Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1930)

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Read This Before Asking Questions 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 playa 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 necessary 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. Anne M. O'Brien, Marblehead, Mass. — On behalf of you and fifty million other palpitating females, I be,' to announce that the young man who played Biffin "So This Is College" and the American in "Three Live Ghosts" is Robert Montgomery. He seems to be the hero of the hour. Patsy R. — Colleen Moore is married to John McCormick, who is probably getting lots of fan mail intended for John McCormack, the Irish tenor. John, the warbler, recently made his first talkie, " Song o' My Heart." You must see that one. T)HOTOPLAY ■* addresses with printing a list of studio the names of the stars located at each one. Don't forget to read over the list on page 110 before writing to this department. In writing to the stars for photographs PHOTOPLAY advises you to enclose twentyfive cents, to cover the cost of the picture and postage. The stars, who receive hundreds of such requests, cannot afford to comply with them unless you do your share. Hathe Estabrooks, Sanford, Me. — Gary Cooper contributed a brief but memorable bit to "Wings" as Cadet While. He made such an impression that — well, look at him now ! V. Larson, Cadillac, Mich. — That breezy young go-getter who played Freddie Gilmore in "Honky Tonk" is George Duryea. He's 26 years old, 6 feet tall, black-haired and blue-eyed — and he blushes if you say anything nice to him. Dorothy Lee is the cute little trick who made a hit as Dolly in " Rio Rita." She was born in Hollywood about seventeen years ago and came into the limelight with Fred Waring's orchestra. Watch for her in "Radio Revels." E. S., Lorain, Ohio. — The much-beloved Wally Reid died Jan. 18, 1923. Many young men have been groomed to fill his place, but none has succeeded. Irving Thalberg,M-G-M's little Napoleon, is Norma Shearer's one and only matrimonial venture. That good-looking lad is William Bow to you, sir, but Cousin Bill to Clara. The neighbors in Union Hill, N. J., had no idea that little Gussie Apfel would turn into Lila Lee. Mary Cameron, Hot Springs, Va. — Charles Farrell and Charles Morton have both played opposite Janet Gaynor — but unless that makes them blood brothers they're not related. Dick Barthehness calls Mary Hay "ex-wife" and Jessica Sargent "wife." The leading man in "Girl Overboard" signs checks Fred Mackaye. Fonz Berry, Atlanta, Ga. — If you want to put up a bronze tablet at Ralph Graves' birthplace the spot is Cleveland, Ohio, and the date June 9, 1900. He's 6 feet, 1 inch tall, weighs 170 pounds, has brown hair and blue eyes, and is married to Virginia Goodwin. Arthur Lake was born in 1905 and has reached an altitude of 6 feet since then. Jeanne Louise Stephenson, Goshen, Ind. — You just bet Bebe Daniels really sang in " Rio Rita." That voice of Bebe's brought her back with a bang. Her birth certificate gives January 14, 1901, as the Big Day and she's 5 feet, i^/i inches tall. The much-envied lady who calls herself Mrs. John Boles used to be Marcelite Dobbs. Billy Haines and Polly Moran were only gagging about that engagement. 98 Lawrence Pilcher, Montreal, Canada. — The junior Fairbanks tips the scales at 150 and you'd have to be more than 6 feet tall to eat pie off his head. Richard Talmadge is 33 years old, 5 feet, 9 inches tall, and weighs 175 pounds. His fans are wailing because he hasn't made a picture since "The Bachelor Club," in 1928. M. C, McComb, Miss. — Mona Maris, who knows how to pronounce Buenos Aires because she was born there, played opposite Warner Baxter in "Romance of Rio Grande." Jack Pickford used to be known as Mary Pickford's kid brother. Nick Lucas is an Italian, but he was born in Newark, N. J., just the same. N. C. C, Denver, Colo. — Guess we'll have to get out a Gaynor-Farrell issue. Half the questions this month seem to be about Janet and Charlie. Janet made her very first appearance in Philadelphia, Pa., on October 6, 1906, and although it's 23 years since then, she's still in the 5-foot, 96-pound bantam-weight class. Charlie got four years head start and grew to 6 feet 2, and 170 pounds. Onset Bay, Mass., is his home town. Both have brown eyes, but P. D. Q., Oxford, Ala. — Where else would Jack Oakic be born but in Missouri? Sedalia, if you're a demon for detail. It all happened on November 12, 1903. The boy grew older and is now 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds. His hair is sandy, his eyes are blue and his face is funny — but how they love it! Mary Nolan, on the other hand, has anything but a funny face. She's beauteous, blonde and blue-eyed and has been that way ever since December 18, 1905. Helen Allen, Fort Worth, Tex. — Doris Kenyon, who sings in seven languages when she isn't making pictures or being Mrs. Milton Sills, played the part of Clive Brook's wife in "Interference." Randi Molver, Petersburg, Alaska. — How could Billie Dove's parents guess, on May 14, 1903, that their red-faced infant would grow up to be one of the loveliest stars of a then unknown art? Billie is 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs 114 pounds. She and her director husband, Irvin Willat, have agreed to disagree. Ramon Novarro is 5 feet, 10 inches tall and a confirmed bachelor. M. F. R., Newport, R. I.— Syd Chaplin doesn't make pictures any more. He's in England. His brother, Charlie, makes about one a decade. Joan Crawford goes Western in her next, "Montana Moon." Mildred Sheetz, Shelbyville, Ky. — "The Big Party," which sounds like the sequel to a certain Bow epic, is Sue Carol's latest. On the Farrell thatch is brown, while the Gaynor, January 17, 1902, the folks in Malmo, Sweden, locks are a rich auburn. L. W., Springfield, Pa. — After being the recipient of the kiss in Garbo's picture of that name, lucky Lew Ayres drew the coveted lead in "All Quiet on the Western Front." Barry Norton has signed a contract with Paramount, so you may hope to see him again soon. Unless, of course, they confine him to foreign versions. Catherine Waymire, Englewood, Ohio. — The picture "Sally, Irene and Mary," was made in 1925, with Connie Bennett as Solly, Joan Crawford as Irene and Sally O'Neil as Mary. Just try to get 'em all into one picture now! The little girl in "The Dummy" is known to her playmates as Vondell Darr. Jackie Coogan is all grown up and attending Hollywood openings now. held a fiesta — or the Swedish equivalent — to celebrate the arrival of Nils Asther. Another big event took place on November 19, 1906 — the very first birthday of Nancy Carroll. Nancy is married to Jack Kirkland, who scribbles things for stage and screen. Freda Diamond, Brooklyn, N. Y. — Greta Gustafsson, who will figure in the history books as Garbo, the Great, has never married. Neither has Marion Davies, who arrived in this world as Marion Douras. Betty Compson's name is just that unless you want to call her Mrs. James Cruze. Imogene Wilson changed her luck when she changed her name to Mary Nolan. She's single. Janet Gaynor became Mrs. Lydell Peck not long ago. And Bill Powell went back to bachelorhood when he and Eileen Wilson got a divorce. [ please turn to page 100 1