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Elizabeth Taylor. a screen test after appearing with great success in a Theatre Guild production in New York. The executives of Metro-Gold wyn- Mayer were so pleased with him that they gave him a contract and an important part in Anchors Aweigh. Other films he has made for them are The Valley of Decision , The Green Years , The Mighty McGurk, The Arnelo Affair and The Romance of Rosy Ridge. Born on March 5th, 1936 in North Holly- wood, he has light brown curly hair and brown eyes. It was the film National Velvet that brought screen fame to Elizabeth Taylor, and she won her role by sheer determination. She had been riding since the age of four but the part of Velvet called for an expert jumper, accomplished enough to be in a steeplechase. So Elizabeth went into rigorous training, and when she felt she was proficient she secured an interview with the producer. He told her that however well she might ride, she was too small, so Elizabeth decided to grow! She ate more than she had ever eaten before, and added two hours’ sleep each night. In three months she had grown three inches and she won the role of Velvet. Bom in London on February 27th, 1932, Elizabeth was sent to her grandparents in America when war broke out. She sings for the first time on the screen in The Rich Full Life. In the “ Blondie ” series of films there are three clever children—Larry Simms and Marjorie Kent who play the parts of Alexander and Cookie, and Danny Mummert who enacts the part of Alexander’s little know-all friend, Alvin. Larry was discovered for the screen after he had been chosen to pose for the cover of a famous American maga- zine. Danny had a remark- able memory when he was only twenty months old and became famous when he was reported in the local paper. He went into vaude- ville, radio and then on to Hollywood. Environment, and not heredity, has played a large part in shaping the life of Richard Lyon. Bom in London on October 8th, 1934, he is the adopted son of Bebe Daniels and Ben The three children who play in the “ Blondie ” series—Marjorie Kent, Danny Mummert and Larry Simms. Richard Lyon, the adopted son of Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon.