The world film encyclopedia (1933)

142 (NOL-NOV) Biographies of the Players films was The Temple oj Venus. Under contract to that company, 1Q32. Also Played in : Cupid's Fireman (Fox), Bi^ Dan (Fox), A Vagabond Trial (Fox), Just Off Droadivay (Fox), The Last of the Ditanes (Fox), Riders of the Purple Sage (Fox), I'll Show You the Town (Univ), Out All Ntght (Univ), The Four Flushers (Univ), The Symphony (Univ), Out of the Ruins (F.N.), Honeymoon Flats (Univ), Geraldine (Pathe), Show of Shoivs (Warner), Young Nowheres (F.N.), The Rainbow Man (Para), In the Headlines (Warner), Liiilc Pal (Warner), General Crack (Warner), Courage (Warner), College Lovers {F.'H.), Scarlet Pages (F.N.), The Lash (F.N.), Sweepstakes (Radio), Mixed Doubles (Liberty), Women Go On for Ever {T\ii3,nY) .Private Scandal (Headline), Charlie Chan's Chance (Fox), After Tomorrow (Fox), Amateur Daddv (Fqx), Winner Take All (Warner), Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (Fox), Madison Square Garden (Para), Jubilo (Fox), NOLAN, Mary. Real name, Mary Imogen Robertson. B. Louisville, Kentucky, Dec. 18, 1905. Fair hair, green eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 5 in. Wt. 8 St. Ed. St. Joseph's Convent. M. Wallace Macready, 193 1. Following brief appearances on the stage in America, during which she had also been with Ziegfeld, came to Europe and appeared in three or four screen productions, among them being Uneasy JV/oweyand The Viennese Lover. Returning to America, was given the part of Molly in Sorrell and Son (U.A. 1927). Also Played in : West of Zanzibar (M.G.M.), Desert Nights (M.G.M.), Charming Sinners (Para), Eleven Who Were Loyal (U.F.A.), Shanghai Lady (Univ), Outside the Law (Univ), Undertow (Univ), Young Desire (Univ), File No. 113 (Allied), Docks of San Francisco (Mayfair), Midnight Patrol (Mono), The Optimist (Path^), X Marks the Spot (Tiffany), Artn of the Law (Mono). NORRIS, Nedra. Real name, Nedra Gullette. B. 1914. Light brown hair, brown eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 3 in. Wt. 7 st. 2 lb. Was signed up on contract by a Universal scout in New York, and imni 'diately dispatched to Hollywood. After her first film grew homesick, returned to New York for a holiday and stayed at home for a long time. Played in : In the Bag (Univ). NORTON, Barry. B. Buenos Aires, June 16, 1905. Black hair, brown eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 11 in. Wt. 11 st. 6 lb. Ed. in Paris ; Colegio Internacional de Olivos, Buenos Aires. Tramped the Hollywood studios many weeks before an opportunity came his way. First important screen role was a part in The Lily (Fox, 1926). Also Played in : What Price Glory ? (Fox), Mother Knows Best (Fox), the Legion of the Condemned (Para), Sins of the Fathers (Para), The Four Devils (Fox), The Benson Murder Case (Para, Spanish version). Slightly Scarlet (Para, (French and Spanish versions), Dishonoured (Para). NORTON, Betty. B. S. Africa. Blonde hair, blue eyes. The daughter of a well-known theatrical manager, appeared with Mabel Normand as a child star. Travelled with her father's company all over the world. Had played on the stage in India, China, Japan and Java before coming to England, where she decided to return to a film career. Played in : Strip Strip Hooray (B.I. P.), The New Hotel (P.D.C.), Innocents of Chicago (B.I. P.), Josser Joins the Navy (B.I. P.), Josser in the Army (B.I. P.). NOVARRO, Ramon. Real name, Ramon Samaniegos. B. Durango, Mexico, Feb. 6, 1899. Son of Dr. Samaniegos, a dentist, and one of 15 children. Black hair, brown eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 8 in. Wt. II St. I lb. Ed. in Mexico. Was heard singing in a Hollywood restaurant when Marion Morgan, a dance director, saw him and gave him a place in her vaudeville act. First screen appearance in The Prisoner of Zenda (Para, 1923) Also Played in : Trifling Women (Metro), Scaramouche (M.G.M.), Where The Pavement Ends (Metro), The Arab (M.G.), Thy Name is Woman (M.G.M.,) The Red Lily (M.G.). The Midshipman (M.G.M. ), Ben Hur (M.G.M. , silent), A Certain Young Man (M.G.M.), Lovers (M.G.M.), The Student Prince (M.G.M.), Road to Romance (M.G.M.), Forbidden Hour (M.G.M.), The Pagan (M.G.M.), The Flying Fleet (M.G.M.), Devil May Care (M.G.M.), In Gav Madrid (M.G.M.), The Call of the Flesh (M.G.M., also French and Spanish versions), Ben Hur (M.G.M. sound). Daybreak (M.G.M.), Son of India (M.G.M.), Mata Hari (M.G.M.), Impossible Lover (M.G.M.). NOVELLO, Ivor. B. Cardiff, Jan. 15, 1893. Black hair, dark brown eyes. Ht. 5 ft. II in. Ed. Magdalen College School, Oxford. Well known on the London stage a? actor, playwright and composer. Among his more notable compositions are Keep the Home Fires Burning, The Laddie in Khaki, Dream Boat, Little Demoiselle, The