The world film encyclopedia (1933)

40 (BEA-BEE) Biographies of the Plaj-ers Is a niece of Sir Gerald du Maurier, Appeared in the stage production of Petcy Pan, at the age of 12. Her first iihn was Adam's Apple (B.I. P., 1927) Also Played in : Alibi (Twickenham), The Old Man (B.L.), A Lucky Sweep (National Talkies), When London Sleeps (Twickenham). BEAUMONT, Lucy. B. Bristol, England, 1873. Iron grey hair, dark blue eyes. Ht. 5 ft. Wt. 7 st. 12 lb. Ed. Clifton High School, Bath. M. Captain Douglas Vigors ; he d. Has had twenty-seven years' stage experience in London and New York, playing with Matheson Lang and David Belasco. Played in : Youth Trtumphant, The Ashes of Vengeance (F.N.), The Family Secret (Univ),/l5 No Man Has Loved (Fox), The Greater Glory (F.N.), The Torrent (Cosmopolitan), The Beloved Rogue (V. A.), The Crowd (M.G.AI.), The Old Soak (Univ), Hardboiled Rose (Warner), Greyhound Limited (Warner), She Kneiv Men (Warner), Stool Pigeon (Col), One Splendid Hour (Univ), The Ridin' Demon (Univ), Free Soul (M.G.M.), Caught Plastered (Radio), Get Rich Quick Wallingford (M.G.M.), Blonde Baby (Col), Gentleman For a Day (F.N.), First Cabin (Fox), Three Wise Girls (Col), Midnight Lady (Chesterfield), Movie Crazy (Para), Thrill of Youth (Chesterfield). BEAVER, Louise. B. Cincinnati, Ohio, Black hair, dark eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 4 in. Wt. 13 st. 7 lb. Ed. Pasadena High School. Began her career by singing in musical comedy. Motion picture debut, 1924 Played in : Gold Diggers (Warner), Glad Rag Doll (Univ), Barnham Was Right (Univ), Coquette (U.A.), Nix on Dames (Fox), Back Stage (F.N.), Party Husbands (F.N.), Reckless Living (Univ), Sundoivn Trail (R.K.O.), Annabelle's Affairs (Fox), Six Cylinder Love (Fox), Good Sport (Fox), Girls About Toivn (Para), Ladies of the Big House (Para), Unashamed (M.G.M.), It's Tough to be Famous (F.N.), Night World (Univ), What Price Hollywood (R.K.O.), Street of Women (Warner), We Humans (Fox), The Expert (Warner), Wild Girl (Fox). Jubilo (Fox). BEEBE, Marjorie. B. Kansas City, Missouri, Oct. 9, 1909. Red hair, green eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 3I in. Wt. 8 st. 13 lb. Ed. Northeast High School, Kansas City; Belmont High School, Los Angeles. Made her first appearance on the screen without previously having had any stage experience, one of her earliest films being Ankles Preferred (Fox, 1927). Also Played in : Hills of Peril (Fox), Colleen (Fox), Rich But Honest (Fox), Thief in the Dark (Fox), Love Hungry (Fox), The Farmer's Daughter (Fox), Homesick (Fox), Not Quite Decent (Fox), Speakeasy (Fox), In Strange Company (Gau), Love Redeemed (Univ), The Death Ray (Pathe), Flames (Mono), Docks of San FraJicisco (Like), Hypnotised (Tiff). BEERY, NoAH. B. Kansas City, Missouri, Jan. 17, 1884. Black hair, brown eyes. Ht. 6 ft. i in. M. Marguerite Lindsay. Nineteen years on the stage preceded the motion picture debut in 19 12 of Noah Beery, perhaps the screen's most villainous villain. Since then he has given many excellent portrayals, the most memorable of which is undoubtedly his Sergeant Lejaane in Beau Geste (Para. 1926). Is a brother of Wallace Beery Also Played In : Tol'able David (Col.), A Soldier's Plaything Warner), The Spoilers (M.G.), Wanderer of the Wasteland (Para), The Thundering Herd (Para), Vanidling Race (Para), Beau Sahreur (Para), Passion Ring (Excellent), Linda (Richmount), Careers {F.l<^.), Isle of Lost Ships (F.N.), Four Feathers (Para), Bright Lights (F.N.), Murder Will Out (F.N.), 5m Flood (F.N.), Song of the Flame (F.N.), Way of All Men (F.N.), Noah's Ark (Warner), Under Texas Moon (Warner), Golden Dawn (Warner), Two Lovers (U.A.), Two O'clock in the Morning (Bell), False Feathers (Eldorado), In Line of Duty (Gaumont ]M.) Honeymoon Layie (Para), Lost Men (Univ.) Stranger in Town (Warner), The Stoker (Tec. ; Art.), The Drifter (W Kent), Big Stampede (Warner), No Living Witness (May fair). Long Loop Laramie (Col), Out of Singapore (Goldsmith). BEERY, Noah, Jun. B. New York City, Aug. 10, 191 3. P. Noah Beery and Marguerite Lindsey. Brown eyes and hair. Ht. 5 ft. 10 in. Wt. 12 st. 2 lb. Ed. Curtis Schools ; Los Angeles Urban Military .\cademy ; Harvard Military Academy ; North Hollywood High School. Decided to follow his father's footsteps and began his screen career as soon as possible. Carl Laemmle, Jun., proceeded to groom him carefully by giving him small parts preparatory to promoting h m to starring roles. Screen debut, as a bo/, in The Mark of Zorro (U.A.), the Douglas Fairbanks film. Played in : taihcr and Son (Gotham) Heroes of the West (Univ), Jungle Madness (Univ)