Photoplay (Jul - Dec 1927)

QUESTIONS tf ANSWERS Read This Before Asking §luestions You do not have to be a reader of Photoplay to have questions answered in this Department. It is only necessary that you avoid questions that would call for unduly long answers, such as synopses of plays or casts. Do not inquire concerning religion, scenario writing, or studio employment. Write on only one side of the paper. Sign your full name and address; only initials will be published if requested. Casts and Addresses As these often take up much space and are not always of interest to others than the inquirer, we have found it sary to treat such subjects in a different way than other questions. For this kind of information, a stamped, addressed envelope must be sent. It is imperative that these rules be complied with in order to insure your receiving the information you want. Address all inquiries to Questions and Answers, Photoplay Magazine, 221 W. 57th St., New York City. M. M. B., Indianapolis, Ind. — Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., isn't married. He was born Dec. 10, 1910, so you see he's pretty young to be thinking seriously about the girls. Marilyn Miller is married to Jack Pickford, but they are separated. Hence the confusion. L. A. L., New York, N. Y. — I can't say whether, at this moment, John Barrymore is on a yachting trip or not. But as to that little argument with your friend, "no!" Barrymore's wife writes under the name of Michael Strange. Her real name is Blanche Oelrichs. His daughter, Jean, is six years old. L. V. A., Chicago, III. — Victor Varconi was born in Hungary. He is married and lives in Hollywood. Six feet tall and born March 31, 1896. If you like him now, wait until you see him in "The King of Kings." R. R., New York, N. Y— Wallace Reid, not Lou Tellegen, played opposite Geraldine Farrar in the screen version of "Carmen." M. J. R., Mobile, Ala. — Willy Fritsch is the name of the young man in "The WaltE Dream." Pretty nice, eh? E. G. T. — Yes, Kenneth Thompson is somewhat of a newcomer. His first picture was " Risky Business." He is about twentyeight years old and is five feet, eleven inches tall. Novarro Admirer, Fresno, Calif. — Ramon is neither married nor engaged. He was born in Durango, Mexico, Feb. 6, 1899. His name was originally Samaniegos, but he legally changed it to Novarro. "Old Heidelberg" is his latest film. H. T. H., Melbourne, Fla. — Evelyn Brent was the girl who loved and lost Tom Meighan, in "Blind Alleys." A. M., Hawera, New Zealand. — You represent a lesson in faithfulness to all other women. Think of keeping Francis X. Bushman as your favorite movie star for ten long years! Well, in these ten years, Mr. Bushman has been having his troubles. He was divorced from Beverly Bayne and for a long time he didn't appear in pictures but played in vaudeville. Then he came back to the screen in "Ben-Hur" and has been appearing steadily almost ever since. Quite a come-back. Mr. Bushman is forty-two years old. I Clara of Brooklyn. — You are right. "The Scarlet Letter" was produced in 1917 by William Fox. Mary Martin and Stuart Holmes played the leading roles. Josephine, Memphis, Tenn. — Gary Cooper is twenty-six years old and issix feet, two inches tall. He has dark blue eyes and black hair. Address him at the Paramount Famous Lasky Studios, Hollywood, Calif. Ellen W., Chicago, III. — Mr. Dix never has told me what sort of girls he likes. He is not married — nor engaged. Richard is six feet tall and has dark brown eyes and hair to match. He was born July 18, 1895. Yictor McLaglen, Rod La Rocque and Monte Blue are all over six feet tall, but the average for the men is an inch or so under six feet. As for the girls, Betty Blythe, Alma Rubens and Anna Q. Nilssen are five feet, seven inches. Most of the girls are about five feet, three inches. Nata Spirina, Harbin, China. — I am glad I don't have to answer your letter in Russian. Your English is remarkably good. Joseph Schildkraut was born in Vienna, Austria, Oct. 9, 1896. He was educated in Vienna, Berlin and Hamburg, and played on the stage in Europe before coming to this country. He is married to Elise Bartlett, an American stage actress. R. T. P., Notts, England.— "Old Heidelberg" was produced in 1915 by the Fine Arts-Triangle Company. Dorothy Gish and Wallace Reid were Kathe and the Prince. The title of "Love Me and the World Is Mine" has been changed to "Viennese Lovers." Betty Compson was born March 18, 1897. Honey Lou, Miami, Fla. — Corinne Griffith was born in Texarkana, Texas, in 1901. She has blue eyes and light brown hair. Five feet, three inches tall and weighs 120 pounds. M. K., San Francisco, Calif. — That's Neil Hamilton's real name. Address him at the Paramount Famous Lasky Studios, Hollywood, Calif. IN writing to the stars for pictures, Photoplay advises you all to be careful to enclose twenty-five cents. This covers the cost of the photograph and postage. The stars are all glad to mail you their pictures, but the cost of it is prohibitive unless your quarters are remitted. The younger stars cannot afford to keep up with these requests unless you help them. You do your share and they'll do theirs. J. E. D., Dodge City, Kans. — Do you know that your town furnished the background for many of the old Bill Hart pictures? Bill collected his stories from the adventures of the pioneers of Dodge City. Live and learn. I am not going to say whether Clara Bow is really engaged or not. It is too uncertain. But at the time this is written, she is not married. Jack Mulhall is married to Evelyn Winans, and Louise Brooks to Edward Sutherland. Madge Bellamy is not married; she is twenty-four years old. Malcolm McGregor played with Colleen Moore in "It Must Be Love." He's married. And John Roche's hair is naturally curly. M. P. S., Cedar Falls, Iowa. — I am one lone person and not a whole row of typewriters. And, honestly, I read your letter — every word of it. William Collier, Jr., is his real name. He has black hair and brown eyes. Not married. His next pictures are "Convoy" and "The Sunset Derby." Write to him in care of First National Pictures, Burbank, Calif. He's an American and his father was a famous stage comedian. Betty Bronson is twenty. Barry Norton isnotmarried. Nor is Raymond Keane. Keane has brown eyes and black hair. Fred Thomson has brown hair. And that is Bebe Daniels' real name. Margaret Morris was the feminine interest in "The Magic Garden." Whew! M. B. F., Rotterdam, N. Y. — Blanche Sweet's family name is Alexander. She was known in England as Daphne Wayne when she first appeared in movies. Now she is Mrs. Marshall Neilan. Laura La Plante was born in St. Louis, Mo. Rin-tin-tin and Strongheart are both very much alive. Charleston, W. Va. — Ruth Roland is in the real-estate business and only makes pictures every now and then — for the fun of it. She is the Hetty Green of the film colony. Pearl White is living abroad. Yes, Ralph Forbes does look like the Prince of Wales. Married to Ruth Chatterton, the stage actress. Mary Pickford is thirty-four years old and Douglas Fairbanks is ten years older. Do your own adding. Address them at the Pickford-Fairbanks Studio, Hollywood, Calif. Ruth, Los Angeles, Calif. — Here we are again ! William Boyd is about twenty-six years old and married to Elinor Fair. Write to him at the De Mille Studios, Culver City, Calif. Z. S., Chicago, III. — The man who played the preacher in "The Sensation Seekers" was Raymond Bloomer. [ continued on page 92 ] 89