The motion picture almanac (1931)

176 The MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC 1931 peared in (1929) "The Devil's Chaplain" and "Brothers," Rayart. Has appeared in 1930 in such pictures as "The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City." Universal"Hearts and Hoofs," 1'athe, Rodeo Comedies: "Ex-Flame," Liberty production. KEENE, RICHARD : b. Philadelphia. Pa., September 16, 1899; e. public schools and La Salle College of Philadelphia; p. non-professional; not married. Stage career: started as entertainer in Atlantic City cabaret, later same position at Rector's restaurant in New York City. In 1920 toured the Orpheum circuit in a singing and dancing act. After leaving vaudeville joined the Music Box Revue, then light comedy lead in "The Sidewalks of New York" opposite Ray Dooley. Next played lead in original company producing Booth Tarkington's "Seventeen." " Tip Toes" and "Spring Is Here." First screen experience in 1929. Has appeared in "The Big Party" (1930). "The Golden Calf" (1930), "Why Leave Home" (1929), "Wild Company" (1930), for Fox. KEITH, DONALD: b. Boston, Mass.. September 0. 1905; h. 6 feet; blue eyes und brown hair: w. 168 pounds: e. Cathedral College. New York; hy. golf. Has lived in Boston. New York, Los Angeles. Entered pictures in 1923, through Francis Ford. Pistures include "Secrets," "Plastic Age," "Way of All Flesh." "Whirlwind of Youth," "Wild Geese," Bobby Crenshaw in "Lone Wolfs Daughter." Columbia; "Phantoms of the North." Biltmore: Jerry Blaine in "Should a Girl Marry?" Rayart: "Just Off Broadway." Chesterfield. KEITH. IAN: r. n. Keith Ross; b. Boston. Mass.: h. 6 feet 2 inohes; brown hair and gray-blue eyes; w. 180 pounds; p. Mahala Keith and William A. Ross, non-professionals: e. Trinity school of New York City and Francis Parker of Chicago. 111., and Sargeant School of Drama of New York City: m. Ethel Clayton, was professional; hy. motoring, pistol target shooting, horseback riding, reading the classics, of which he has a valuable collection of first editions, and can recite most of Shakespeare's comedies and dramas. Stage experience, traveled the country in stock and Shakespeare repertoire. He has a record of 104 consecutive performances, and made his debut in New York with William Faversham in "The Silver Fox," which role won him a contract with Charles Frohman and the lead opposite Doris Keane in "Czarina." Then with Belasco he appeared opposite Marjorie Rambeau In "As You Like It." then with Lionel Barrymore in "Laugh. Clown, Laugh," a year's run in "He Who Gets Slapped." and then returned to Belasco for several seasons during which he played leads in "My Son." with Nazimova. "Master of the Inn." "An Ideal Husband" and "Mona Vanna." His last play on Broadway was "The Command Performance." On the screen In "Manhandled" and "The Queen's Secret." the lead opposite Corinne Griffith in "Love's Wilderness." "The Divine Lady" and "Prisoners." then a featured role in "Enticement." "Prince of Tempters," "Convoy," "Two Arabian Knights." "A Man's Past." "The Street of Illusion" and the lead with Dorothy Mackaill in "The Great Divide": also in "Light Fingers" (1929). Columbia; "Prince of Diamonds" (1930). Columbia: "Abraham Lincoln" (1930). United Artists. KEITH-JOHNSON. COLIN: Appeared in "Lucky in Love" (1929). Pathe. K ELLA R D. RALPH: Appeared in "Women Everywhere" (1930). Fox. KELLY. JOHN: b. Boston, Mass.: h. 6 feet; blue eyes and dark brown hair; w. 190 pounds: e. Boston; h. football, baseball, swimming. Has lived in New York. Bayonne. N. J.. Tampa. Philadelphia. Worcester. ' Entered pictures in 1927. through interview from gym to MGM for picture. "After Midnight." also played in "Dressed to Kill." "Blindfold." Fox; "From HeadQUarters." Warner Bros. KELLY, LEW: Harrison in "Barnum Was Right" (1929) . Universal; Tish in "The Woman Racket" (1930) . MGM. KELLY. WALTER C: Played in Metro Movietone Act No. 101. KELSEY. FRED A.: b. Sandusky. Ohio, August 20. 