The motion picture almanac (1931)

130 The MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC 1931 in film version of "Whoopee" (Samuel Goldwyn). Then signed by Al Chriitie to appear with Bert Roach in vehicles for Educational-Christie. HUNT. MADGE: b. New York City: h. 5 feet 5 inches: brown hair and gray eyes: w. 161 pounds: p. Annie and James Clark, non-professionals: e. private teachers; was married to William Hunt, actor and director on stage: hy. interior decorating and horticulture. Stage experience in the East with Robert Mantell in Shakespearean roles and repertoire; in "Light of Other Days"; in vaudeville and stock; and a member of Beverly Hills Community Players. Twentv years screen experience with the old Reliance company in New York; with Universal; in "Sins of the Fathers"; in Harold Lloyd pictures: and in "Our Gang" comedies. Also appeared in "Heart Trouble" with Harry Langdon: in "Fiddlesticks." "Lorna Doon." "The Texas Steer." with Will Rogers; "Show Boat"; in the Messenger Boy series, the "Go Getter" series: and in ' "The Heart of Maryland." "Reputation." "Queen Kelly." HUTCHINSON. MARY : Played in "Pick 'Em Young" (1930). Pathe-Melody Comedies, first series HYAMS. LEILA: b. New York City. Mav 1; h 5 feet 4*4 inches; blond hair and green eyes; w. i20 pounds: p. Leila Mclntyre and John Hvams; e. Clarks School and Alenn School in New York City; not married; hy. swimming and tennis. On the stage with parents for five years in vaudeville and toured with William Collier. Sr.. in a stage play. Screen experience began in 1925 and she has appeared in the following: ■Alias Jimmy Valentine." "Crimson City." "White Pants Willie." "One Round Hogan." "The Wizard " ^Horror Bound." "The Kick Off." "Our Dancing Daughters." "The Summer Bachelor." "The Brute • "Forego.ng Age." "Bushleaguer." "Branded Sombrero." "Land of the Silver Fox." "The Far Call " "Idle Rich," "Wonder of Women." "Masquerade" "Spite Marriage." "Thirteenth Chair." "Fresh from College"; under contract to MGM; "Their Own Desire" (19291. MGM: "Father's Day" (1929) MGM ■ and in 1930 in ' The Big House." "The Bishop Murder Case." "The Girl Said No." "The Richest Man m the World." MGM: "Flirting Widow." "Sweethearts and Wives." First National: Sins of the Children" '1930). MGM. HYMAN. LELIA: Appeared in "Hurricane" (1929) Columbia. HYSON. ROBERTA: b. Dallas. Texas. March 27. 1905; e. Los Angeles grammar schools and Manual Arts high: h. 5 feet 3 inches: w. 122 pounds: hy bathing and dancing; m. George Hvson. professional Previous career: cabaret singer and dancer at Vernon Country Club. Plantation. Sebastian's Cotton Club Moulin Rouge. Tavern Club in Los Angeles. Entered pictures in 1928 when Al Cohn saw her dancing and thought that she would be good for Octavus Roy Cohen pictures, then getting ready to shoot at Christiehas played in "The Melancholy Dame." "Music Hath Harms." "Framing of the Shrew." "Oft in the Silly Night." "Dadv Fare." I INGENUES. THE: Played in Vitaphone No. 2572 and No. 2573. IRVING. MARY JANE: b. Columbia. S. C. October 2(1. 1913; h. 5 feet 5 inches: light brown hair and dark blue eyes: w. 98 pounds; p. Louise Irving, non-prof fessional; e. Hollywood high school: not married: hy. most sports and dancing. Stage experience at school Began films at two years of age with Wi'liam S. Hart in ' Square Dead Man." and has appeared in the following: "Godless Girl." "Splendid Road." "The Cradles." ' Shamrock Handicap" and 1929 for Fox in "I Hear You Calling Me": freelance player. IVES. CHRISTIANE: Played in "They Had to See Paris" (1929). Fox. J JACKSON. ETHEL M. : b. New York City. Februruary 4. 