The Picture Show Annual (1928)

Picture Show Annual 149 having played with the late Sarah Bern- hardt. The screen first brought him fame in " The Ten Commandments," and " The Faun " and " The Princess and the Clown " are two more pictures. Born Pyrenees. France. Blonde hair, blue eyes. Height. 6 ft. DESMOND. William—One of the fighting Irishmen of the screen who was born in Dublin. Went to the States as an infant. His film triumphs include : " The Meddler " and " Tongues of Scandal." Height, 5 ft. II in. Black hair, blue eyes. DESNI, Xenia.—Daughter of a former Russian officer, she was forced by cir- cumstances, following the revolution, to earn her living as a dancer. Then a screen opportunity came her way and she was given a part in " The Walt7 Dream." DEVORE, Dorothy.—Formerly choir singer, cabaret dancer and vaudeville artiste, her films include : " How Baxter Butted In," His Majesty Bunker Bean " and " The Gilded Highway." Born 1902. Fort Worth. Brown hair and eyes. Height. 5 ft. 2 in. DEXTER, Elliott.—Childish ambitions to- wards acting reached fulfilment in the triumphs he achieved on stage and screen. " The Fast Set " and " Stella Maris " are among his films. Born Houston, Texas. Dark hair. DUNBAR, Dorothy—Born Colorado Springs. She began in films by playing bits at first, and quickly rose to leading lady. " Fig Leaves," " Siberia " and " The Amateur Gentleman " are three of her pictures. DU PONT, Miss—Really Patty Hannan and once a dress designer who was given an introduction to ihe screen in " Lom- bard!, Ltd." Others to be added are " Raffles," " Good and Naughty " and " Mantrap." Born Frankfort, Kentucky. Blonde hair, dark blue eyes. Height, 5 ft. 7 in. DUVEEN, Loma.—The Nottingham girl who in a night rose from movie extra to leading woman in Hollywood films. As an extra in " The Making of O'Malley " and a few other pictures, she did so well that she was made leading woman in " The Knockout." DIX, Richard.—Otherwise Ernest Brimmer, which is his real name, he made his screen debut in " Not Guilty." Among later films are " The Quarterback," " Paradise for Two" and " Knockout Reiley." Height, 6 ft. Brown hair and eves. Born St. Paul, Minn.. 1894. DOVE Billie.—A film producer saw her in a Boston theatre, and being impressed by her acting induced her to take up film work. Her recent pictures include " The Sensation Seekers," " Beauty in Chains " and " The Show World." Born New York Gty. Dark brown hair and eyes. DOWNS. Johnny.—When nine years old— he is still under twelve—was given some screen tests ».t the Hal Roach studios. Came through with flying colours, and is now adding fun and mischief to " Our Gang " comedies. DRESSER, Louise.—Starting her acting career on the music halls, she was per- suaded by Pauline Frederick to take up screen work. Her role in " Mr. Wu provides evidence of her talent. DUFFY, Jack.—When Mary Pickford was acting on the stage, he was in some of the same plays, too. Later on his sister, Kate Price, the weH-known film come- dienne, helped him to get into pictures. *" Ella Cinders " and " Uppercuts " are two of them. Born Providence. R.I. EARLE, Edward.—A skilled aviator and racing motorist, he took up film work in the early days with the Edison Company, and has since played for others. Made a great hit in O. Henry stories and also in Why Women Love." Born Toronto. Canada. Brown hair. Height. 5 ft. I li ins. EDESON, Robert.—Famous both on the stage and screen, was born New Orleans. Some of his many film triumphs were scored in " Eve's Leaves," " The Volga Boatman," " Luck " and " You are Guilty." EDWARDS, Henry.—Has won numerous honours on the scieen not only as an actor but as producer and playwright, too. Quite recently starred in " The Flag Lieutenant." Born Weston-super-Mare. September 18th, 1882. Brown hair, grey eyes. Height, 5 ft. 11 in. EDWARDS. Snitz.—Born in Hungary, was taken by his parents to America, and there became in turn a jockey, clog- dancer, stage character ^actor and film artiste. Recently in ' The Splendid Road," " The Red Mill." and " The GeneraL" ELSOM, Isobel.—With quite a lot of stage successes in this country to her credit, she took up a picture career, and has played numerous parts in " The Awaken- ing," " Human Law," and others. Born Cambridge, March 16th, 1894. Fair hair, blue eyes. ELTZ, Theodore Von.—Making his screen debut with May Allison in " Extrava- gance," he has acted in many pictures, including " The Speed Girl," " The Fourteenth Lover, ' and " Paint and Powder." Had originally planned to be a doctor. ERROL, Leon.—The female impersonator who more than fifteen years ago started his stage career in Australia. Later, he went to the States to play as a comedian and in films has appeared in " Sally," " Gothes Make the Pirate," and " The Lunatic at Large." EVANS, Madge.—Will be remembered by some as a child favourite in many old films. One of her recent pictures is Winning Through." Some years ago appeared on the stage in this country. Born July 1st. 1909, New York Citv. FAIRBANKS. Douglas— After seeing " The Birth of a Nation," became so interested in the silent drama that he left the stage. Since then has literally jumped from one screen success to another. Two of. these are " The Thief of Bagdad," and " The Black Pirate." Born Denver, Colorado, May 23rd. 1883. Height, 5 ft. 10 in. Black hair, hazel brown eyes. FAIRBANKS, Douglas. Jr.—Born Decem- ber 9th. 1910, he made his screen debut in " Stephen Steps Out," and has since appeared in " Stella Dallas," " Padlocked," and " Women Love Diamonds." Fair hair, blue eyes. FAIRBANKS. Flobelle — Niece of the famous Douglas. Under the name of Florence Fair played extra roles, but in " Sunya" she had the role of Gloria Swanson's sister, and adopted her own name again. FAIRBANKS, William—No relation to Douglas of the same name, though William, too, has proved himself to be a fine athlete and daring artiste. Two recent examples of his work are " Flying High," and ' When Danger Calls." FAIRBROTHER. Sydney.—A popular British comedienne who first took to acting on the stage in 1890. Made her screen debut twenty-five years later, and has appeared in " A Sister to Assist "Er," " Nell Gwyn," and others. Born London, Julv 31st. 1873. FAIRE, Virginia Brawn—Born 1904. she began her screen career at the age of six- teen, first appearing in " Runnin' Straight." Her other films include " Frenzied Flames," " Desert Valley," and " The Temptress."