The motion picture almanac (1932)

350 The MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC 1932 became advertising manager of Film Dally with Joseph E. Dannenherg. Now advertising manager of Motion Picture Daily. CROUCH. WILLIAM F.: Wason the staff of Motion Picture Herald. Hollywood office; b. Boone, Iowa, January 16. 1904; h. 5 feet lOVfc inches; brown hair and blue eyes; w. 175 pounds; p. Loretta and Harry Crouch, non-professionals; e. Nevada. Iowa, Grinnell, Iowa, and University of Missouri; not married; by. aviation and parachute jumping. Screen experience began as press representative for West Coast theatres in San Diego in 1928. also with Fanchon and Marco as press representative in 1928. Personal representative for Gary Cooper in 1929 and with ItKO publicity department in 1931). Wrote column "Talk of the Talkies." covering fifty Midwestern papers. Became West Coast manager of Motion Picture News and was on the editorial staff of Motion Picture Herald. Now doing special publicity work on Coast. CUNNINGHAM. JAMES P.: b. Troy, N. Y. ; h. 6 feet; w. 200 pounds; brown hair and blue eyes; e. New York at St. Columba's, Commerce high. New York Evening high. New York Preparatory; entered motion picture industry 1919. business department Film Daily [then Wid's Daily), switching to editorial staff in 1921 and continuing until 1927; assistant editor to Joseph "Danny" Dannenberg on Film Daily Year Book, and in complete charge of Year Book editorial compilation in 1928 and 1929; participated in compilation of statistical data pertaining to the industry in l!tjs. 1929. Joined Motion Picture News in December. 1929. as news editor, continuing with Quigley Publications in same capacity on Motion Picture Herald when Herald and News consolidated in December, 1930. DAWSON. EDMUND T.: b. New York City, November 14. 1901; e. Lake View high, Chicago, Northwestern U.. Evanston. 111. U. S. Air Mail Service for one year, then started in Music and Talent department of Quigley Publications as reviewer and advertising solicitor in Chicago, for one year and a half. Was then sent to New York as eastern representative. Music and Talent reviewer, advertising manager and columnist of "Up & Down the Alley" for that section in the Motion Picture Herald, since November, 1928. DOBIE. DUNCAN A., JR.: Publisher, Motion Picture Magazine and Motion Picture Classic, New York City; b. New Orleans. La., February. 1895; p. Dr. and Mrs. Duncan A. Dobic; e. public schools. New York City. DeWitt Clinton high school. New York City. Columbia School of Mines and Engineering, New York City; m. Ruth Brewster of Brooklyn, N. Y. ; has a son, Duncan, age 14, and a daughter, Buth. 12. Entered the publishing business after several years as a civil engineer. In 1914 joined the advertising department of Motion Picture Magazine, was made advertising director in 1910, general manager in 1925, and became publisher in 193U. Member, Advertising Club of New York since 1914; member of Motion Picture Club of New York; member. Magazine Club. Is a Mason. Spends his "playtime" at hunting, deep sea fishing and woodworking. ELISBURG. HERB: Publicity director, Essaness Theatres, Chicago. 111.; b. Chicago, 111.. June 5, 1905; h. li feet; brown hair and dark brown eyes; w. 200 pounds: p. Elizabeth and Louis A. Elisburg; e. Hyde Park and Englewood high schools, Elgin Academy, and Northwestern university; m. Evelyn Elisburg; hy. football, baseball, horseback riding, swimming ami motoring. His publicity career started with the Scholastic Publication, published by the Chicago Daily Journal, then became editor for "Orchestra Review" and "Around the Town" (Chicago). Next he was an estimator for Shea-Smith Printers, advertising manager for Hensel Drug Company, in the publicity department of Balaban and Katz, then successively director of publicity and advertising for Lubliner & Trinz. director of publicity and advertising for Publix Greater Talking Pictures theatres, division director of publicity for IiKO in the Northwest, before taking the position with Essaness. EMANUEL, JAY: Publisher of the Emanuel-Goodwin group of motion picture regionals. The Exhibitor of Philadelphia, The National Exhibitor of Washington, and the New York; State Exhibitor; b. Philadelphia, Pa. Entered the exhibition field in December, 1911, after working on the Philadelphia Inquirer as a reporter. Became secretary and general manager of the first cooperative exhibitors' group in Philadelphia, Exhibitors' Booking Offices. Later became assistant manager at World Film. Philadelphia. Owned and operated states rights office for two years, then opened the Realart Exchange as manager for two years Was Metro-GoldwynMayer's sales manager in Philadelphia for eight years. Has always been operating theatres, and is now operating four in