Motion picture news booking guide and studio directory (Oct 1927)

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132 STUDIO DIRECTORY ACTRESSES — A— ACKER, Jean; b. Trenton, N. J. "The Nest" (Excellent). Hght., 5, 2%; wght. 112; dark brown hair, hazel eyes. ADOREE, Renee; b. Lille, France. "Mr. Wu," "Heaven on Earth." "On Ze Boulevard" (M-G-M). Dark hair, dark eyes. Hght. 5, 3; wght. 120. ALLISON, May; b. Georgia. "Telephone Girl" (Paramount). Hght. 5, 5; wght. 125; fair complexion, golden hair, blue eyes. ARTHUR, Jean; b. Pittsburgh, N. Y. "Horseshoes" (Pathe). ASHTON, Sylvia; b. in mid-ocean of American parents. "Red Signals" (Sterling). Hght. 5, 6; wght. 140; blonde hair, blue eyes. ASTOR, Mary; b. Quincy, 111., May 3. "The Sunset Derby" (First National). Hght. 5, 5; wght. 120; auburn hair, dark brown eyes. AYRES, Agnes; b. Chicago, 111. "Roach Stars Comedies" (Pathe). Hght. 5, 4; wght. 120; blond hair; blue eyes. — B— BALFOUR. Betty; b. England. "The Cabaret Kid" (Artlee). BANKY, Vilma; b. Budapest, Hungary, Jan. 9. "The Winning of Barbara Worth," "The Night of Love" (United Artists). Hght. 5, 2; wght. 105; blond hair; blue eyes. BEAUMONT. Lucy; b .Bristol, England. "Closed Gates" (Sterling). Hght. 5, 1; wght. 113; brown hair; very dark blue eyes. BEDFORD, Barbara; b. Prairie duChien, Wis. "The Notorious Ladv" (First National); "Backstage" (Tiffany); "Mockery" (M-G M). Hght. 5, 4; wght. 130; dark brown hair, blue eyes. BEEBE, Marjorie; b. Kansas City, Mo. "Colleen," "Imperial Comedies" (Fox). BELLAMY. Madge; b. Hillsboro, Texas, June 30. "The Telephone Girl" (Paramount); "Colleen" (Fox). Hght. 5, 4; wght. 110; golden brown hair; brown eyes. BENNETT, Belle; b. near Dublin, Ireland. "The Fourth Commandment" (Universal); "Mother" (FBO). Hght. 5, 2; wght. 125; light complexion; Roman gold hair; gray eyes. BIRD, Violet; "What Happened to Jane Comedies" (Universal). BLAINE, Ruby; "The Terror of the Bar X" (FBO). BLYTHE, Betty; b. Los Angeles, Calif., Sept. 1. "A Million Bid" (Warner Bros.); "Snowbound" (Tiffany). Hght. 5, 7; wght. 140; dark hair and complexion, blue eyes. BOARDMAN. Eleanor; b. Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 19. "Bardelys the Magnificent," "Tell It to the Marines" (M-G-M). Hght. 5, 6; wght. 120; light brown hair; green eyes. BONNER. Marjorie; "Paying the Price" (Coluin bin). Hght. 5; wght. 105; blonde hair; green eyes. BONNER, Priscilla; b. Washington, D. C. "Paythe Price" (Columbia); "Prince of Head Waiters" (First National). Hght. 5, 1; wght. 100; blonde hair; gray eyes. BORDEN. Olive; b. Norfolk, Va. "The Secret Studio" (Fox). BOW. Clara; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., July 29. "Children of Divorce." "Bough House Rosie." "Hula" (Paramount). Hght. 5, 2; wght. 109; auburn hair and brown eyes. BOYD, Lois; "Thumbs Down" (Sterling). BRADFORD. Virginia; "Tho Country Doctor" (Pathe). BRADLEY. Estelle; "Cameo Comedies" (Educa tional). BRENT, Evelyn; b. Tampa, Fla.; educ. Normal Coll.. N. Y. ; screen career, with Metro, Fox, Selznlck. F. B. O. and Paramount; "Love 'Em and Leave 'Em." "Love's Greatest Mistake," "Blind Alleys," "Underworld," "Beau Sabreur," "The Last Command" (Paramount). Hght. 5, 4j wght. 112; brown hair; brown eyes. BRIAN, Mary; b. Dallas, Texas. "High