1884 : h. 5 feet 11 inches: gray eyes and light hair: w. 210 pounds; e. Sandusky: married and has one son. Robert Miller: hy. fishing, outdoor sports. Has lived in New York. Entered pictures in 1909. Pictures include "The Gorilla." "On Trial." "The Wright Idea." "Tenderloin " "The Donovan Affair," •The Faker." "The Fall of Eve." ""Naughty Baby." Columbia: "Smiling Irish Eyes." Frist National; "The Last Warning." Universal; "Road to Paradise." "Going Wild" (1930). First National: "The Big Jewel Case" (1930), Educational. Mermaid Talking Pictures. KEMP. MATTY: b. New York City, September 10, 1907; h. 5 feet 10*4 Inches: brown hair and eyes: w. 162 pounds; p. Henrietta Goeren and Henry Kemp, non-professionals; e. South Side high school, Rockville Center, Long Island: has had stage training: hy. golf, riding and tennis. Screen experience consists of roles in pictures such as "The Goodbye Kiss," Mack Sennett production; "Magnificent Flirt." Paramount: "The Million Dollar Collar." Warner: "Common Clay" (1930). Fox. KEMPER. CHARLES: "Beach Babies" (1929). Pathe-Varietv Comedies: "Haunted" (1929), "His Operation" (1929). "Wednesday at the Ritz" (1929). Pathe-Variety Comedies. KENNEDY, EDGAR: b. Monterey County. California; h. 6 feet 1 inch: w. 210 pounds. Stage career^ two years vaudeville, two years musical comedy. Screen career: "The Better "Ole." "The Gay Old Bird." Warner Bros. ; "Going Crooked." "They Had to See Paris." Inspector Murch in 'Trent's Last Case" (1929). Fox: "The Chinese Parrot," Universal; "Hurdy-Gurdy." Dad In "Dad's Day." Hal Roach. KENNEDY. JACK: Played in "Reauty and Bullets" (1929). Universal. KENNEDY, TOM: b. New York City: h. 6 feet 214 Inches; blue eyes and black hair: w. 215 pounds; e. New York, specializing in mathematics: married and has two sons and one daughter. Don, 8 years. Madeline. 11 years. Jack. 1 year: hy. golf, boxing Ha9 lived in Paris. I»ndon. New York. Los Angeles. Entered pictures In 1915. Pictures include "Alimony Annie." "Hold 'em Yale." "Cop." Manager Foley in "Glad Rag Doll." Warner: "Post Mortems." Christie: "Big News." "Love Over Night." Pathe; "Cohens and Kellys In Atlantic City." "Shannons on Broadway" (1929). Universal. K EN N ELL. MURRAY: Played In "Old English" (1980), Wam'-r Bros. KENNY. JACK: Appeared in 192fl in "Not Quite Decent." Fox; "Beauty and Bullets," Universal. KENNY. COLIN: Appeared in "Grumpy" (1930), Paramount. KENT, BILLY: Played in "King of Jazz" (1930). Universal; Vitaphone No. 4200, "Dining Out." KENT, CRAUFURD: b. London. Eng.; h. 5 feet 10Mi inches; dark gray eyes and dark brown hair; w. 160 pounds; e. London; m. ; hy. tennis, golf. Has lived in London, New York, Philadelphia. Los Angeles. Entered pictures in 1915. Pictures include: "Other Men's Shoes," "Silas Marner." "Foreign Legion." "Show Folks," "The Charlatan." lover in "In the Next Room," First National: Hal Bentley in "Seven Keys to Baldpate." RKO; "Blindfold." Fox; "The Wolr of Wall Street." Paramount; "Come Across." "Man. Woman and Wife," Universal; "Sweethearts and Wires." First National; "Show People." Pathe; "The Second Floor Mystery," Warner. KENT, LARRY: r. n. Henri W. Trumbull: b. on shipboard two days out of Liverpool; h. 5 feet 11 incites; brown hair and grey eyes; w. 155 pounds; p. Grace and William Trumbull, non-professionals; e. W. C. ; hy. yachting. Stage experience of two years and screen experience of six. Has appeared in 1929 .n "The Haunted House," First National; "Midstream," Tiffany-Stahl; "Around the Corner" (1930), Columbia. KERR. BOB: Appeared in "They Had to See Paris" (1929), Fox. KERRIGAN, J. M.: b. Dublin. Ireland. December 16. 