Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1930)

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What a discovery! This simple, scientific care of the skin, according to its age, is Barbara Gould's great triumph. All conveniently priced at $1.00 at leading department and drug stores. Write for free booklet "Any Woman Can Look lovelier" 392 Fifth Avenue, New York Questions and Answers I CONTINUED FROM PAGE 98 ] Katheryn Quarles, East Point, Ga. — Frederic March will be 32 years old Aug. 31 if my arithmetic is correct, since his birthdate is 1898. He's married to Florence Eldndge, a Broadway actress now in films, too. Mary Brian is 22 and unmarried as yet, but a lot of young men have hopes. Charles Gordon, Trenton, N. J. — It is being rumored by some of our best rumorers thatLoisMoranand Mickey Neilan (the former Mr. Blanche Sweet) are ca-razy about each other. Lois, who was born on March 11, 1909, has blonde hair, blue-gray eyes, is 5 feet, 1J^ inches in height and stays around 118 pounds. Joseph Wagstaff left his home town, Detroit, Mich., to go on the stage and thence in to movies. He has black hair and eyes, is married and there's a young Wagstaff to call him father. Nina Raines, Winton, New Zealand. — So you go for the Brooklyn Bonfire and the Kansas Kollegian? Clara's name is Clara Gordon Bow and she was born in Brooklyn, N. Y. Buddy's is Charles Rogers; he was born in Olathe, Kansas, 25 years ago; he's still single and he likes June Collyer. Betty Ward, Cincinnati, Ohio. — That very snappy little girl who took the part of Bee in "Sunny Side Up" was Marjorie White, and I'm keeping an eye on her. A. C. G., Charleston, W. Va— John Gilbert is 32 years old. Whoever told you Mary Pickford was 70 was just 34 years wrong. Vilma Banky is married to Rod LaRocque and likes it. Marguerite, Winnipeg, Canada. — Count Tullio Carminati di Brambilla was born In Zara Dalmazia, Italy, 33 years ago. He's 5 feet, 11 inches tall and is at present making a huge hit in a New York stage play called " Strictly Dishonorable." Paul Lukas used to spell his name Lukacs back in Budapest, Hungary. Adley Landry, Port Arthur, Tex. — "Marianne" gave Lawrence Gray his first big phonoplay role and he scored mightily. Raymond Hackett was born in New York Citv, July 15, 1904. He's 5 feet, 11 inches tall, weighs 146 pounds, has light brown hair and blue eyes, and his latest picture is " Footlights and Fools." Raquel Torres is 21 years old, Audrey Ferris 20, and H. B. Warner 52. Ann Mitchell, Glen Ridge, N. J. — Welcome back! The lead in "Hard to Get" was played by Edmund Burns, who was born in Philadelphia in 1892, entered pictures in 1918 and has black hair and grey eyes. Ronald Colman's latest is "Condemned." A. K., Mexico, Me. — Anita Page's mother is English and her father Spanish-French. Tom Mix was born near El Paso, Tex. That personable young man who played the chauffeur in "The Single Standard" is Robert Castle, who was brought over from Germany just before Hollywood went talkie. Edward Nugent was the young reporter in "The Bellamy Trial." Mrs. John Utshek, Sacramento, Calif. — Yep — Charles Bickford really has red hair — and when I say red I don't mean auburn. He's 6 feet, 1 inch tall, weighs 185 pounds and is married. It wouldn't surprise me if Olive Borden and George O'Brien looked up a minister soon. Norman Kerry was Patsy Ruth Miller's boy friend in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." Bill Haines and Anita Page played together in "Telling the World" and "Speedway." Their latest is "Navy Blues." R. W., Norman, Oexa. — Wrong, my dear. Ruth Chatterton did play in "Sins of the Fathers." She was elegant, too. Lily O'Brien, Lufkin, Tex. — Conrad Nagel heroed in that big IT epic "Three Weeks," and Mme. Glyn made bim paste his ears back. The war picture you're thinking of was "The New Commandment," with Blanche Sweet and Ben Lyon. Aileen Pringle and John Gilbert emoted together in "The Wife of the Centaur." I. Bryden, Vancouver, B. C. — Hold on — here's the Oakie pedigree. Jack was born in Sedalia, Mo., 26 years ago. He's now 5 feet, 10 inches tall, weighs 150 pounds and has blue eyes and sandy hair. He takes Gwen Lee out when she isn't engaged to Charlie Kaley. C. D. C, Wilmington, Del. — Arthur Lake played the part of Speed in "The Air Circus" and suffered over his Phantom Sweetheart in "On with the Show." David Rollins was Buddy in "The Air Circus." Arthur is 24, hails from Corbin, Ky., is 6 feet tall, single and has light hair and blue eyes. David was born in Kansas City, Mo., is 5 feet, 10><> inches tall, has black hair and blue eyes and is a hardened old bachelor of twenty summers. Juliet Foley, Oak Park, III. — Lovely Ann Harding is 5 feet, 2 inches tall and weighs 106 pounds. Have you seen her in "Her Private Affair"? M. D., New Orleans, La. — I suspect you of knowing more about Give Brook already than I do— but here you are: he was born June 1, 1891, is 5 feet, 11 inches tall, and has gre eyes. His wife's name is Mildred Evelyn. You'll find a story on him in the March, 1928, Photoplay, and you'll see him next in "The Laughing Lady." Vera Atwood, Ontario, Canada. — Sorry I've been slighting you, Vera. I'm really very fond of Canadians except that they ask more questions than anyone else. Here are a few of your compatriots: Pauline Garon, Walter Huston, Barbara Kent, the Pickfords, Walter Pidgeon, Marie Prevost, Norma Shearer, Fay Wray and Mack Sennett. Ernestina Hoffman, Detroit, Mich. — Bill Haines, wise-cracker on and off, made his first big success in "Brown of Harvard," so now he's doing a talkie called "The Girl Said No," in which Leila Hyams heroines. And Anita Page, who's been teamed with Bill lately, has been cast opposite Buster Keaton in " Free and Easy." Ruth Lee Taylor was born Jan. 13, 1907. If she hadn't left her home town, Grand Rapids, Mich., you'd almost be neighbors. Mrs. G. L., Newark, N. J. — On the level, I tried to answer your letter sooner. Norma Shearer had long hair in "The Last of Mrs. Cheyney. " K. G., Bardstown, Ky. — "The Plastic Age" was filmed in 1926 and in the leads were Donald Keith and Clara Bow, who was then going places with Gilbert Roland. Mrs. R. C. Sommers, Morristown, N. J. — Remember Winifred Bryson, who used to play vamps? She's the wife of Warner Baxter, who hails from Columbus, Ohio. Anxious Ann, Toledo, Omo.— Alexander Gray is a widower in his early thirties and he plays the piano and sings and, I shouldn't be surprised, could yodel, too. [ please turn to pace 102 ] Every advertisement in PHOTOPLAY MAGAZINE is guaranteed.