Philadelphia. He is treasurer of the Motion Picture Theatre Owners of America for a third term. He bought Goodwin out entirely. EVANS. DELIGHT: Editor and critic. Screenland Magazine, New York City; b. Fort Wayne. Ind. ; p. J. O. and Sydney Valentine Evans; e. left school at 15. "education was most informal; has taken courses in English literature and history, etc."; m. Herbert Crooker of Warner-First National. Has been with just two magazines. Photoplay and Screenland ; with the latter eight years, first as feature writer and reviewer, then editor. Still doing reviews.1 and still a motion picture fan. In two years' editorship Screenland has more than tripled its circulation. FAWCETT. CAPTAIN ROSCOE: Pen name. No. 21307. Editor and general manager. Screen Plav Magazine. Screen Book Magazine and Hollywood Magazine; b. Killarney. Ireland. December 19. 1888 ; p. Dr. lohn and Maria Fawcctt: c. college; married, has one son and one daughter. Ex -captain Regular Army Air Service several years during the World War and nfter, "hence the captain." Sometimes takes his uniform off. he says. Address: Minneapolis, Minn. FECKE. HERBERT V.: b. Melrose. Mass.. July 21. 11)00; h. 5 feet 7 inches: w. 100 pounds; e. Pittsburgh and Chicago; entered motion picture industry 1917 with World Film Corp.. 1918. independent film distributor In New England States. 1920. entered advertising business In Wall Street. 1927. New England and Canadian branch manager II. D. Seibert Co.. financial publishers. 1928. re-entered motion picture field as exchangeman. 1928. entered motion picture trade paper II. -Ill with Kxbibltors Dally Review. 1929, Theatre Management; 1930, Exhibitors Herald-Wcrld. Eastern advertising representative. Now advertising representative Motion Picture Herald. Member Delta Sigma Fraternity. A. M. P. A. and Motion Picture Club. FIDLER. JAMES M . : b St Louis. Mo. August 24. 1900; h. 1 feet 10 Inches; light brown hair and blue eyes; w. 150 pounds; p Belle and William Portman Fidler. nun in.ife^iona], ; c. Centra] High School. Memphis, Tenn. ; not married; hy. golf, bridge, swimming, tennis and gossip. Writ ng fur li -lion magazine, motion picture fan publications and motion pictures, with recent stories in Liberty, McCall's and others. FRENCH, WILLIAM FLEMING: Motion picture editor. Movie Romances. Blade and Ledger. Extra Money-, in Chicago; special correspondent, feature writer, cditorial representative, editorial writer, fiction writer Was editor of Mothers' Magazine. Is a theatrical writer, fiction and feature contributor to many national magazines, and a sales promotion writer. Is also special advertising ropy writer, and advertising director; inspirational writer, and editor of the Boyce Publications for the past five years. FRIEDMAN, E. M.: Editor and publisher, The Voice of the Screen, Hollywood, Cal. ; b. London, England May 11, 1900; p. Max II. and Rose K. Friedman: e graduate of the University. Southern California, graduate of Los Angeles School of Optometry, three years of law at the Southwestern University; not married. Enlisted in the World war at the age of 17. was discharged in 1918 and "has been discharged from even other job since." he says, "so he decided to start his own magazine so his job would be permanent. Writes that he has been messenger boy, cab driver, reporter, advertising salesman, plumber's helper, short storywriter, typist, salesmanager-promoter. professional athlete, boxer, football player, life-guard, real estate pro moter, fight promoter, registered optometrist in California and District of Columbia, has degree of doctor of optometry, has been law clerk, law student, world traveler, and adds that "if he thinks of any more he will wire." GALE. ARTHUR L. : Photoplaj editor. Movie Makers, New York; b Baker, Ore., May H. 1901; p. Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Gale; e. grade school, high school, Dartmouth College, class of 1927: not married. Has held the same position since graduation from college, also continuity consultant of the Amateur Cinema League, publishers of Movie Makers. GALLAGHER. JOSEPH H.: Vice president and Eastern Manager of Associated Publications; h. New York City, March 3, 1885; p. Anna M McDonald and Thomas Colton Gallagher; e, New York elementary schools. New York high schools and business college: m. Cora C. Slavin, has three children. Has had experience on New Y"ork new papers as publishers' representatives; advertising agency. New York Theatre Program Corporation. Formerly director of public relations. Columbia Pictures Corporation, New Y'ork City. GALLAGHER. RAY : b. Brooklyn, N. Y. ; e. St. Leonard's academy. Brooklyn, N. Y'. Entered the motion picture business in 1910 as a member of Vitagraph's publicity and advertising department at the Brooklyn studio. With Sam Spedon as manager, made