Screenland (May-Oct 1936)

Ask Me! By Miss Vee Dee SCREENLAND The screen continues to honor Shakespeare, and Elisabeth Bergrver's newest film effort is Rosalind in "As You Like It." Mackenzie Ward plays Touchstone in the scene above — an advance still from the picture, produced in England. Celia B. Your favorite, Herbert Marshall, is one of the most sought after leading men in pictures. His wife is Edna Best, a popular English actress, but they are separated. No, Mr. Marshall is not a cripple as you've heard. George Raft is an American, married but separated from his wife. His next film is "Yours for the Asking" with Dolores Costello Barrymore, Ida Lupino, Reginald Owen, James Gleason and Lynne Overman. In one of George's recent films, "It Had to Happen," Rosalind Russell played opposite him. Evelyn W. Tom Brown's name is really that. He was born on January 6, 1913, in New York City. He is 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighs 155 pounds, and has blue eyes and medium-brown hair. In 1929 Tom played in "A Lady Lies" and has been concentrating on screen work ever since. Mady Christians was born in Vienna, on January 19, 1902. She has blonde hair, grey eyes, weighs 127 pounds and is 5 feet 6 inches tall. She was in pictures in Germany and came to America, playing in several films. H. C. No, Phillips Holmes has not left the screen — his latest release is "House of A Thousand Candles." Douglas Walton is with RKO and he appears with Katharine Hepburn in "Mary of Scotland." Joan Crawford's next picture will be "Gorgeous Hussy." Others in the cast are Robert Taylor, Melvyn Douglas, James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore, Alison Skipworth, Ian Keith, Lydia Westman, Bulah Bondi and others. What a cast and what big names ! "The Gorgeous Hussy" will be reaching the theatre screens soon. Myrtle L. George Murphy and Eleanor Whitney were dancers on the Broadway stage before going into pictures. George is married and his wife is with him in Hollywood. Donald Cook can be reached at Universal Studios, Universal City, Cal. Frances M. No wonder all eyes are on Henry Wilcoxon, with his 6 feet 2 inches, 190 pounds, brown hair and hazei eyes, and a face that's hard to forget — but who wants to? Henry, who is just plain "Biff" to his intimate friends, was • born on September 8, 1905, in the West Indian island of Dominica. He was seen on the London stage by Cecil DeMille and asked to come over and play on our movie lots. His marriage recently in Los Angeles to Sheila Browning, young actress, was quite a surprise to many of his Hollywood friends. His portrayal of Richard the Lion Hearted in "The Crusaders" and Marc Antony in "Cleopatra" appealed to the movie critics and the fans alike, so we'll see more of Henry over here. While in England recently he made a picture with Anna Sten, titled "A Woman Alone." Rose-Marie. Many of you fans have been asking me about Leon Janney, who appeared in "Courage" in 1930. He played with George Arliss in "Old English," and in "Doorway to Hell" with Lew Ayres. In 1931 he was starred in "Father's Son," with Irene Rich and Lewis Stone. He was on Broadway with Queenie Smith in "Every Thursday" and played in two Theatre Guild productions, "The Simpleton of the Unexpected Isles" and "Parade." Last season Leon played in "Mulatto." Leon was born on April 1, 1916, in Ogden, Utah. Francis. Talking with your movie theatre's manager might have some weight in getting your favorite star to make a personal appearance there — you might try it. Please understand, though, that many of the popular stars still refuse to make personal appearances. Edward Robinson maintains a home in Hollywood and New York City. After completing "Bullets and Ballots," Eddie went to England to make a film.