Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (1918)

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94— ACTRESSES, LEADS MOTION PICTURE Fourth Edition COLLINS, Josie; stage career, Winter Garden, in "The Merry Countess," vaud. with Maurice Farkoa, " Ziegfeld Follies," "Suzi"; screen career, Fox ("A Woman's Honor"), Pathe ("Light That Failed"); rides, swims. Ad., c/o Chamberlain Brown, N. Y. COLWELL, Goldie; b. Edinburgh, Scotland, 1893; educ. Immaculate Heart Convent, Los Angeles; stage career, from 1911, dramatic leads in rep. co., Kansas City; screen career, 1912 with Selig (" Diverging Paths," " Nan's Victory," " Out of Petticoat Lane," " Carmelita's Revenge," "Adventures of Kathlyn," "The Heart of Texas Ryan"), also featured with Tom Mix in Westerners, with Horsley, first in Cub comedies ("Jerry's Helpless Tangle," Jerry's Gentle Nursing"), then in dramatic leads ("When Avarice Rules," etc.). Recreations, rowing, swimming, golf, tennis, paintings, music. Hght, 5, 6; wght, 137. Home ad., 1028 Overton st., Los Angeles, Cal. CONCORD, Lillian; b. Omaha, Neb.; educ. Univ. of Cal., Univ. of Wis., also studied voice culture in Paris; stage career, "The Kingdom of Destiny," "The Red Widow," "The Midnight Girl," and vaud.; screen career, Frohman ("The Woman in 47"), at present with Universal; rides, swims. Hght., 5, 8; wght., 140; blond hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 340 W. 85th St., N. Y. CONEY, Myrtis; educ. St. Louis; stage career, with Mildred Holland, also stk. ; screen career, Selig, Equitable, World, White Eagle ("The Daughter of the Sea," "The Man Who Found Himself," "The Circle of Mystery," " Cyganie "), O. Henry-General ("The Duplicity of Hargraves"); rides, swims, dances. Hght., 5, 5; wght., 120; dark complexion, black hair, brown eyes. Ad., home, Hotel St. George, B'klyn. COOKE, Ethyle, also ingenue; b. Lynn, Mass., Aug. 4, 1888; educ. Girl's Latin Schl., Boston; stage career, from age of 12, at Boston Museum, later appearing in "The Defender" (mus. com.), "The Little Host," with Pauline Chase, soubrette in " Peggy from Paris," in " Marrying M^ry," " Madame Sherry," etc.; .screen career from 1911, Thanhouser (leads in "Six Cents a Loaf," " Beneath the Sea," " Old Jane of the Gaiety," " The Commuted Sentence," " Saint, Woman and Devil," " The Pillory," " The Candy Girl," " The Fugitive," " Fear of Poverty," etc.); heavy leads with Florence La Badie for yr., Fox (" Patsy "). Recreations, singing, dancing, riding, swimming, embroidering. Hght., 5. 3; wght., 127; light complexion, blond hair, hazel eyes. Home ad., 209 W. 107th st., N. Y. C. COOLING, Maud; b. 1885; stage career, Melbourne MacDowell, Broadhurst 1 season, with Fiske O'Hara " What Happened to Mary?"; screen career, 1 yr. stk., Famous Players ("The Big Sister"), Photo Drama ("The Warning"), Bluebird ("The Boy Girl," "Susan's Gentleman"), Sparkle Comedies ("A Night of Enchantment"). Hght., 5, 4; dark complexion, dark hair. Ad., Jaxon Film Co., N. Y. COOPER, Miriam; b. Baltimore; educ. there and N. Y. Art School; screen career, Reliance-Majestic ("The Birth of a Nation "), Fine Arts ("When Fate Frowned," " Intolerance "), Fox (" The Honor System," " The Silent Lie," " The Innocent Sinner," "Betrayed"); swims, rides; brown eyes, dark hair. Ad., Fox, N. Y. COUDRAY, Peggy; b. N. Y., 1894; educ. St. Helen's Hall, Portland, Ore.; stage career, Baker stock, "The Wall Street Girl," "When Claudia Smiles"; screen career, Universal (" The Remaking of Cactus Maude," " Mabelle of the Pictures," "Across the Line," "The Little Room-mate"). Hght., 5, 1; wght., 108; titian hair, blue eyes; drives car, swims, sings, dances. Ad., home, Edmond Hotel, Los Angeles. COURTOT, Marguerite Gabrielle; b. Summit, N. J., Aug. 20, 1897; educ. N. Y. and Switzerland; early career posing, for Harrison Fisher; screen career, Kalem, 3 yrs. (in " Celebrated Case," etc.), Gaumont ("The Dead Alive," " Feathertop," etc.), Famous Players ("Rolling Stones," "The Kiss"), Arrow ("Crime and Punishment," etc.), France Film Co. ("The Natural Law"), winner of Ansco beauty prize 1915. Recreations, motoring, tennis. Hght., 5, 3lA; wght., 110; light clear complexion, golden brown hair, greenish blue eyes. Home ad., 7 High Bluff Terr., Weehawken, N. J. COWL, Jane; b. Boston; educ. there; stage career, Belasco, "Sweet Kitty Bellairs," "A Grand Army Man," "The Rose of the Rancho," stk., starred in " Within the Law," " Common Clay," and "Lilac Time," of which