Photoplay (Jul-Dec 1926)

STUDIO NEWS 6? GOSSIP King and his Queen! Eleanor Boardman and King Vidor were married at the home of Marion Davies recently. From left to right we have: Irving Thalberg, Mr. Vidor, Rev. E. P. Ryland, Mrs. Vidor, Miss Davies, George Van Cleve and John Gilbert. This was the first of a parade of September movie colony weddings His name is Measles, because he's easy to catch. Everywhere Carol Dempster goes, Measles goes too. He has that Adolphe Menjou expression around his eyes IT is Eleanor Boardman Vidor now. The marriage of Miss Boardman and King Vidor took place at the home of Marion Davies recently. Of course, no one was surprised. And yet again, there were those who predicted that the wedding would never take place. Florence Vidor was in New York when word of the marriage arrived. After all, Florence and King had been genuinely in love with one another, and even though it is all in the past, it wasn't exactly pleasant. But George Fitzmaurice is Florence's constant and devoted suitor, so why shouldn't everyone concerned wish each other happiness? BY the time you read this, Doris Kenyon and Milton Sills may be starring — we said "starring" not "sparring" — partners for life. Anyway, it won't be long now before Milton and Doris are married at Miss Kenyon's home in the Adirondacks. And it ought to be a happy marriage. Doris and Milton have plenty of common sense and plenty of tastes in common. "QASH AND CARRY" PYLE tells a funny one on "Red" ^■'Grange. When "Red" started work at the studio, the producers proceeded to treat him like a regular movie star. So they engaged an orchestra to play on the set. However, "Red" didn't pay much attention to the music and so, after several days, Mr. Pyle asked him if he had any suggestions to make about music. "What music?" asked Grange. THERE is a Samuel Goldwyn, Jr., now. For three days after little Sam made his debut into this world, Goldwyn, pcre, never even mentioned "The Winning of Barbara Worth." Frances Howard Goldwyn is completely happy, because she had hoped for a boy. And everyone in Hollywood has showered the Goldwyns with congratulations. ALTOGETHER it was a busy week for Marion Davies. On one day, she gave a small and quiet dinner party for Lady Ravensdale. The next day was Rudolph Valentino's funeral in Hollywood, with Marion escorting Pola Negri through the 46 ordeal. Then the Goldwyn baby was born and Marion and Mrs. Goldwyn are great friends. And the following day the Boardman-Vidor wedding was celebrated at Marion's home. THE stork seems to have a busy season ahead of him. Among the Hollywood celebrities who it is said are keeping the window open and anxiously awaiting his arrival are Mr. and Mrs. Herb Rawlinson, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hughes and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thomson (Frances Marion, peer of all scenario writers). The Thomsons, I am informed, have denied to some that they are expecting the stork and admitted it to others, so you can take your choice here. With the Rawlinsons and Hugheses, there is no question, for they all very happily admit it. T MET my good friend Nick Grinde amiably munching apfelstrudel in Henry's cafe the other noon. Nick is assistant director to that clever Monta Bell and, if you will take my word for it, one is the perfect complement to the other. "Who," said I to Nick, "is the girl over there," thinking that Nick knew everyone in the business. He did. "She's the girl who ran for the doctor in 'The Birth of a Nation'," replied Nick, and his mouth closed over a forkful of strudel. That goes in the niche next to Ben Lyon's "he played the title in 'The Poisoned Gumdrop'." RUDOLPH VALENTINO'S will caused wide comment. He left his fortune, estimated at over a million dollars, to be divided equally among his sister Maria, his brother Alberto and Mrs. Teresa Werner. Mrs. Werner is the aunt of Natacha Rambova, Rudie's second wife. And these three were, perhaps, the most deserving persons Rudie ever had known. It was Mrs. Werner who was Rudie's staunch and loyal friend during the most unhappy days of his life — his separation from Natacha. That he remembered her so generously is only another indication of the greatness and loyalty of Rudie's heart.