The world film encyclopedia (1933)

Biographies of the Players (BLU-BOL) 45 (Warner), The Croivd Roars (Warner), Genileman for a Day (F.N.), The Famous Ferguson Case (F.N.), Miss Pinkerton (F.N.). Big City Blues (F.N.), The Greeks Had a Word For Them (Col), Make Me a Star (Para), Enemies of the Public (Warner), Three on a Match (Warner), Central Park (Warner). BLUE, Monte. B. Indianapolis, Jan. ii, 1890. Brown hair, brown eyes. Ht. 6 ft. 3 in. M. (i) Gladys Irrna Blue; div. 1923 ; (2) Tova Jensen. Has Red Indian (Cherokee) blood in him. Before D. W. Griffith gave him his first screen opportunity had been in turn cowboy, railway porter, sailor, journalist, and grave-digger. Has not been seen on the screen very much since the coming of the talkies. Pl.wed in: Intolerance (U.A.), Birth of a Katioti (U.A.), Orphans of the Storm (U.A.), Peacock Alley (Metro), The Marriage Circle (Warner), Kiss Me Again (Warner), So This Is Paris (Warner), Brass (Warner), Main Street (Warner), Hogan's Alley (Warner), Across the Pacific (Warner), Across the Atlantic (Warner), V/olf's Clothing (Warner), Conquest (Warner), Greyhound Ltd. (Warner), From Headquarters (Warner), No Defence (Warner), Skin Deep (Warner), Show of Shows (Warner), Those Who Dance (Warner), Tiger Rose (Warner), The Flood (Col), The Stoker (Allied), One-Round Hogan (Vvarner). BLYTHE, Betty. Real name, Elizabeth Blythe Slaughter. B. Los Angeles, California, Sept. i, 1900. Auburn hair, grey eyes. Ht. 5 ft. jh in. Wt. 10 st. Ed. Los Angeles High School ; University of S. California. M. Paul Scardon. Gained much experience on the English and American stage before venturing into motion pictures. Began her screen career with Vitagraph Company. Engagements with World Films and Universal followed this, but it was not until the release of Queen of Sheba (1921), in which she played the name-part for Fox, that cinemagoers began to grow familiar with her name. Has also starred in British film productions, the most notable being She (Samuelson). Also Played in : His Own People (Vitagraph), Over the Top (Vitagraph), Silver Horde (Goldwyn), His Wife's Relations (Pathe), Darling of the Rich (Pathe), Slander (Fox), Potash and Perlmutter in Hollywood (F.N.), Nomads of the North (F.N.), Chu Chin Chow (Wilcox), Southern Love (in England), Jacob's Well (in England), Lena Rivers (Tiffany), TomBrown of Culver (Warner). BOARDMAN, Eleanor. B. Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 19, 189S. Light brown hair, hazel eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 6 J in. Wt. 8 st, 8 lb. Ed. Germantown High School ; Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia. M., King Vidor. Made her appearance on the stage via a beauty competition, one of her earliest films being Souls For Sale (Goldwyn, 1923). Was at one time known in America as the " Kodak girl," having been engaged by the Eastman Kodak Co. to pose for the advertisements in one of their national campaigns. Will long be remembered for her performance opposite James Muixay in The Crowd (M.G.M., 1928). Also Played in : Vanity Fair (HugoBallin), The Auction Bloc (M.G.), Proud Flesh (M.G.M.), Wife of the Centaur (M.G.M.), Bardelys the Magnificent (M.G.M.), Tell It to the Marines (M.G.M.). She Goes to War (U.A.), Redemption (M.G.M.), Mamba (Tiffany), The Great Meadow (M.G.M.), Women Love Once (Para), The White Man (iM.G.M.), Phantom President (Para). ■ BOGART, Humphrey. B. New York City, Jan. 23, 1899. Dark hair, brown eyes. Ed. Trinity School ; Fordam College. Following brief stage experience, made his first appearance on -the screen with a part in Up the River (Fox, 1930). Also Played in : A Devil With Women (Fox), Body and Soul (Fox), Bad Sister (Univ), Women of All Nations (Fox), Holy Terror (Fox), Love Affair (Col), Big City Blues (Warner), Two Against the World (Warner), Three on a Match (Warner). BOLAND, IMary. B. Detroit, Mich., Jan. 28. 1880. Stage debut Detroit, 1901, in A Social Highwayman. One of her earliest screen appearances was in Personal IMaid (Para). Also Pl.wed in : Secrets of a Secretary (Para), Night After Night (Para), Night of June 13 (Para), The Honest Finder (Para). BOLES, John. B. Greenville, Texas, Oct. 28, 1900. Brown hair, grey-blue eyes. Ht. 6 ft. i in. Wt. 13 st. I lb. Ed. Greenville High School ; University of Texas. Studied voice production in New York and Europe. M. Marceline Dobbs ; dau. b. 1922, son b. 1924.