Hat" (First National); "Knockout Reilly," "Man Power" "Running Wild" (Paramount). BRONSON, Betty; b. Trenton, N. J.; educ. St. Vincent's Academy, Newark, N. J. and public and private schools in N. Y.; studied Russian Ballet under Fokine; screen career, played a small part in "Anna Ascends," with Alice Brady, this was first picture engagement; selected for title role in Paramount' s "Peter Pan;" "Are Parents People?" "Not So Long Ago," "The Golden Princess," "A Kiss for Cinderella." "The Cat's Pajamas," "Everybody's Acting," "Paradise for Two," "Ritzy," (Paramount); "Ben Hur" (M-G-M). Hght. 5; wght. 100; brown hair, blue eyes. EROOKS, Louise; b. Wichita. Kansas. "Evening Clothes." "Rolled Stockings" (Paramount) Hght. 5, 2; wght. 120; black hair, brown eyes. BUSCH, Mae; b. Melbourne, Australia; "Perch of the Devil" (Universal); "The Beauty Shoppers" (Tiffany). Hght. 5, 5; wght. 125; black hair, gray eyes. — C— CALHOUN, Alice; b. Cleveland, Ohio. "The Trunk Mystery" (Pathe); "In the First Degree" (Sterling). Hght. 5, 5; wght. 125; reddish brown hair; hazel eyes. CARLYLE, Grace; b. Richmond, Va. "She's My Baby" (Sterling). Hght. 5, 6*4; wght. 147; brown hair, blue eyes. CAROL, Sue; "Slaves of Beauty" (Fox). CARR, Mary; b. Philadelphia, Pa. "Paying the Price" (Columbia); "The Fourth Commandment" (Universal). CARVER. Kathryn; "Service for Ladies" (Para mount ) . CHADWICK. Helene; b. Chadwick, N. Y., Nov. 25. "The Rose of Kildare" (Lumas). Hght. 5, 7; wght. 130; light hair; brown eyes; light complexion. CLAIRE. Ethelyn; b. Talladoga, Ala. "A Hero on Horseback," "Newlyweds and Their Baby Comedies." "What Happened to Jane Comedies" (Universal). Brown hair and eyes. CLARK, Estelle; b. Warsaw. Poland. "Tillie the Toiler" (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) . Hght. 5, 2; wght. 115; dark brown hair; hazel eyes. CLARK, Trilby; "In the First Degree" (Ster ling) . CLAYTON, Ethel; b. Champaign, 111., Nov. 18. "The Princess on Broadway" (Pathe). Hght. 5, 5; wght. 130; red gold hair, gray eyes. COLBERT, Claudette; b. Paris, France. "For the Love of Mike" (First National). COLLINS, Kathleen; "Somewhere in Sonora," "The Devil's Saddle" (First National). Blonde hair. COMPSON. Betty; b. Salt Lake City. Utah. Mar. 18. "The Ladybird," "Say It With Diamonds" (First Div. Dist.). Hght. 5, 2; wght. 115; brown hair, blue eyes. CONWAY, Edna; b. Baltimore, Md. ; "Animal Comedies" (Fox). CORD A, Maria; b. Budapest, Hungary, May 4th; educ. Convent of the Sacred Heart, Budapest; stage career, Opera Royal Ballet, Budapest; father was noted concert violinist; screen career, first appeared in "The White Rose." UFA production; also starred In "Her Dancing Partner," "A Modern Dubarry, " for UFA, directed by her husband, Alexander Korda; "The Last Days of Pompeii" (Clnes), "Madame Wants No Children" (Fox), now in production: "The Privato Life of Helen of Troy," (First Natl.). Hght. 6, 3; wght. 124; blonde hair; blue eyes. Ad. First National Studios, Burbank, Calif. CORNWALL, Anne; b. Brooklyn, N. Y. "The Heart of tho Yukon" (Pathe). Hght. 4. 11; wght. 102; dark brown hair and dark eyes. COSTELLO, DOLORES ; b. New York City. "A Million Bid." "Tho Heart of Maryland" (Warner). Hght. 5, 4; blue eyPR, dark blond© hair.