The Picture Show Annual (1926)

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153 DUNCAN, William.—Born Dundee. Dark brown hair, dark blue eyes. Height, 5 ft. 10 in. Went to America as a boy, became a physical instructor, and then had a period on the stage before settling down to film work. .Among his screen triumphs is " Smashing Barriers.” DU PONT, Miss.—Born Frankfort, Ky. Blonde hair, blue eyes. Height, 5 ft. 7 in. Beginning as a mannequin, she was induced to take up film work, but it was not till Erich Von Stroheim offered her a big part in “ Foolish Wives ” that she found herself famous. EDDY, Helen Jerome.—Born New York City. Dark brown hair and eyes. Height, 3 ft. 7 in. Entering films without previous acting exj^rience, she won fame for herself in ‘ One Man in a .Million.” EDWARDS, Henry.—Born September 18th, 1882, Weston-super-Mare. Brown hair, grey eyes. Height, 3 ft. 1! in. From the stage he went to the screen in 1913, and contributed a great deal to British pictures as an actor, playwright, and producer. EDWARDS. Snitz.—Has appeared in several excellent films, of which “ Rags to Riches,” “ Souls for Sale.” ” June Madness,’ “ Rosita,” and “ The Thief of Bagdad ” are a few. ELLIS, Robert.—Born Roanoke, Virginia. Directs as well as acts, and as regards the latter first won attention for himself in “ The Tiger’s Claw.” EVANS, Madge.—Born July 1st, 1909, New York City. Before going into film work was a child actress on the stage in this country. Wanted, a Mother ” was one of the pictures m which she appeared with success. FAIR, Elinor.—Born 1902, Richmond, Virginia. Brown hair and eyes. Height, 3 ft. 3 in. In Europe she studied the violin and vocal culture, followed by a period on the stage. Then the ” silent drama ” appealed to her, and finally won fame in ” Kismet.” FAIRBANKS, Douglas.—Born May 23rd, 1883, Denver, Colorado. Black hair, hazel brown eyes. Height, 3 ft. 10 in. Famous for his smile and activity on the screen, he made his film debut in “ The Lamb,” a comedy-drama produced by Triangle. FAIRBANKS. Douglas, Jr.—Has evidently determined to follow in his father’s foot- steps. In his first film,”Stephen Steps Out,” he displayed his talent for screen acting. FAIRBROTHER, Sydney.—Born July 31st, 1873. London. Beginning her screen career in 1913. she has enlivened British pictures with many touches of humour, an excellent example being seen in “ Reveille.” FAIRE, Virginia Brown.—Born 1904, New York. Having won a ” Fame and Fortune” contest organised by an American maga- zine, she was given a five-year contract with Universal, and so entered her first picture, ” Runnin’ Straight.” FARNUM, Dustin.—Born May 27th, 1874, Hamton Beach, N.H. Grey eyes. An expert with the rod and the winner of several fishing trophies, he made his screen hit in ” The Squaw Man.” FARNUM, Franklyn.—Born June 3th, 1883, Boston. Dark hair, brown eyes. Height, 3 ft. 11 in. Real name William Smith, and no relation to the Farnum brothers. In ” The Stranger From Some- where ” he scored his film triumph. FARNUM, William.—^rn July 4th, 1876, Boston. Brown hair, blue eyes. Height, 3 ft. lOi in. To his former stage triumphs he has added man^^ on the screen, notably as Jean Valjean in ’ Les Miserables.” FAWCETT, George.—Born August 24th, I860, Virginia. A veteran actor of the stage who even in films has a number to his name. His most popular portrayal, however, was undoubtedly Dr. McQueen in Barrie s ” Sentimental Tommy.” FAYE, Julia.—Born 1903, Virginia. Brown hair and eyes. Height. 3 ft. 3 in. Upon leaving school she turned at once to film work, and in ” Don Quixote ” proved her worth. FAZENDA, Louise.—Born June 17th, 1893, Lafayette, Ind. Light brown hair, hazel eyes. Height, 3 ft. 3 in. Noted for her screen characterisations of plain, homely girls, she first won success in ” The Kentucky Lady.” FELLOWES, Rockliffe.—Born 1883, Canada. Height, 3 ft. II in. His first ambition was to become a banker, but has since handled quite a lot of money for himself by his film acting, which began in ” Regenera- tion.” FERGUSON, Casson.—Born May 29th, 1891, Alexandria, La. Light brown hair, hazel eyes. Height, 3 ft. lOJ in. Scored several stage successes in New York, London, and Paris, and, being the possessor of a splendid voice, he sang for a time in opera. His first film was ” How Could You, Jean ? ” FERGUSON, Elsie Louise.—Born August 10th, 1883, New York City. Golden brown hair, blue eyes. Height, 3 ft. 6 in. It was at the height of her stage career that Famous-Lasky induced her to try the screen, and her successful debut in ” Barbary Sheep ” proved her film worth. FERGUSON. Helen.