1911: h. 5 feet 3 inches; dark brown hair and hazel eyes; w. 120 pounds; p. Ethel M. and Herbert R. Jackson, non-professionals; e. private tutors since g-ammar school: received her stage training at the Wallis Dramatic School; not married: hv. tennis, writini: poetry and dancing Played in Wallis Dramatic School productions; danced in Fanchon and Marco act in Los Angeles theatres: played lead in "Kempy" for Beverly Hills Community players under the direction of A. Leslie Pearce in May. 192S. and also played in other Community Theatre plays. Played minor parts for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for one and one-half years; then given featured part in Norma Shearer's "Latest from Paris"; with D. W. Griffith's "Drums of Love." in which she played eight minor roles: thence to Fox studios, where she played lead in "Up the Hill and Down." a two-reel novelty directed by Dwight Cummin gs. JACKSON. MARY ANN: b. Los Angeles. Cat.. Jan. 14. 1923: h. 42 -riches; reddisn brown hair and grav blue eyes: w. 42 pounds; p. Charlotte and Ephraim Jackson, nonprofessionals; hy. painting; appeared in Mack S»nnett's 'Smith Family" comedies, being with him for two and one-half years, during which time she made 31 comedies. Also appeared in "When Greek Meets Greek" for Pint National. Following this she was under contract with Hal Roach, playing in all "Our Gang" comedies. Then on tour with "Our Gang." JANIS. DOROTHY: r. n. Dorothv Penelope Jones: b. Dallas. Texas. February 19. 1910; h. 5 feet 11 inches: dfrk brown hair and eves w 94 pounds; p. Penelope Mann and the late Fred Hunter Jones, non-professionals; e lunior and senior high schools. Ft. Worth. Texas, and Hockaday Girls' S-hool. Dallas. Texas, and the Elizabeth King School of Dancing. Ft. Worth. Texas: hy. music and dancing and very fond of eld or unusual Jewelry' No stage experience. Two years screen experience consists of the lead in "Fleetwlng" for Fox: the Indian girl In "Kit Carson" with Fred Thomson: lead in "Humming Wires" for Metro-GildWynMayer. Now playing the lead in "The Pagan" with Ramon Novarro for Metro-Go'divvn-Mavcr: "The Overland Te'egraph" (1929). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; "Lummox" (1930). United Artists. JANIS. ELSIE: React career: musical comedy, vaudeville. Entered motion pictures as actresa and to write. Wrote original story for "Close Harmony." in which Buddy Rogers and Nancy Carroll starred for Paramount. Also appearing in Vitaphone shorts for Warner Bros. JENSEN, EULALIE: b. St. Louis, Mo.; h. 5 feet 8 inches; dark brown hair and eyes; w. 155 pounds; e. Loretta academy, St. Louis, Mo., and college in Oxford. O. ; hy. outdoor sports, batiking and painting. Stage experience includes "L'Aiglon" and musical comedy. Screen experience includes roles in "Wine of Youth," "Thundering Herd." "Uncle Tom's Cabin." "Freckles," "Mother Machree," "She Goes to War." "Baggage Smashers." ' Eyes of the World" (1930), United Artists. JIM INEZ. SOLEDAD: b. Santander. Spain, Feb. 28. 1874; h. 5 feet 5 inches; brown and gray hair and hazel eyes; w. 148 pounds; e. in convents; married; hy. bull fighting. Has been in pictures nineteen " years. First appearance was in "The Mission Play." directed by Raoul Walsh. Has appeared in such pictures as "The Cock-Eyed World," 'Arizona Kid" (1930). "Romance of the Rio Grande" (1929). Fox; "The Texan." "Captain Thunder." Billy the Kid." "Devil Among Women." JOHNSON. CARM ENCITA : Appeared in 1929 in "Blue Skyes," Fox; "Wonder of Women." Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. JOHNSON, DOLORES: Appeared in "Strong Boy" (1929) . Fox. JOHNSON. HELEN: b. New York City; h. 5 feet 5 inches; blond ha^ *nd green eyes: w. 120 pounds; p. Margaret Keough and Merle Johnson, non-professionals: e. Flushing high school and Skidmore College: hy. art in aU its forms aad manifestations, old books. Stage experience consists of repertory with New Playwrights. 1928. and vaudjvlle with Sessue Hayakawa in 1930. Has appeared in such pictures as "Children of Pleasure." the part of Pat; "The Divorcee," part of Dorothy, for MGM; Helen in "Soldiers and Women" for Columbia, and "Sin Takes a Holiday," Pathe. JOHNSON. KAY: b. Mt. Vernon, N. Y.; e. Drew and American Academy of Dramatic Arts; h. 5 feet 4 inches; blond hair, blue eyes; hy. tennis, riding, swimming, piano playing; m. John Cromwell. Previous career on the stage in such outstanding successes as "R. U. R.." "Beggar on Horseback." "The Free Soul." "All Dressed Up." "The Little Accident." "The Silver Cord." Was signed by Cecil DeMille for leading role in "Dynamite" on account of her work in the last named play; played Cynthia Crothers in "Dynamite." Victoria in "This Mad World." Dorothy Daley in "The Ship From Shanghai." JOHNSON. PAULINE: English actress. First American appearance in "Would You Believe It" (1930). Big 4 Corp. JOHNSTON, JULANNE: b. Indianapolis. Ind.. 1900; e. Hollywood School for Girls; h. 5 feet 6 inches; w. 120 pounds; brown hair, gray eyes. Stage career: solo dancer with Ruth St. Denis. Keith Circuit, own dancing act on Pantages Circuit. Screen career. "Good Time Charlie." Warner; "Her Wild Oat." "The Whip Woman." Constance Appleton in "Oh. Kay," "The Younger Generation" (1929), Columbia; Lenke in "Prisoners" (1929), First National; Goldie Devere in "Smiling Irish Eves" (1929), First National; Aimee in "Strictly Modern" (1930), First National: "Name the Woman." Columbia: Court Ladv in "General Crack." Warner: "Way of All Men" (1930). First National: "Golden Dawn" (1930). Warner Bros. JONES. 3EULAH HALL: r. n. Beulah H. Wyndon : b. San Antonio. Texas. July 28. 1899; h. 5 feet 7 inches; dark -irown hair and brown eyes; w. 135 pounds; P. Mattie Lott ai:d James Hall, non-professionals; c. Manual Arts high school; m. Dr. E. E. Wyndon: hy. tennis and dancing. Screen experience: "Volcano" (Laskv). in 1923: "Black Narcissus" 11929). "High Tone." Pathe; "Cameo Kirby" (1930). "Up the River" (1930) . Fox. JORDAN. DOROTHY: b. Clarksville. Tenn., August 9. 1910; h. 5 feet 2 inches; brown hair and blue eyes: w. 102 pounds; p. Theresa Harrison. Edward Peter Jordan, non-professionals: e. Clarksville high school. Southwestern university of Memphis. Tenn.. and American Academy of Dramatic Art in New York City; not married: hy. reading and horseback riding. Stage experience, dance and ballets in New York City. Appeared in the following stage productions: "Garrick Gaieties." "Twinkle. Twinkle." "Funny Face." "Treasure Girl." and Theatre Guild productions. Screen experience, appeared in "Taming of the Shrew." role of Bianca. "Black Magic." and for Fox. "Fox Movietone Follies." and for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. "Devil May Care" and "The House of Troy": under contract to Metro-Go'.dwvn-Maver: "In Gay Madrid" (1930). "The Singer of Seville." "Call of the Flesh" (1930). MGM. JOY. LEATRICE: r. n. L atrice Joy Zeidler: b. New Orleans. La.; h. 5 feet 2 inches: black hair and dark brown eyes: w. 125 pounds; p. Dr. and Mrs. Edward Joseph Z?idler. non-professionaLs ; e. Sacred Heart academy in New Orleans: m. and div. John Gilbert, professional : hy. her work and baby. Stag;? experience in stock for about six months in San Diego. Screen experience in various roles in such pictures as "Manslaughter" and "The Ten commandments" for Cecil B. DeMille; also in "Java Head." "The Blue Danube" and "Man Made Woman": (1929) "A Most Immoral Lady." First National; "Strong Boy." Fox; "The Bellamy Trial." Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. JOYCE. ALIC£: b. Kansas City. Mo.: h. 5 feet 7 inches: dark bravo hair and hazel eyes; w. 122 pounds: e. public schools of Kansas City and Annandale. Pa.; married and has two children: hy. traveling, walking and golf. First s-reen appearances in "The Lion and the Mouse." »:id "Th» Battle Cry of War " for Vitagraph: also with Kalem and Distinctive-Go:dwyn. Later appeared in "S'ella Dallas." "Sorrell and Son." United Artists: "Dan-ing Mothers." "Beau Geste." "The Ace of Cads." "So's Your Old Man." Paramount: "The Noose." First National; "13 Washington Square." Universal; -"The Small" (193M), First National: "Song o' My Heart." Fox: "He Knew Women" (1930). "The Midnight Mvsterv" (19.30). Radio Pictures; "The (Ire n Goddess" (1930). Warner Bros. JOYCE. NATALIE: 1). New York City: h. 5 feet 5 inches: w. 120 pounds; black hair, dark brown eyes. Otief career: Educational shorts. Fox. "Daredevil's Reward." "A Girl in Ev rv Tort." Fox: "Naughty Bahv" (1929). First National: "I'als of the Prairie." FBO: "Times Square" (1929). Gotham: "Lsuvhing at Death" 11929). Radio Pictu-cs; Virginia Watkins in "The Man From Nevada," Syndicate: "Sailor's Holiday." Pathe. JOYZELLE: r. n. Joyzelle Joyner; b. Mt. Pleasant. Ala.. August 27; h. 5 feet 5 inches; dark brown hair and dark gray eyes; w. 125 pounds; p. L. Anna Bentley and Francis Joyner, non-professionals: e. private tutor; not married; hy. collecting funny dolls. Stage experience of 10 years including six months with West Coast circuit. Screen experience in "Out of the Past." "Close Harmony," "Dance Madness." "Moran of the Marines." "Souvenirs" and "The Bride of the Nile." "The Black Watch" (1929), Fox; "Prince of Diamonds" (1930). Columbia. JUGO. JENNY: Appeared in 1929 in "Loves of Casanova." Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; "Looping the Loop," Paramount. JUNOD. BETTYE: b. Kansas City. Mo.. June 23. 1911; e. in Kansas City. Mo.; h. 5 feet 1% inches; w. 100 pounds; brown hair and gray eyes: hy. riding and swimming. Juvenile entertainer in vaudeville and on the stage. Entered pictures in 1928 from Ziegfeld Follies. Pictures are: Babs in "Follow Thru." "Show Boat" and "Fox Follies." K KAGNO. MARCIA: Played in "The Hole in the Wall" (1929). Paramount. KAISER. HELEN: 1). Buffalo. New York; blond hair and blue eyes; not married: hy. dancing, orchids and earrings. Stage experience in "Rio Rita" and "Three Cheers." On screen in picture version of "Rio Rita." KALLINA. ANNA: Appeared in "Prince and the Dancer" (1929), World Wide. KAMI. VIRGINIA: b. Akron. Ohio, July 17: h. 5 feet 3 inches; blond hair and blue eyes; w. 113 pounds: p. non-professionals: e. boarding school; m. Edward Kaminasky. artist; hy. dogs. Stage experience in London in "Interference." "Hay Fever." "Farmer's Wife." "Compromising Daphne"; performed before the king, queen and princess of Belgium. Screen experience in "The Life of Chopin" in France. KANE. BABE: b. Chicago. 111.. April 28. 