1887 ; e. public schools of Dublin and Belvidere College in Ireland. First stage appearance at Abbey theatre in Dublin; played with Laurette Taylor in "Out There" and "Happiness"; also appeared in "The Rivals," "Ttelawney of the Wells," "Outward Bound" and "White Wings" : went to London in 1921 to assume role in "John Ferguson." Has appeared in such pictures as "Little Old New York"; important part in "Song o' My Heart." Fox; "Lucky in Love." Pathe. KERRY, NORMAN: b. Rochester, N. Y. ; e. private schools there and St. John's at Annapolis. First business venture was backing theatrical agency in New York. Came west as representative for father's business. First soreen appearance in "Manhattan Madness." Then opposite Bessie Barriscale in "The Rose of Paradise." Parts with Mary Pickford, Constance Talmadge. Alice Brady and Marion Davies followed. Left pictures to join army during World War and upon return to Hollywood freelanced and then signed with Universal after appearing for that company in "The Merry Go Round" and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." Also appeared in "Annie Laurie." "The Spoilers." "Mile. Modiste." Upon completion of contract with Universal went to Europe to appear in pictures, one of the most popular being Hall Caine's "The Bondsman." Has been in such pictures as "The Trial Marriage," Columbia; "Man. Woman and Wife." "The Phantom of the Opera." Universal, and the all-talking "Ex-Flame." Liberty production. KEYS. NELSON: Appeared in 1929 in "The Scarlet Devil" and "The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel." World Wide. KILGOUR. JOSEPH: b. Ayr. Ont.. Canada; h. 5 feet 11% inches; dark gray eyes and brown-gray hair; w. 196 pounds; married: hy. golf, swimming. Was on stage. Has lived in Chicago. London. Eng.. Hollywood. San Francisco. New York. Entered pictures through J. Stuart Blackton of Vitagraph Company in 1915. Pictures include: "Easiest Way." "Janice Meredith." "Ponjola." "King of Main Street." "Let's Get Married." "Capital Punishment." KING, CARLTON: b. St. Louis. Mo.. December 15. 1880: h. 5 feet 11 inches; blue eyes and gray hair: w. 173 pounds: e. Brooklyn and Chicago. Specialized in dramatics and English: hy. motor boating, writing. Has lived in New York. Chicago. Long Beach. Hollywood. Stage experience with Juvenile Opera Company, then into opera. Has repertoire of 78 operas, comic grand, and musical comedies. Entered pictures in 1910 with Selig in Chicago. Otis Turner. Selig director wanted him to play "Aunt Abbie." in "The County Fair," which part was the means of his being put into stock company. Played feature roles in O. Henry series for Vitagraph, Brooklyn. Pictures include: "South of Panama," Chesterfield; "Shady Lady." Pathe: "Fire Detective." Pathe serial; "Spanish Love Song." "House of Shame." "The Peacock Fan." Chesterfield. KING, CHARLES: b. New York City. October 31. 1894; e. grammar and high schools at Fordham. New York; m. Lila Rhodes; hy. golf, horseback riding and horse races. At the age of 15 he was acclaimed a child genius localise of singing and having never taken a vocal lesson. After graduation he signed with a vaudeville show and after two weeks on the road was made a "black-face" song and dance man. Two years later found him again in New York where George M. Cohan, producer, put him in "The Yankee Prince." He then went to London where he appeared in a stage skit called "Music Hall." The war broke and he enlisted in the Navy. He was discharged in New York and went immediately with Ziegfeld Follies, later at Winter