The world film encyclopedia (1933)

Biographies of the Players (TAY-TEA) 167 blue eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 4 in. Wt. 8 st. 4 lb. M. Edmund Lowe, Aug. 1925. Stage experience with Ziegfeld Follies. Became engaged to Edmund Lowe during stage play, The Garden of ]l'eeds. Screen debut : film of the .same title (Para, 1924). Also Played in : Ports of Call (Fox), Rocking Moon (Pathe), Whispering Smith (Path6), Camille (F.N.), Prince of Head Waiters (F.N.), The Texas Steer (Univ), French Dressing (F.N.), Phyllis of the Follies (Univ), Marriage Playground, (Para), Trial of Mary Dugan (M.G.M.) New York Nights (U.A.), Bulldog Dnimmond (U.A.), Playing Around (Fox), On the Level (Fox), No, No, Nanette (F.N.), Pttttin' on the Ritz (U.A.), Marihandled (Para), Gold Diggers of Broadway (Warner), Leatherneckivg (Radio), Girls About Town (Para), Up Pops the Devil (Para), Finn and Hattie (Para), Millie (Radio), The Mad Parade (Para), Murder by the Clock (Para), One Heavenly Night (U.A.), Wiser Sex (Para), Those We Love (Tiffany), Revolt (Warner). TAYLOR, Alma. B. London, Jan. 3, 1895. Light brown hair, blue eyes. Played in the Hepworth Film Company when a child and attained popularity in the Tilly Girls series. In 19 15 was the winner of nation-wide British screen stars popularity contest, in which she secured 156,800 votes. Made her come-back in the talkie The Bachelor's Baby (B.I.P.) Played in : Oliver Twist (Hepworth), Heart of Midlothian (Hepworth), Helen of Four Gates (Hepworth), Mrs. Erricker's Reputation (Hepworth), Tajzsv (Hepworth), Pipes of Pan (Hepworth), Mist in the Valley (Hepworth), Strangling Threads (Hepworth), Comin' Thro' the Rye (Hepworth), The Cloister and the Hearth (Hepworth), Sunken Rocks (Hepworth), Iris (Hepworth), Alf's Button (Hepworth), A Daughter in Revolt (Nettlefold), The Shadow of Egypt (Astra-National), Quinneys (Gau-Brit), The House of Marney (Nettlefold), South Sea Bubble (Gains), Two Little Drummer Boys (Samuelson), The Train of Destiny, Deadlock (G. King). TAYLOR, EsTELLE. Real name, Boylan. B. Wilmington, Delaware, May 20, 1S99. Dark brown hair, brown eves. Ht. 5 ft. 4 in. Wt. 8 St. 13 lb. Ed., Wilmington High School ; Wilmington Business College. M. (i) Kenneth Peacock, 1920 ; div. ; (2) Jack Dempsey, Feb., 1925. Was a typist with stage ambition. Studied dramatic art at Sargent's Dramatic School and won prominence on the New York stage. Entered films as a " double " for Dorothj Dalton and other artistes. Rose to stardom in silent pictures, and is now making talkies. Played in : While New York Sleeps (Fox), Monte Crista (Fox), Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall (U.A.), Ten Commandments (Para), New York (Para), Singapore Mutiny (Radio), Don Juan (Warner), Lady Raffles (Col), Honour Bound (Fox), Bavu (Univ), Whip Woman (F.N.), Where East is East (M.G.M.) , Cimarron (Radio), Unholy Garden (U.A.), Street Scene (U.A.), Western Ltd. (Mono), Call Her Savage (Fox) . TEARLE, Conway. Real name, Frederick Tearle. B. New York City, May 17, 1878. Brown hair, brown eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 10^ in. Wt. II St. II lb. Ed. Carlisle Grammar School, England ; West Point Academy, U.S.A. M. (i) Mrs. Menges Corwin-Hill; (2) Adele Rowland. Made his stage debut in 1892 and achieved fame in the provinces in Shakespearean repertory. Went to Australia, 1902, to play lead in Ben Hur but the theatre was burned and Australians never saw him. Returned to the English stage, and in 1905 went to New York and has since played extensively on the American stage. One of his first films was Helene of the North (Para, 1915). Also Played in : Bella Donna (Para), Black Oxen (F.N.), Dancing Mothers (Para), Mv Official Wife (Warner), Dancer of Paris (F.N.), The Greater Glory (F.N.), Eternal Flame (F.N.), Ashes of Vengeance (F.N.), Sporting Lover (F.N.), Altars of Desire (M.G.INL), Isle of Forgotten Women (Col), Moulders of Men (Radio), Smoke Bellew (First Division), The Lost Zeppelin (Tiffany), Evidence (Warner), Gold Diggers of Broadway (Warner), Truth about Youth (F.N.), The Lady Who Dared (F.N.), Morals for Women (Tiffany), Vanity Fair (Allied), Man about Town (Fox), The False Idol (Para), Captivation (Capitol) Pleasure (Artclass), Her Mad Night (Mayfair). TEARLE, Godfrey. B. New York, Oct. 12, 1884. Brown hair, brown ej'es. Ed. privately ; Carlisle Grammar School. M. (i) Mary Malone, 1906 ; div., 1932 ; (2) Stella Freeman, Oct. 22, 1932. RIade his stage debut when nine years of age at Burnley. A prominent figure in the provinces and on the London stage. Equally well known in America. Appeared in leading parts in many British silent films and has since appeared in talkies. Played in : Sir James Mortimer's Wager, Queen's Evidence (B. & C), Sinless Sinner (B. & C), The Shadow Between (B.I. P.), These Charming People (Para-Brit.).