The world film encyclopedia (1933)

(ESM-FAl) Biographies of the Players ESMOND. Jill Real name, Jill EsmondMoore. B. l.ondon, Jan 26, igoS Dark brown haii blue e^^es Ht 5 ft. 4 in Ed Bedales ; Royal Academy of Dramatic Art M. Laurence Olivier, 1930 Stage debut St James's Theatre, Dec 21, 1922, in Petet Pan Took part in two British productions, The Skin Game (BT P., 1931), and The Chinese Bungalow, then went to America, where she soon after began work with Radio Pictures Also Played in : Eternal Feminine (Para-Brit), Once a Lady (Para), Ladies of the Jury (Radio). Cardigan's Last Case (Radio), Thirteen Women (Radio), Is My Face Red ? (Radio), F. P. I. (Gau-BritU.F.A.). EVANS, Madge. B. New York City, July I, 1909. Blonde hair, blue eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 4 in. Wt 8 St. 4 lb. Is still remembered for the great popularity she achieved as a child actress when six years of age. Reappeared in 1931, in Sporting Blood (M.G.M.). Also Played in : Guilty Hands (M.G.M ), Son oj India (M.G.M.), Good Times, The Greeks had a Word for Them (Col), Lovers Courageous (M.G.M.) West of Broadway (M G.M.), The Impossible Lover (M.G.M.), Heartbreak (Fox), Are You Listening ? (M.G.M.), The New Yorker (Col). EVANS, Maurice. Has had considerable stage experience and is best remembered for his forceful chaiacterization of Raleigh in Journey's End Has now abandoned the stage entirely for the screen Played in : Raise the Roof (B.I. P.), Should a Doctor Tell? (B.L.), Cupboard Love (B.I. P.), Marry Me (Gains), Wedding Rehearsal (London Film Pro.). FAIRBANKS, Douglas. Real Name DougL;s Ullman. B. Denver Col., May 23, 1884 Dark brown hair and eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 10 in. Wt. 11 st. II lb. Ed. Denver City Schools; Colorado School of Mines M. (i) Beth Sully; son, Douglas Jun., 1907; dissolved ; (2) Mary Pickford, March 26, 1920. The screen's greatest exponent of swashbuckling cavaliers. Made his smile famous throughout the world. Began his career bj' playingShakespearean parts in New York. This was followed by a varied experience on the American stage, and eventually, m 1914. a successful break into films, sponsored by D \V. Griffith. One of his eailiest films was The Lamb, 19 14 (Fine Arts Triangle). Also Played in : Double '^i-oithle (F.A Tri) Reggie Mixes In (I A. Tri), His Pictures in the Papers iF a Tri), Americano (F.A. Tri), Habit of Happiness (F.A Tri), Matrimaniac (F A. Tri), Flirting with Fate (F.A. Tri) Good Bad Man (F.A. Tri), Half-Brecd (F.A Tri), Manhattan Madness (F.A. Tri), American Aristocracy (F.A. Tri), In Again, Out Again (F.P.), Wild and Woolly (F.P.), Down to Earth (F.P.), Man froin Painted Post (F.P.), Reaching for the Moon (F.P.), Modern Musketeers (F.P.), Headin' South (F.P.), Mister Fix-it (F.P.), Say. Young Fellow (F.P.), Bound in Morocco (F.P.), He Comes up Smiling (F.P.), Arizona (F.P.), Knickerbocker Buckaroo (F.P.), His Majesty the American (LJ.A.), The Mark of Zorro (U.A.I, The Three Musketeers (U.A.), Mollycoddle (U.A.). The Nut (U.A.), Robin Hood (U.A.), Thief of Bagdad (U.A.), Don Q, Son of Zorro (U.A.), Black Pirate (U.A.), The Gaucho (U.A.), The Iron Mask (U.A.), Taming of the Shrew (U.A.), Reaching for the Moon, talkie version (U.A.), Around the World in Eighty Minutes (U.A.), il/r. Robinson Crusoe (U.A). FAIRBANKS, Douglas, Jun. B. New, York City, Dec. 9, 1907. Parents Beth Sully and Douglas Fairbanks, Sen. Light brown hair, blue eyes. Ht. 6 ft. I in. Wt. 12 St. 2 lb. Ed, privately. M. Joan Crawford, June 3. 1929. Although he had every opportunity and invitation to begin his career in films without any delay, he wisely chose to undergo a period of training on the stage first. Stephen Steps Out (Para, 1923) marked his film debut. Visited England with his beautiful wife in 1932 and received a tremendous ovation from the British public. Also Played in : I Like Your Nerve (F.N.), The Barker (F.N.), The Toilers (Tiffany), Stella Dallas (U.A.), Is Zat So? (Fox), Texas Steer (Univ), The Brass Band, The Power of the Press (Col), Our Modern Maidens (M.G.M.), Jazz Age (Radio), Forward Pass (F.N.), Loose Ankles (F.N.), Shozu of Shows (Warner), Dawn Patrol (F.N.), One Night at Susie's (F.N.), Stn Flood (F.N.), Way of All Men (F.N.), Party Girl (Tiffany), Little Accident (Univ), Outward Bound (F.N.), Little Ccpsar (F.N.), Chances (F.N.),