Garden and finally returned to George M. Cohan, after appearing with his sister Mollie in "Good Morning. Judge." Played the lead in the musical comedy. "Little Millionaire." with Lila Rhodes, and in the "Honeymoon Express," with Al .Tolson. The following two years he appeared with Vernon Castle, Frank Tinney. Leon Errol. Lew Fields. Sam Bernard. Louise Groudy. and Elsie .Tanis. in such plays as "Watch Your Step." "Winsome Widow." "Slim Princess" and "Henpecked." Was starred in "Hit the Deck" for several months in New York. Made tour with company and then returned to New York to be starred in "Present Arms." Louis B. Mayer saw him on the stage and asked him to take a screen test which proved successful. He was signed to play the male lead in first Metro-Ooldwyn-Maver all synchronized picture "Broadway Melody." and in 1929 was in "The Girl in the Show." "Hollywood Revue." MGM ; in 1930 in "Chasing Rainbows." MGM: "Oh. Sailor. Behave." Warner. KING. CLAUDE: r. n. Claude Buart King: b. Northampton. England. January 15. 1879; h. 5 feet 11V4 inches: iron gray hair and dark brown eyes; w. 175 iiounds; p. Ewart Birt and Benjamin King, nonprofessionals; e. English college: m. Evelyn Hall, professional : hy. horses, polo and outdoor sports. Stage experience Includes appearances in "Declasse." "In the Next Room." "Back to Methusaleh" and "Paola and Francesca." On the screen he has ap peared in "Red Hair," "Night of Mystery." "Strange Cargoes." "Nobody's Children." "The Making of O'Malley" and "Bella Donna." In 1929 in "Madame X." Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; "Behind That Curtain." "The Black Watch." "Blue Skies." Fox; "The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu." Paramount; in 1930 in "Prince of Diamonds." Columbia: "One Night at Susie's," First National; "Follow Thru." Paramount. KING. DENNIS: b. Warwickshire. England; h. 6 feet; light brown hair and blue eyes; w. 155 pounds; e. Birmingham. England, schools; hy. all outdoor sports and fencing. Abandoned school at the age of fourteen and secured a job as call boy in John Drinkwater's theatre in Birmingham. After two years he enlisted as a private and saw service throughout the World War. and while in the Army participated in numerous army theatricals. At the termination of the war, he returned to London and appeared in a charity performance. "Pygmalion and Galatea," attracting favorable comment, and later oast for a part in "As You Like It." Then in "Monsieur Beaucaire" and when the play came to America in 1920 he came with it. For a short time he was a member of a Washington stock company. Playing the hole of Mercutio in "Romeo and Juliet" with Jane Cowl it was discovered that he possessed an excellent singing voice. More dramatic stage roles followed for him while he trained what was soon to become known as his "golden voice." He appeared in "The Lucky One." a Theatre Guild production; "Anthony and Cleopatra," "Back to Methuselah." "Bluebeard's Eighth Wife" and "Rose Marie," with Mary Ellis. Then chosen for the starring role of Francis Villon in the musical romance. "The Vagabond King" and from this singing and dramatic success he went to the starring role of D'Artagan in Florenz Ziegf eld's musical play. "The Three Musketeers." Also appeared in the screen production. "The Vagabond King," and in 1930 in "Paramount on Parade." KING. EMMETT: b. Griffin. Ga. ; h. 6 feet: gray hair and blue eyes; w. 170 pounds; p. John Charles King, non-professional: e. Griffin high school and state university of Georgia: not married; hy. motoring. Thirty years stage experienca and has appeared in "The American Tragedy" in Los Angeles, and in George Arliss' "Alexander Hamilton" in New York City. Ten years screen experience, including appearance in "Barbara Frietchie," with Florence Vidor at Thomas H. Ince studio; and in "Laugh, Clown. Langh," "On Trial." "Noisy Neighbors" and "Shopworn Angel"; in 1929 in "When Dreams Come True." Rayart: "The Right of Way" (1930). First National. KING. JACK : Played in Vitaphone No. 1044. "Harmonizing Songs." KING, JOE: "Battle of Paris" (1930), "Roadhouse Nights'* (1930), Paramount. KING. LOUIS: b. Christiansburg, Va., June 28. 