Screenland (May–Oct 1927)

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SCREENLAND 103 Ask Me — Continued from page 4 Sally in our Alley. Somebody's dream girl — are you? Well, you know the answer to that — I don't. Marceline Day, Eleanor Boardman, Joan Crawford and Sally O'Neil can be reached at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Culver City, Cal. Louise Brooks at Paramount Studios, Hollywood, Cal. Madge Kennedy is not making pictures now. William (Buster) Collier Jr., First National Studios, Burbank, Cal. Vilma Banky can be addressed care Samuel Goldwyn Productions, Culver City, Cal. Joan Crawford, Constance Bennett and Sally O'Neil were the three sprightly girls in "Sally, Irene, and Mary". Eddie B. of LeRoy. Many thanks for your greetings and good wishes. You like Tom Mix and his horse Tony? And you wish Tony knew about it too? Well, let's get some of this admiration across to Tom and I'm sure, the good scout that Tom is, he will tell Tony. Why don't you write to Tom at Fox Studios, Hollywood, Cal.? Mary E. of Jersey City. Do I think you are right? Ah! that's the question, do I. Now to be very confidential, Norma Shearer says she is riot engaged and I might add, she says she is not married either. Yes, Gloria Swanson attended the opening of the Roxy Theatre in N. Y. City, showing her picture, "The Love of Sunya". Patsy of St. Louis. You are right, the first time — there's only one Lon Chaney; "man of a thousand faces," he may be stern looking, but he is really a very gentle person. His home is Colorado Springs, Colo. Would you ever think he had been, at one time, an interior decorator? He was so! But his "natural hankering to be an actor," led him to the screen. I have heard that he is a famous cook — "he only cooks when the spirits moves him," says his wife, "but you ought to taste his roast duck!" He has a grown-up son. You can address him at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Culver City, Cal. Mabel. "Ain't it awful?" No trouble at all, but do you know, you never told me just which one you were? Buck Jones was born in Vincennes, Ind. Allene Ray C[ James Gleason, author of "Is Zat So?" ma\es his screen bow in "Kid Gloves' starring Charles Ray. first saw the light of day, in San Antonio, Texas. Wallace MacDonald was born in Mulgrave, N. S., Canada. Greta X. So I'm a gift to all you movie fans? For goodness sake! Now I'll have to work harder than ever to keep up with that title. But then you meant to be kind, didn't you? Louise Brooks is the wife of Eddie Sutherland. She is twenty years old. Clara Bow is 21 years old. She is not married. Lawrence Gray was born July 27, 1899. He has not joined the ranks of benedicts; in plain language, he is not married. Unconscious. Smelling salts, please! No, the Torrence you saw is not Ernest Torrence of "The Covered Wagon" fame, but his brother David, who is also a well-known character actor though not so well known as Ernest, if you follow me — and please do. Charlotte. Serious? No, let's not be serious; how can I handle a stack of brand new questions, and be serious? And then I have two eyes and not just "half an eye" and believe me, they are pretty darned good ones, at that. Ronald Colman was born February 9, 1891, in Richmond, Surrey, England. He has very dark brown hair and eyes, is 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 165 pounds. He is not married. Some of his pictures are "Beau Geste," "Dar\ Angel," "Winning of Barbara Worth," "J\[igfit of Love" and "The Magic Flame." Alberta Vaughn Admirer. She is a cute little thing, isn't she? She plays the lead opposite Dick Barthehaess in "The Drop Kic\," a First National picture. Why don't you drop her a line and tell her a few of the nice things you think about her, then wait for the postman's ring, or is it whistle? Her address is 248 South Oxford Ave., Hollywood, Cal. T. L. M. of Corpus Christi College, Cam.' bridge, England. Are there any other inhabitants in Hollywood besides movie stars? Yes, heaps and heaps of folks. Constance Talmadge, Laura La Plante, Vera Reynolds and Colleen Moore are among the very attractive girls in the movies; and when I get to talking about Hollywood's beautiful stars — well, there's no end to the way I rave. Miss Griffith's One Admirer. You mean, one of the many thousands of Corinne's admirers. There, that's more like it! She was born in Texarkana, Texas. She has lovely blue eyes and brown hair, is 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 120 pounds. She is married to Walter Morosco. Yes, she used to belong to the old Vitagraph company. A few of her earlier pictures were: "The Last Man." "Love "Watches," "Miss Ambition," "The Girl Problem," "The Un\nown Quantity." Corinne is one of the loveliest girls on the screen and a very popular one. Just Baxter Gaines. You are dead wrong about that! I am not a bit hurt. In fact, haven't had a letter from Chile, South America, for some time. John Roche is playing in "Uncle Tom's Cabin" for Universal. 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