The world film encyclopedia (1933)

Biographies o£ the Players (GHA-CHE) 57 wish his sou to become an actor and that Creighton himself delayed his screen career lor some considerable time by his refusal to take his father's name. His present contract with Radio specifies that he shall be known as " Creighton Chaney," and not as Lon Chancy, Jnr. Played in : The Last Frontier (Radio). CHANEY, Lon. B. Colorado Springs, Col., April I, 18S3. Black hair, brown eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 9 in. Wt. 11 st. i lb. Ed. Colorado Springs Schools. M. Hazel Bennett 1910; son Creighton Chaney. D. Aug, 26, 1930. Inherited a sense of pantomime from his parents, who were both deaf and dumb. On the stage as a boy ; screen debut, 1912. Became famous after his portrayal of the bogus cripple in The Miracle Man (Para, 19 19). Was over 12 years in pictures. Also Played IN : All the Brothers were Valiant (Irvin Willat), Quincy Adams Sawyey (]\I.G.), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Univ), That Devil Batcese (Univ), Treasure Island (Para), The Penalty (Goldwyn), Outside the Law (Univ), The Trap (Univ), Flesh and Blood (Cummings), Oliver Twist (F.N.), He Who Gets Slapped (M.G.M.), Tozver of Lies (M.G.M.), The Monster (M.G.M.), The Unholy Three (M.G.M.), The Blackbird (M.G.M.), The Road to Mandalay (M.G.M.), Tell It to the Marines (M.G.M.), Mr Wu (M.G.M. ), The Unknown (M.G.M. ), Mockery (jM.G.M.), Laugh, Clown, Laugh (M.G.M.), While the City Sleeps (M.G.M.), West of Zanzibar (M.G.M.), Thunder (Univ), Where East is East (Univ), Pha?itom of the Opera (Univ), The Unholv Terror (IM.G.M.). CHAPLIN, Charles. Full name Charles Spencer Chaplin. B. London, April 16, 1889. Dark brown hair, blue eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 6J in. Wt. 8 St. 10 lb. M. (i) Mildred Harris, 1918 ; div. 1920 ; (2) Lita Grey ; two sons Charles and Sydney ; div. Was playing in Fred Karno's company in America when he received an invitation to act in comedies for the old Keystone Company, which he accepted. Later he appeared in 12 pictures for the Essanay Company, 12 for Mutual Film Corporation, and 8 for First National. Began producing for United Artists in 1925 {See also under Imyortant Film Personalities). Also Played in : Caught m a Cabaret, Carmen (Essanay), I'he Tramp, The Floor Walker (Mutual), The Fireman (Mutual), The Paivnshop, A Dog's Life (F N.), Shoulder Arms (F.N.), Sunnyside (F.N). A Day's Pleasure (F.N.), The Kid (FN.) The Idle Class (F.N.), Pay Day (F.N.), The Pilgrim (F.N.), The Gold Rush (U.A.), The Circus (U.A.), City Lights (U.A.), CHASE, Charley. B. Baltimore, Maryland, Oct. 20th, 1893. Brown hair, blue eyes. Ht. 6 ft. Wt. 11 st. i lb. M. Bebe Eltinge. Has been in pictures eighteen years, thirteen of which he has been with the Hal Roach Comedies (M.G.M.). From time to time he leaves the screen to tour in vaudeville, where he first gained his stage experience. He can play fourteen different musical instruments. Played in : Modern Love (Univ), You Can't Buy Love (Univ), Stepping Out (M.G.M.), 'Leaping Love (M.G.M.), The Big Squawk (M.G.M.), Snappy Sneezer (M.G.M.), Crazy Fight (M.G.M.), The Real McCoy, Great Gobs (M.G.M.), Whispering Whoopee (M.G.M.), All Tied Up (M.G.M.), Fifty Million Husbands (M.G.M.), Fast Work (M.G.M.). CHATTERTON, Ruth. B. New York City, Dec. 24, 1894. Light brown hair, blue eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 2^ in. Wt. 7 St. 12 lb. Ed. Mrs. Hazen's private school, Palham Manor. M. (i) Ralph Forbes, 1925; div. Aug. 12, 1932; (2) George Brent. Aug. 13, 1932 I3egan her career on the stage at 15, and owes her success in talkies to the long training she received in theatrical companies Created a sensation in Aug., 1932, by marrying her leading man, George Brent, twenty-four hours after her divorce from Ralph Forbes was made absolute. Film debut in Sins of the Fathers (Para, 1928). Also Played in : The Doctor's Secret (Para), The Dummy (Para), Madatn X (M.G.M.), The Laughing Lady (Para), Sarah and Son (Para), Charming Sinners (Para), The High Road (M.G.M.), The Lady of Scandal (M.G.M.), Paramount on Parade (Para), Anybody's Woman (Para), Once a Lady (Para), To-morrow and Tomorrow (Para), The Right to Love (Para), Unfaithful (Para), The Magnificent Lis (Para), The Rich Are Always With Us (Warner), The Crash (Warner). CHEE-AK, B. nr. Candle, N.W. Alaska. P. mother, a pure-bred Eskimo ; father, trapper, hunter and prospector Long, jet-black hair, dark brown eyes. Ht. 6 ft. i in Wt. 12 st. 12 lb Ed. Missionary School. After a life of hardship and adventure, his first attempt at film acting was when Captain Frank Klein-Schmidt, the German explorer, attempted to film the