1898: e. University of Virginia; hy. horseback riding, golf.' Entered pictures in 1919. Directed "The Boy Rider," "Terror Mountain," "Orphan of the Sage," "The Young Whirlwind." "The Freckled Rascal." "The Little Savage." FBO: "Pals of the Prairie." RKO: "The Vagabond Club." Played Levee Louie in "Sin Flood." First National: "Mexican Rose." Columbia. KING. WILL: "The Fatal Forceps" (1929), "Weak but Willing" (1929), Paramount-Christie. "KING OF THE SOFT SHOE DANCERS": r. n. Barney Fagan; b. January 12. 1850; hy. walking. He is called "King of the Soft Shoe Dancers." In 1880. in an international competition, he won the title of world's champion from Horace Wheatley of England. Has been associated with Thatcher, Primrose and West. Sweatrom Rice and Barney Fagan and Barlow Wilson. It is estimated that he has danced over 108.500 miles. On screen in "The March of Time." MGM. KING TUT: Animal actor. "Thunderbolt" (1929). Paramount. KINNELL, MURRAY: b. London. England, in 1889: h. 5 feet 10 inches: grayish brown hair and gray eyes; w. 140 pounds: married; hy. golf. Made first stage experience in 1907 under Florence Glossop Harris at Drury Lane theatre in London. Had a long stage career interrupted by World War. during which he was a member of the London Scotties. part of the 60th Division. On the screen was given part of Ventnor in "Old English" because he had appeared in the stage production with George Arliss. KINNEY, HAROLD: Played in "The Sea Wolf" (1930). Fox. KIRK. HENRY: Appeared in "On With the Show" (1929) . Warner Bros. KIRKWOOO. JAMES: Divorced Lila Lee. Appeared in 1929 in "Someone to Love." Paramount: "The Time. Place and Girl." Warner Brothers: "Black Waters," World Wide: "Hearts in Exile." Warner: "The Devil's Holiday" (1930). Paramount. KJERULF'S MAYFAIR QUINTETTE: Played in Vitaphone No. 2650. KLEIN-LOERK. ROBERT: Appeared in "The Blue Angel." Ufa. KLEIN-ROGGE. RUDOLF: Appeared in 1929 in "Loves of Casanova" and "Spies." Metro-GoldwynMayer. KLINGER. WARNER: r. n. iWerner Klinger: b. Stuttgart. Germany. October 23. •'1903: h. 5 feet 9 inches; brown eyes and blond hair: w. 145 pounds: e. Stuttgart; specializing in art. psychology, philosophy: hy. athletics. Has lived in Koeln. Stuttgart. New York. Milwaukee, Hollywood. Paris. Berlin. Has had stage experience. Entered pictures three years ago. Pictures include: "Our Dally Bread." "Hell's Angels." "The Case of Lena Smith," Paramount; "Journey's End" (1930) , Tiffany. KOHLER. FRED: b. Kansas City. Mo.; h. 6 feet: light brown hair and blue eyes; w. 200 pounds: p. non-professionals: e. in Kansas City high school and received his stage training with a stock comranv Itour years); m. non -professional ; hy. hunting, riding, fishing. Rolf and dogs. Has appeared in such pictures as "The Code of Honor"* for Selig Company: and in "The Thundering Herd." "The Way of All Flesh." "Old Ironsides." "City Gone Wild." "Underworld" and "Shootln Irons" for Paramount: (1929) "The leatherneck." Paramount: "The Quitter." Columbia; "Broadway Babies." First National: "The Case of Lena Smith." "Tile Dummy." "The River of Romance." "Stairs of Sand" and "Thunderbolt" : In 1930 in "The Light of Western Stars." "Roadhouse Nights." Paramount: "The Right of Wav." First National: "Hells