up the entire personnel of the department. In addition to publicity, the interviewing of actors and actresses as prospective members of the stock company was part of the enlarged duties of the department. With Jack Rankin, handled the puhlicity on the Vitagrapli (now the Criterion) theatre. Later became private secretary to Commodore J. Stuart Blacktop, director general, in charge of production. I/eft Vitagraph in 191S to enter the distributing end of the business, as a m ruber of S. R. Kent's staff at the General Film Company. In that year was appointed branch manager of that company at Albany, N. Y,, where he remained until 1918 when he returned to New Y'ork to join the motion picture department of the New York Morning Telegraph. Here he remained for three years. In February 1921 joined Motion Picture News adv rtising department. Later appointed advertising manager. Now a member of the advertising statf of Motion Picture Herald. Member of The Friars. A. M. P. A. and The Motion Picture Club. GALLO. RAYMOND: r. n. Anthony Raymond Gallo; b. Chicago. 111., July 16, 1902; h. 5 feet 8 Inches; dark brown hair and brown eyes; w. 140 pounds; p. Mary' and Joseph Gallo. non-professionals : e. public schools of Chicago, 111. (the Revere). In Boston and Cambridge, Mass.. received his stage training at the Colonial College of Dramatic Arts, Boston. Mass.; m. Madeline Arado, non-professional: hy. traveling, walking, reading and all indoor and outdoor sports. Six years stage experience as follows: in dramatic stock in New England for three years with Temple Players; played Hobbs in "Little Lord Fauntleroy" ; Berkley Cecil in "Under Two Flags"; juvenile lead in "Hazel Kirk"; the convict in "The Bishop's Candlesticks": the captain in "The Cape Mail"; the auctioneer in "Tile Octoroon": Mike Murphy, clraracter lead, in "Honeymoon Flats": featured over Keith Circuit in "Back from the Grave," a comedy playlet by William C. DeMille; played the flag sergeant in "The American Ace." featuring Taylor Granville over Keith Circuit : author and producer of several comedy acts for vaudeville and for the Liberty theatres during World War. Four years screen experience as follows: publicity director for Commonwealth Film Exchange, Boston, Mass. : "Place of Hon "ymoons." starring Emily Stevens; and for "Nick Carter." a series of two reelers featuring Tom Carrigan and Mae Gaston. Assistant director on "Th" One Woman." produced by Mastercraft, and of "The American Heiress." starring Dorothy Hand; production supervisor for "The Broad Road." featuring May Allison and Richard Travels: also production manager for Associated Authors Productions. Inc.. of Florida: director of "A Romance of Waukegan," produced in Chicago for the Knights of Colum Key to Abbreviations b. - - - - - - born div. divorce e. educated h. heiqht hy. hobbv m. married p. parents r.n. real name w. weight bus: director of "The Loyal Moose." produced in Florida for the I. O. O. M. Other associations have been Boston manager for the late Meyer Cohen Music Company; Boston assistant manager for Newspaper Feature Service. Inc.; business manager for Marjorie Itamhcau. stage star; T. Grattan Donnelly, author of "Darkest Russia." Publisher and editor of "The Stage," a monthly theatrical magazine published in Boston; publisher and editor of Chicago Vaudeville, a weekly amusement published in Chicago; and Chicago manager for Zit's Theatrical Weekly. Following two years as presentation editor for Exhibitors HeraldWorld, he was transferred to New York as Eastern advertising representative of Better Theatres. 1929 — Co-producer and director of "Philadelphia." a play, produced at the Mansfield theatre. New York. Later In Chicago and Los Angeles. 1931— Producer and co-director of "Perfectly Scandalous." a comedy produced at the Hudson theatre. New York. . G \ RDENER, H. FREDERICK: Executive Editor. Screen Hook and Eastern editor of Hollywood and Screen Play .Magazines; b. Naples, Italy, January 9. 1902; p. Michael and Susan Gardener; e. Columbia University, Journalism and comparative literature; in. Faye Jannone. Art director of the Metropolitan magazine. 1919-1922; as OClate editor of Hearst's International, 1922-23, also ■ i soc itcd editor of Cosmopolitan. 1923-24. managing editor of Everybody's magazine. 