1909: h. 5 feet 2 inches; black hair and eyes; w. 105 pounds; e. Chicago. Previous career, dancer in roof gardens and Balaban and Katz circuit. Entered pictures in 1928. Screen career: The Dance of Life." Paramount; "The Great Gabbo." Sono-Art. KANE. HELEN: b. New York City. First stage experience in the Four Marx Brothers' revue, where she played two seasons ; then from one revue to another, from vaudeville acts to night clubs and from night clubs to musical comedies. Obtained a part in "A Night in Spain" in New York, and then at Paul Ash's suggestion was given an opportunity to display her talents at the Paramount theatre. New York. Won instant recognition with her "boop-boopa-doop" and a pout, between each verse singing "That's My Weakness Now." and her one week's run developed into a six weeks' contract. Four days after her opening, she was signed as an exclusive Victor recording artist and the second week, she had her name in lights in front of the theatre. She then accepted a part in "Good Boy." gradually increasing until she was starred in Boston, after a year with that musical comedy, she signed a contract with Paramount. Appeared in "Nothing But the Truth" with Richard Dix. and featured with Nancy Carroll and Jack Oakie in "Sweetie." Paramount New Show World group; in "Pointed Heels" (1929). and in 1930 in "Dang-rous Nan McGrew." "Paramount on Parade." KANE. MARGIE: "The Great Gabbo" (19291. Sono Art-World Wide: "Border Romance" (1930). "Sunny Skies" (1930). Tiffany. KARENNE. DIANA: Appeared in "Marie Antoinette" (1929). Unusual Photoplays. KARLOV. SONIA: Appeared in "Lucky in Love" (1929). Pathe. KARNELLY. LEILA: b. Moscow. Russia, December 9. 1907 ; e. at private schools in Moscow : h. 5 feet 4 inches; w. 115 pounds: blond hair, blue eyes; hy. tennis, polo, dancing. Has been on the stage. Entered pictures in 1929; while with Edward Everett Horton in "The Swan" she was asked to work in a picture: played the role of Olga in "The Cockeyed World." also in "Married in Hollywood." Fox. and recently in "Her Man" for Pathe. KECKLEY. JANE: b. Charleston. S. C; e. Charleston and Georgia, specializing in history; h. 5 feet 6 inches, w. 145 pounds; dark brown hair, blue eyes: hy. motoring and golf. Previous career: on stage for 10 years. Entered pictures in 1910; played in "Country Doctor." "Angel of Broadway." "Craig's Wife." "Noisy Neighbors." "Auntie Austin." "Walking Back." Aunt in "Detectives Wanted." Fox: "Dynamite," MGM: "Object Alimony" (1929). Columbia. KEELER. MARGUERITE: Played in Vitaphone No. 961. "Money. Money. Money." KEENER. SUZANNE: Played in "Love at First Sight" (1930). Chesterfield. KEITH. JANE: b. Kansas City. Mo.: h. 5 feet 2H inches; blond hair and blue eyes: w. 115 pounds: e. public and high schools of Michigan City. Ind. two years at University of Chicago; not married: hy. writing short stories, horseback riding. First screen experience in 1929. a small role in "Paramount on Parade." followed by second lead in "The Floradora Girl." MGM : then as a showgirl in United Artist's production of "Whoopee." Recent pictures are "The Sea Wolf." sound picture, and "Squadrons." KEITH. ISABELLE: b. New York City: e. in New York and Los Angeles, specializing in languages, music, voice culture: h. 5 feet 6 inches; w. 135 pounds; blond hair, blue eyes; hy. golf and tennis: m. Richard Well, writer at Universal Studios. Entered pictures in 1918 with Sennett: played in "Riley the Cop." "Four Horsemen." "Desert Flower." "Greater Glorv." "Very Confidential." "Sins of the Fathers." Phoebe O'Dare in "Barnum Was Right" (19291. Universal. "Their Perfect Day." Roach: "Anne Against the World" (1929). Rayart. KELLER SISTERS: Played in Metro Movietone Act No. 88. KELLY. KITTY: b. New York City: e in public schools and St. Agnes Academy in New York, socializing in music, voice and drama learned dancing and entered musical comedy in Ziegfeld's "Midnight Frolic." first a chorus girl, then a showgirl, then a featured a'traction. She also plavcd opposite Hal Skelly In llainmerstein's show, in "Oak Leaves" with