Picture Play Magazine (Mar-Aug 1927)

Advertising Section 119 Marie Prevost is five feet four inches, and weighs one hundred and twenty-three pounds. Maizes Durni. — No, Maizie, Jerry the Giant is not a midget from a circus, but a little boy named Jerry Madden. Oh, no, his elephant doesn't bite — it's a nice tame elephant. Yes, you can get an answer more quickly, and in more detail, by sending a stamped return envelope. Justa Tomboy. — I ought to sign myself Justa Hardworker. I've been trying to dig up some information about Gene Stratton, but T. B. O., the company for which she works, is unable to tell me anything about her except what we all know — that she is Gene Stratton-Porter's granddaughter. The other players in "The Keeper of the Bees" were Clara Bow, Alyce Mills, Robert Frazer, Josef Swickard, and Martha Mattox. You can doubtless reach Gene Stratton at the F. B. O. studio, 780 G'ower Street, Hollywood. The Donor of Olive Thomas' Photo. —Please accept the most grateful thanks of The Girl from the Windy City, to whom the photo was finally sent, after great delay on my part. By the time she had sent me her address, I had mislaid the picture, but at last found it and sent it to her. Xicky. — I have such a hard life ! Fans are always getting interested in new players about whom the companies for which they work know nothing. Jerry Miley, for instance ! He is not under contract to any one film company — therefore none of the companies for which he has made pictures has troubled to acquire his biography. He played not long ago in "Bred in Old Kentucky,"' with Viola Dana, for F. B. O., in "Finger Prints" for Warner Brothers, in "Easy Pickings" for First National, and in "The Understanding Heart" for M.-G.-M. I don't know what address to suggest for him. See A Rudolph Valentino Fax for your other answers. By all means, write me again. Both the postman and I have to earn cur livings. John Bowers can be reached care of Producers Distributing Corporation, Culver City, California. A Fax of All the Stars. — It must be hard work to keep up with them all — I find it so, anyhow. William Powell was born in Pittsburgh, July 29, 1892. He was formerly married to Eileen Wilson. He gives his height as six feet, and weight as one hundred and sixty pounds. John Patrick was born in Michigan; he is six feet tall, weighs one hundred and seventy pounds, and is married to Mildred La Rue. Arlette Marchal and Jetta Goudal both claim France as their birthplace ; both are in their early twenties, and both are brunettes. Elaixe Iversox. — It's simply amazing how fast James Hall has jumped into the film limelight! A year and a half ago he began playing in pictures, after having been "discovered" in the Broadway stage production, "The Matinee Girl." Since then he has played in "The Campus Flirt" opposite Bebe Daniels, in "Stranded in Paris''-^ also with her — in "Hotel Imperial" with Pola Negri, and in "Love's Greatest Mistake" with Josephine Dunn — and already questions are pouring in about him. He is under contract to Famous Players. His real name is James Hamilton, and he comes from Texas. Diaxa. — Aren't you breathless, though, with your terse questions? You ask, when is Ronald Colman going to Europe, and on what steamer ! He hasn't even planned to go, so far as I know, much less en gaged passage. He has been steadily busy, and has lately been making "King Harlequin." Colman is his real name. A Fourfold Fax. — I knew a fourfold fan once — the four folds were all in her chin. Valentino was born May 6, 1895 ; he died last August 23d. Pola Negri was born January 4 — I don't know the year. William Haines was born January 1, 1900. Mary Brian was born in 1908. You can procure back numbers of Picture Play by sending in twenty-five cents in stamps for each issue wanted. The address is given on the contents page. I can't tell you the weekly salaries of film players ; that is something between them and the film companies for which they work. Just a Fax. — But what a lot of questions you ask, over that modest signature ! Any information I have about Alary Pickford ! What a large order ! You wouldn't go to your butcher, would you, and say, "Send me all your steaks?" Anyhow, Alary was born in Toronto, April 8, 1893, and was christened Gladys Smith. She began playing on the stage at the age of five. She was once Mrs. Owen Moore, but is now, of course, married to Doug Fairbanks. Greta Garbo was born in 1906. Joan Crawford used to be known as Lucille Le Sueur, until Metro-Goldwyn conducted a contest for a new7 name for her. She has blue eyes and black hair. Lloyd Hughes was born in Bisbee, Arizona, October 21, 1897; Ben Lyon, in Atlanta, Georgia. February 6, 1901 ; Jack Mulhall, October 7. 1891, in New York City; James Hall, in Texas. Louise Fazenda was born in Indiana in 1895. Joseph Black. — Yes, Ramon Novarro and Kathleen Key finished that much-disputed film version of "The Rubaiyat" several years ago. It was shown in 1925 under the title. "A Lover's Oath," as an independent States-rights picture. At least, it was shown in a projection room — I haven't heard of it since. It seems there was quite a legal tangle, in the making of that picture, between the financial backer, the producer, the director, and others. I don't think Lillian Gish appeared in any picture with Wallace Reid except "The Birth of a Nation." and in that Wally had just a minor role. That was a D. W. Griffith picture, with Mae Marsh. Miriam Cooper, Robert Harron, H. B. Walthall, Ralph Lewis, and Alary Alden in important roles. Eve J. Robixsox. — What do you do in your spare time — when }-ou're not writing letters, I mean? Warner Baxter was born in Ohio, and started his career in the insurance business. He was then on the stage for fourteen years — in stock, in vaudeville, and on Broadway. He is married to Winifred Bryson. Just Berxice. — It's a joy to get letters like yours that I can answer without having to phone every one in. New York for information. There are no Gloria Swanson fan clubs that I know of. One joins a correspondence club simply by writing to the address given, and expressing your wish to become a member. Herbert Hexry Buxz. — I am ever so grateful for the information that Willie Fritsch was born in Berlin, January 27, 1900. and for his personal address, Kaiserdamm 95, Berlin. As you say, it is almost impossible in America to get personal data about foreign stars. E. V. Kixg. — Addresses of film players with permanent addresses are listed at the end of this department each month. Herman Griffix. — See E. V. King. 21 JEWEL ~ Extra Thin STUDEBAKER The Insured. 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