she was co-author; screen career, Goldwyn ("The Spreading Dawn"); playwright and contributor to magazines. Hght., 5, 7; wght., 126; dark complexion. Studio ad., Goldwyn, Ft. Lee, N. J. CRAIG, Nell; b. Princeton, N. J., 1893; educ. Pennington Seminary; stage career, Savage, Orpheum Stock; screen career, Lubin, Pathe, Essanay (late pictures, " Peter, the Hermit," "The Breaker," "The Trufflers," "The Way of Patience"). Hght., 5, 5; wght., 130; black hair, brown eyes; swims, motors. Ad., Essanay, Chicago. CRAWFORD, Florence; b. Pittsburgh; educ. there; screen career, Reliance-Majestic, Universal (" The Forest Thieves," " The Terror of the Mountains," " Driven by Fate," " The Man Inside"), Fox; swims, rides. Ad., Fox, N. Y. CRUTE, Sally; b. 1893, Chattanooga, Tenn.; educ. Huntsville, Ala.; stage career, lead in "The Deep Purple," "Within the Law," with Douglas Fairbanks in " Officer 666"; screen career, Edison, Lubin, Metro (" The Magic Skin," " The Matchmakers," " Helen of the Chorus," " The Light of the Dusk," " A Wife by Proxy," " The Avenging Trail," " Blue Jeans," "The Awakening of Ruth"), Sidney Olcott Players ("The Belgian"; tennis, motoring, swimming. Hght., 5, 5}4; wght., 130; fair complexion, blond hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, Palisade st., Ft. Lee, N. J.; studio, Yorke-Metro, 645 W. 43d st., N. Y. C. CUNARD, Grace; b. Paris, France; educ. Columbus, O.; stage career, from age of 13, stk., in mus. com.; screen career, Lubin, Bison, Universal ("The Mad Hermit," "The Vanished Jewels," " Mr. Vampire," " The Purple Mask," " Battle of Bull Run," " Unmasked," " The Puzzle Woman," " The Blood of Gladness," "Society's Driftwood"). Blue eyes, fair hair. Studio, Universal City, Cal. CUNARD, Mina; b. Columbus, O., Dec. 16, 1894; educ. there; early career, 3 seasons in circus; screen career, Universal, playing with sister, Grace Cunard (late pictures, " The Precious Jewel," " Sign of the Poppy," " Won by Grit," " The Daring Chance"); rides, swims, dances. Hght., 5, 5; wght., 125, auburn hair, gray eyes. Ad., home, 1628 Los Palmas, Hollywood. CURLEY, Pauline; b. Holyoke, Mass.; educ. private tutor; stage career, at age of 5 entered stock, vaud. coast to coast tour, " A Daddy by Express," scored hit in " Polygamy " 191415; screen career, Powers, Imp, Reliance, Majestic, Kinemacolor, Ramo, Biograph, Crystal, Famous Players, Fox, Brenon ("The Fall of the Romanoffs"), Triangle (" Cassidy," "A Case at Law"), Yorke-Metro (lead with Harold Lo'ckwood in "The Square Deceiver"); rides, swims, draws; played ingenues and leads, mostly society. Hght., 5, 4; wght., 115; light complexion, blond hair, hazel eyes. Home ad., 180 Claremont ave.; studio, Metro, 3 W. 61st St., N. Y. C. D DAHL, Helen; b. 1893; stage career, " Chorus Lady," " Maggie Pepper," " Pair of Sixes,"; screen career, Famous Players, Metro, Lasky-Paramount ("Heart's Desire"), Selznick ("The Secret of the Storm Country"). Hght., 5, 6; light complexion, light hair. Ad., Kirmmse, Inc., 105 W. 40th st., N. Y. DALE, Helene; b. Oklahoma City, 1895; educ. St. Dominic's Villa, Lampasas, Tex.; stage career, ingenue with Boston Stock Co.; screen career, with Federal, Ellanar, lead in ".Two Heroes," leads in Hamilton Features; swims, rides. Hght., 5, 6; wght., 138; light brown hair and eyes. DALTON, Dorothy; b. Chicago, 111., Sept. 22, 1893; educ. Sacred Heart Acad., Chicago; stage career, several seasons in stock, on B. F. Keith's and Orpheum circuits in vaud.; screen career, World ("Across the Atlantic"), All Star Film (" Pierre of the Plains "), Ince (" The Vagabond Prince," " The Weaker Sex," " Chicken Casey," " Female of the Species," "A Gambler in Souls"), Triangle-Ince (" W'ild Winship's Widow," "The Flame of the Yukon"), Ince-Paramount (" The Price Mark," " The Edge of Sin," " Flare-Up Sal "). Recreations, riding, swimming, shooting, plays piano, sings and dances. Hght., 5, 3; wght., 127; dark brown hair, gray eyes. Home ad., 1209 4th ave., Los Angeles, Cal. Studio ad., Ince. DALY, Hazel; screen career, Essanay (" Skinner's Dress Suit," "Skinner's Bubble," "Filling His Own Shoes," "A Corner in Smiths"), Selig ("Tub Brown of Harvard"). Ad., Selig, Chicago, 111. DANA, Viola; also ingenue; b. Brooklyn, 1898; educ. New York; stage career, 11 yrs„ appeared in "Rip Van Winkle," "The Littlest Rebel," "The Poor Little Rich Girl"; screen career, Edison (" The Stoning," " The House of the Lost Court," "The Slavey Student"), Columbia-Metro ("The Gates