Golden West" (1930). Warner; "East Lynne" (1930), Fox; in 1931: "Devotion," RKO; "Prestige." RKO Pathe. HARLOW, JEAN: b. Kansas City. Kansas, March 3. 1911; h. 5 feet 2% inches; blond hair and blue eyes: w. 110 pounds; p. Marino Bello, non-professional : e. Barstow School of Kansas City, and Ferry Hall of Lake Forest. Illinois; not married: hy. gob*, dancing. riding and swimming. Stage experience started in school dramatics in which she specialized in voice. She came to Hollywood in 1929. Howard Hughes was looking for a leading lady to replace Greta Nissen in the revised version of "Hell's Angels." She underwent tests and won the role, and went under contract to the Caddo Companyfeminine lead in "Hell's Angels" opposite Ben Lyon and James Hall: "The Saturday Night Kid" (1929). Paramount; "The Public Enemy" (1931), Warner; In 1931: "The Secret Six." MGM; "The Iron Man." Universal; "Goldie." Fox; "Platinum Blonde." "Columbia; "Three Wise Girls." Columbia; "City Sentinel," MGM: (1932). "The Beast of the City." MGM. HARMON. JOSEPHINE: Played in Vitaphone No. 1044. "Harmonizing Songs." HARRINGTON SISTERS: Played in Vitaphone No. 2262. HARRIS MARCIA: r. n. Marcia Harris Burnett: b. Providence, U. I., February 14; h. 5 feet 8 inches; dark hair and eyes: w. 135 pounds; p. Mary Pervear and George Hill, non-professionals; e. Providence high school and by private tutor; not married: hy. writing poetry and bridge. Stage experience in "The Little Teacher." "39 East" and in musical comedy. Scr en experience "The King on Main Street." "The Fighting Blade," "Orphans of the Storm." "Dream Street." "Isn't Life Wonderful." "Sorrows of Satan," "Brotherly LovV "Saturday's Children" and "The Foundling." "The Greene Murder Case (1929). Paramount. HARRIS. MARION: Appeared in "Devil May Care" (1930). MGM HARRIS, MILDRED: b. Cheyenne. Wyo., November 29, 1902; e. public schools and convent in Los Angeles, specializing in English. French and voice; h. 5 feet 4V£ inches; w. 118 pounds; dark blue eyes, blond hair: div. Charles Chaplin: m. Everett Terence MeGovern. Entered pictures at nine years of age; played in "Fools' Paradise," "Price of a Good Time." "lingerie." "Melody of Love." "Heart of a Follies Girl " "Power of the Press" (1929), Betty in "No. No. Nannette" (1930). First National: "Ranch House Blues" (1930). Pathe; Rodes Comedies; Bunny in "Side Street," Radio. HARRIS. WINIFRED: Appeared in "The Love Doctor" (1929). Paramount. HARRISON. IRMA A.: Appeared in "Alibi" (1929) United Artists; "Vengeance" (1930). Columbia. HART. GLADYS: Played in "Barber's College" (1929), Pathe-George LeMaire's Comedies. HART. SUNSHINE: b. Indianapolis, Ind.. Julv 5. 1886; h. 5 feet 614 inches; auburn hair and hazel brown eyes; w. 245 pounds: p. Mary Froman and James Adams, non-professionals; e. Indiana high schools and has had nine years' stage, training: m. and div.; hy. reading. Seven years in stock with John Holden company, one year with Shubert shows, Indiana: and one year in vaudeville. Fifteen years' screen experience; started in New York; appeared in "The Master Mind." "White Moll." "The Tiger Club." taking the part of Polly; in "The Red Mill." part of Lovey Mary, and "The Student Prince": three and one-haif years with Jack White productions: five with Mack Sennett: appeared in two Movietones; in "The Man in Hobbles," "My Best Girl," "Sound Your A's." "The Bride's Relations." HARTMAN, GRETCHEN: r. n Mrs. Alan Hale: by Chicago. III.. August 28: h. 5 feet 6 inches: brown hair and eyes; w. 135 pounds; e. private tutor; m. Alan Hale, professional; hy. horseback riding and tennis. Stage experience in "Mary Jane's Pa": with Ben Greet's Shakespearean Players the part of Cozette in "Les Miserables" in repertoire, and in the musical comedy "Sweethearts." Screen experience of three years with the old Biograph company, having appeared in "Les Miserables." "She Goes to War." "Time, Place and the Girl." HARVEY. LILLIAN: "Love Waltz" and "When You Give Your Heart Away," Ufa. HASBROUCK. OLIVE: b. Lewiston. Idaho. January 3. 1907: h. 5 feet 3 inches: red hair and hazel eyes: w. 107 pounds: p. Laydia Pengre and V. W. Hasbrouck. professionals: e. Hollywood high school; hy. riding, reading and tennis. Stage experience in vaudeville for about one year: and six years screen experience with roles in "The Cohens and Kellys." "The Flying Cowboy" and "Clear the Deck" for Universal: "Thou Shalt Not Kill." "The Charge of the Gauchos." "The Shamrock and the Rose." First Natonal HAUSER. BABE : Plaved in Vitaphone No. 904. "Blue Streaks of Rhythm." HAVER, PHYLLIS: b Douglas, Kan.: h. 5 feet AVi Inches: blond hair ami bin," eyes: w. 124 pounds: e. Manual Arts high school. Los Angeles: m. William Socman, non-professional. April 24. 1929; bathing beauty on Mack Sennett lot for one year, graduating to feature comedienne and played comedy feature roles for two years. In the past two years she has appeared in four Paramount productions, making her greatest hit In William DeMille's "New Brooms": two pictures with Marie Prevost at Warners; then signed a long term contract to Metropolitan pictures, plavlng In "Up In Mabel's Room." "The Nervous Wreck." "No Control." "The Little Adventuress" and "The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary " One of her most successful roles was that of Shanghai Mabel In "What Price Glory" for Fox. Under DeMille's contract she played featured