1924-26; art director. Psychology Magazine, l'i2«-27, editor. Screen Book. 1928 to July. 1931. with the Radio Science Publication-; the first of July. 1931, Fawcett Publications, Inc., took over the magazine Screen Book and Mr. Gardener was made executive editor of that magazine i rid i Kastern Editor of Hollywood and Screen PlayMagazines. GOODWIN. CHARLES H.: Fourteen years business manager of Emanuel-Goodwin Publications: b. Philadelphia. Pa-. In his youth he booked and handled a chain of 20 Pennsylvania theatres. Was state secretary of the old Exhibitors League. Pennsylvania, and one of its organizers; secretary of the Pennsylvania body for five years, chairman of the board of managers. Motion Picture Theatre Owners of Eastern Pennsylvania, for ten years. He is completing sixteen years in the motion picture field. He was manager of Exhibitors Film Exchange from 1919 to 1922. and at present is a member or the board of directors of Emanuel-Goodwin Publications. GREENHALGH. PAUL: Advertising manager of Emanuel-Goodwin Publications; b. Philadelphia, Pa. Joined the Barrist-Goodwin Publications in 1922. when the Exhibitor was the sole regional, and worked in all departments. He was appointed advertising manager of the Exhibitor in 1926. With acquisition of the National Exhibitor and formation of the New Y'ork State Exhibitor he became advertising manager for the entire group of Emanuel-Goodwin Publications. HAG E. ROBERT: Was News Editor. Motion Picture Daily ; b. May 12, 1887 ; e. Chicago public and high schools: m. City editor of City News Bureau of Chicago 10 years; on staffs of New Y'ork Sun and New York American; sales organ and house organ editor for First National Pictures; exploitation writer for Universal; news editor, Motion Picture News. HANCOCK, DON: On the editorial staff of The Film Daily. New York City; b. London, England. October 21. 1888; p. the late La Touche Hancock, poet and newsPaper writer and author of the volume, "Desultory Ver e" ; e. in public schools of New Y'ork. In 1908 went on the stage and spent nine years in the calling; in musical comedies he appeared with Elsie Janis in "The Fair Co-Ed." with Eva Tanguay in the "Follies of 1909." and followed Harry Pilcer in the light comedy part of Mort Singer's "Heartbreaks." Then followed several years of stock company experience, with the Albee stock company at Providence. It. I., and with stock companies in Salem, Mass., and Long Beach. L. 1. : then a trip to Australia as light comedian with an American musical comedy company, and upon his return he entered vaudeville, playing in several sketches as light comedian, the most prominent being with Frank Sheridan in "Derelict," and with Joseph Jefferson in "Poor Old Jim." Late in 1916 he left the stage and took a position on the editorial staff of the Los Angeles Examiner, where he later became day city editor. His newspaper work was broken into by his enlistment in the Canadian armv illth engineers) and upon his return to Los Angeles he became special correspondent for the Los Angeles Examiner at San Pedro. Cal. In 1918 he went to New Y'ork and joined his brother, Herbert Ernest Hancock, in H. & H. Productions (motion pictures) as business manager. After producing three pictures they signed with Fox Film Corporation to organize its newsreel. Fox News, in 1919. Spent four years with this corporation as news feature director, news editor and later directorin-chief of Fox News. Leaving Fox he went with Macfadden Publications as director of illustrations in their magazines and was with them one year; then struck out as an independent and made a score of illustrated songs in motion pictures for prominent music publishers. On Sept. 14. 1925, he joined Van Beuren Corporation, as editor of Topics of the Day. also as director of publicity for all Van Beuren product. Titled the Smitty Comedies and edited and titled a number of Walter Futter's Curiosities. On Nov. 15. 1930, he joined the editorial staff of Film Daily. Is a member of the Associated Motion Picture Advertisers. Lives at 350 West 55th street. New Y'ork City. HARRISON. PETER S.: b. Greece, e public schools in Constantinople Went to London about 1901 and in time reached this country. Worked as an iron moulder in Brooklyn. Watervliet. N. Y.. Troy, N. Y.. Rutland. Yt., and Schenectady, N. Y.. easting some of the. biggest compound cylinders for New Y'ork Central locomotives. While in Troy he attended the Y.M.C.A., night school; later he took up architectural drawing, and for a year he studied gas engineering. He went to Long Beach. California, in 1907. and there he engaged in the moving picture theatre business. In the panic of 1907 he found himself broke and obtained a position with W. II. Clune repairing moving picture machines. Later, when the General Film Company bought out Clune. he was engaged by W. W. Hodklnson as an expert mechanic and later Mr. nodkinson enlarged bis authority hy putting the machine and supply (lenarlnieut under his charge. When Mr. ITodkinson induced ttie General Film Company to extend its activities to San Francisco, be was transferred to that city to combine the Turner and Dunken Film Exchange and the Novelty Film Exchange. He installed a system that brought order out of chaos In the physical operation of an exchange. Later he was transferred to Seattle. He