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The Answer Man
Eleanor B. — And there will be a lot of people who wont have a birthday this year. William Collier, Jr., was born in New York City, and he played on the stage for four years with his father. He is five feet ten and weighs 150 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes.
Star Gazer. — At what time of day was Adam born? Oh, just a little before Eve ! Richard Barthelmess was married June 18, 1920. Address him at Inspiration Pictures, 565 Fifth Avenue, New York City.
Fond du Lac. — But you must always sign your name too. No, I didn't get the typhoid — I eat so many chocolates and drink so much buttermilk that I never get ill. You refer to Helen Daily, and she is with Mack Sennett Players.
Hick & Joe. — Well, the trouble with a perfect set of natural teeth is that everybody thinks they're false. Tom Mix is American. He was born in Texas. Jane Novak was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Pauline Frederick is playing in The Goose Woman.
Wilma M. — Yes, Milton Sills says he is going to direct for one year at the end of his contract. Yes, I am sorry he is leaving pictures — he is too good an actor. Conway Tearle and Harry Morey are supporting Barbara La Marr in Hail and Farezvcll.
Sappho. — So you really dont think I am as old as I say. Cross my heart ! Ramon Novarro is twenty-six. Yes, there is many a word wasted on the cross-word puzzle these days. Well, if you are a cross-word puzzle fan you can sing — The hours I spent with thee, dear heart.
Klondike. — Yes, indeed, I walk very erect, having been straightened out by circumstances. Even if I am over eighty, I'm not so bent. So you want to know if stars are made or born. Well, I think they are born, but it takes a good director to make them. It all depends upon many things whether Jackie Coogan will make a good actor when he grows up. Yes, regarding Juanita Hansen.
Aria. — Ramon Novarro is with Metro-Goldwyn, Culver City, California. Louise Lorraine at 1533 N. Edgemont Avenue, Los Angeles, California. That was Jerry Devine in Damaged.
Lunla C. — Sorry I cant help you, but you want too many addresses.
Rose W. — Well, Rose, your typewriting is very nice. You must be a big help to your father. Georgia Hale, the Chicago beauty prize winner, is replacing Lita Grey (Mrs. Chaplin) in Charles Chaplin's picture, The Gold Rush.
J. P. — Most of the players you mentioned are foreigners.
James D. — That's all right, in business we must learn to expect the unexpected. Virginia Browne Faire has been selected for one of the important roles in Recompense. Hoot Gibson is five feet five and weighs 120 pounds. Charlie Chaplin is thirty-five.
John Doe Gob. — Well, there are two things that indicate a weak mind — to be silent when it is proper to speak, and to speak when it is proper to be silent. Pauline Garon is playing in My Son, with Xazimova.
Helen R. — So you like my beard. You think it would make a good hair mattress. And the next selection shall be — the hairs of our head are all numbered. Billy Sullivan is with Universal. No, he is not married. John Bowers is now married to Marguerite de la Motte, with whom he has played in several pictures. We will now play — Here comes the Bride.
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hirer; Anna L. ; Monte's Fan; Misletto; Dear; S. C. E. ; Inquisitive Ann ; Picture Player and Forget Me Not. — All of your questions have been answered above.
Snooky. — Colleen Moore is twenty-two. Mary Pickford is thirtyone — but she doesn't look it. Lila Lee is twenty-one. Helene Chadwick is twenty-seven. Why child, Congress makes the United States laws, the courts interpret them and the President executes them. Congress may appropriate a billion dollars a year, but the President must execute the laws by which this vast sum is passed, as well as spent.
G. A. B. — No, it is not necessary to submit your scenario in scenario form. Anyway, very few companies are buying original stories ; they are producing stage-plays, and well-known books. Norman Kerry is playing in The Prince, an original story which will be directed by Charles Brabin. Write me any time, I'm alw-ays here.
Pearle C. — Of course I go skating. I have tubers, too. The trouble with most of us is that we dont get out in the open enough. We cant get enough of this fresh air into our systems. John Patrick is with Warner. He has blonde hair and blue eyes. Charles Jones is twenty-nine. Gloria Joy was to be starred in a series of sub-deb pictures. Tell you more later.
Dick Barthelmess Craze. — Tom, Matt, Owen and Joe are the four Moore boys. Richard Barthelmess lives in Mamaroneck, New York.
Mrs. R. E. H. — So you would like to read the life of Thomas Meighan. He has no children, and is married to Frances Ring. Laura La Plante is playing in The Teaser and she is also making the series of Winnie O'Wynne stories which ran in the Saturday Evening Post.
My Sheik Baby. — Oh Boy! Yes, Thomas in Coming Thru. Blanche Sweet, Ronald Colman and Kathlyn Myers have the leads in George Fitzmaurice's The Supreme Moment.
Station D-e-r-r-y. — Standing by for further announcements. Pola Negri is to star in The Charmer, while Betty Compson is playing in Eve's Secret, from the Elsie Ferguson stage-play Moonflower. What's the difference between a cow and an old chair? One gives milk, the other gives way. (Whey.) Station D-e-r-r-y signing off for the evening. Good night !
R. U. — Betty Bronson was born in New Jersey and she is seventeen. Your story reminds me of the little girl hearing that her mother was going into half mourning, wished to know if any of her relatives were half dead. Richard Barthelmess is playing in Soul Fire.
Cillie. — Last picture Agnes Ayres was in was Her Market Value. Oh, I'm not so old. Ivy has been known to live 450 years, but Ivy and I are not friends.
Andrew G. — Hello, Andy. Pretty slippery out. What is the oldest piece of furniture in the world? The multiplication table. How do you figure that out ! I pass.
Miss E. P. K. — You say there was no mention of Harold Lockwood in the Anniversary number. I dont know how that happened. I can easily see you like Ian Keith.
B. W. Leesburg. — Your letter is certainly more than appreciated. I sent it to our circulation manager, and in fact to every department in the shop. Write me any time. Always glad to hear from you. (Continued on page 78)