-Born July 23rd, 1901, Illinois. Brown hair and eyes. Height, 3 ft. 3 in. She did her first work for the screen in “ Temper,” since when she has scored many other triumphs. FILLMORE, Clyde.—Born Washington. Brown hair, grey eyes. Height, 6 ft. 2 in. After stage fame had come to him, he decided to try picture work, and so began in ” The Millionaire Pirate ” for Universal. FINCH, Flora.—Born England. Dark hair, blue-grey eyes. Height, 3 ft. 3 in. Old picture-goers will remember her opposite the late John Bunny in Vitagraph come- dies. Recently she has turned to drama, in such plays as ” Social Errors.” FLYNN, Maurice B.—Born New York City Brown hair, blue eyes. Height, 6 ft. 3 in. Once a noted football player, he scored a big screen triumph in ” The Silver Horde.” FOOTE, Courtenay.—Born Yorkshire. Studied civil engineering, but gave it up for the stage, afterwards abandoning this also for the screen. One of his recent triumphs on the films was in ” Fas- cination.” FORBES, Ralph.—As Oliver Greenfield in ” The Fifth Form of St. Dominies,” he won instant popularity among large numbers of picturegoers. FORD, Harrison.—Born 1892, Kansas City. Brown hair and eyes. Height, 3 ft. 10 in. Learning there were better opportunities in films, he threw up his stage career and appeared under Famous- Lasky in ” The Crystal Gazer.” FORREST, Allan.—Born 1890, Brooklyn, New York. Black hair, brown eyes. Height, 6 ft. Though he did excellently in ’ Long Live the King,” cinema lovers will best remember him, perhaps, as the leading man in many Mary Miles Minter pictures. Picture Show Annual FORREST, Ann.—Born April 14th, 1897, Denmark. Flaxen hair, blue eyes. Height, 3 ft. 2 in. It was William Farnum, it is said, who named her Ann Forrest, for her real name is Anna Kromamm. She made her first hit in picture work in ” Dangerous Days.” FOX, Lucy.—Brown eyes. Height, 3 ft. 3 in. It was her thrilling stunts and good acting in ” Hurricane Hutch ” that brought her praise from directors and picturegoers alike. FOX, Virginia.—Born 1902, West Virginia. Brown hair and eyes. Height, 3 ft. 1 in. Played for some time in Mack Sennett comedies, and afterwards was opposite Buster Keaton in several of his pictures. FRANCIS, Alec B.—Born London. Grey hair, blue-brown eyes. Height, 3 ft. 11J in. He intended becoming a lawyer, but the stage drew him first. Then Vitagraph, seeing his abilities, started him on a screen career in 1911. FRANCISCO, Betty.—Born Little Rock, Ark. Blonde hair, hazel eyes. Height, 3 ft. 4J in. An artist, admiring her profile, suggested a picture career, which she accordingly took up, afterwards coming to the front in ” The Furnace.” FRAZER, Robert.—Born Worcester, Mass Dark brown hair, brown eyes. Height, 6 ft. For ten years he has acted in films, and his part in ” Fascination ” added enormously to his previous successes. FREDERICK, Pauline.—Born August 12th, 1886, Boston, Mass. Dark brown hair, blue eyes. Height, 3 ft. 4 in. Real name Beatrice Libby. One of the finest dramatic actresses on the screen, who started on the road to film fame in “ Mrs. Dean’s Defence.” FULLER, Dale.—Born Santa Ana, Cali- fornia. Dark hair, brown eyes. Height, 3 ft. 3 in. Erich von Stroheim discovered her. and though she had only a servant part in ” Foolish Wives,” she made it one of the outstanding roles by her acting. GALLERY, Tom.—Born 1896. Brown hair. Someone suggested he should try for the films, and after plodding for months as an extra, he got his big chance in “ The Son of Wallingford.” GARDNER. Shayle.—Born New Zealand. It was his part opposite Alma Taylor in ” Cornin’ Thro’ the Rye ” that brought him into the limelight. GARON, Pauline.—Born Montreal, Canada. Blonde hair, hazel eyes. Height, 3 ft. I in. Ran away from home to get on the stage, succeeded after some failures, and then turned to the screen, her big chance coming to her in ” Sonny.” GENDRON, Pierre.—Bom Toledo, Ohio. A future in his father’s factory had been mapped out for him. but Pierre turned his steps in the direction of a film studio instead, found a part in ’ The World and His Wife,” and so began what looks like a promising film career. GIBSON, Edward ” Hoot.”—Born 1892, Tekamoh, Nebraska. Light hair, blue eyes. Height, 3 ft. 10 in. One of the most expert of cowboys, he was at one time a rough- rider in a circus. Fame was waiting for him when he first turned to films, in ” The Hazards of Helen.” GILBERT, John.—Bom 1893, Logan, Utah. Dark brown hair. Comes of an actii^ family. He began his screen career with Triangle, though it was in ” Should a Woman Tel) ? ” that he had his first important part