The world film encyclopedia (1933)

Biograpnies of the Players (WIT-WOO) 179 Ht. 5 ft. 5^ in. Wt. 8 st. S lb. Ed. Darlington Seminary, Westchester, Pa. M. (i) Charles Kenyon ; cliv. ; (2) Horace Gumbell. Was for a time in the Fokine Ballet and was also a special show girl in Ziegfeld Follies. Later joined a Providence stock company. Made her screen debut in 19^5 Played in : Don Juan (Warner), The Gay Old Bird (Warner), The Monkey Talks (Fox), Fair Co-Ed (M.G.M.), Stinrise (Fox), The Beloved Rogue (U.A.), The Crystal Cup (F.N.), Nothing to Wear (Col), Scandal (Univ), Captain Lash (Fox), Burning Daylight (F.N.), The Yellow Lily (F.N.), The Lady in the Next Room (F.N.), Furies (F.N.), Bare Knees (Gotham), Melody of Love (Univ), The Patsy (M.G.M.), The Bridge of San Luis Rey (M.G.M.), Hell's Angels (U. A.). WITHERS, Grant. B. Pueblo, Colorado, Jan. 17, 1904. Brown hair, blue eyes. Ht. 6 ft. 3 in. Ed. Kemper Militarv Academy in Boonesville, Missouri. M. (i) ; div. ; (2) Loretta Young, Jan., 1930 ; div. On leaving school worked as a salesman and afterwards became a reporter on a Los Angeles newspaper, where he worked for a year and a half. His screen career began on the day he was allowed to play as an " extra " in a crowd. Played in : Madonna of Avenue A (Warner), The Time, the Place and the Girl (Warner), In the Headlines (Warner), Hearts in Exile (Warner), So Long Letty (Warner), Show of Shows (Warner), Saturday's Children (F.N.), Soldiers and Women (Col), Back Pay (F.N.), Other To-morroivs (F.N.), Dancing Sweeties (Warner), The Second Floor Mystery (Warner), Sinners, Holiday (Warner), The Steel Highway (Warner), Other Men's Women (Warner), Too Young to Marry (F.N.), Swanee River (W.W.), In Strange Company (W.W.), Red Haired Alibi (Tiffany), Gambling Sex (Burton King). WOLHEIM, Louis. B. New York City, i\Iar. 28, 1880. Brown hair, brown eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 10 in. Wt. 12 St. 12 lb. Ed. school in New York ; Cornell University. D. 1930 Studied engineering at Cornell. Broke his nose while playing football for the university and the accident led to his face making his fortune on the films. Taught mathematics for six years and was then attracted to the stage. Appeared with John Barrymore in the film Sherlock Holmes (Goldwyn, 1922). Also Played in : Little Old New York (Goldwyn), Two Arabian Knights (U.A.), Sorrell and Son (U.A.), Tempest (U.A.), The Awakening (U.A.), Condemned (U.A.), Frozen Justice (Fox), Shady Lady (Pathe), All Quiet on the Western Front (Univ), The Ship from Shanghai (M.G.M.), Gentle■man's Fate (M.G.m!). WONG, Anna May. B. California, Jan, 3, 1907. Chinese parents. Blue-black hair, brown eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 4^ in. V\'t, 8 St. 8 lb. Ed. Hollywood. Her name in English means " Frosted Yellow Willow." Ying Wong, her elder sister, acts as her business manager. Will be remembered as the Chinese slave-girl in The Thief of Bagdad (U.A., 1924). Visited England in 192S, and played the leading role in the British picture, Piccadilly (B.I.P., 1929). Also Played in : Toll of the Sea (Metro), Old San Francisco (Warner), Across to Singapore (M.G.M.), Show Life, Mr. Wu (M.G.M.), Daughter of the Dragon (Para), Flame of Love (B.LP.), Forty Winks (Para), Chinatown Charlie (F.N.), Peter Pan (Para), Shanghai Ex press [Para). WONTNER, Arthur. B. London, Jan. 21, 1875. Brown hair, brown eyes. M. Rose Pendennis. Has been a leading personality on the stage for many years, having made his debut in The Sorrows of Satan (1897). Has earned a big reputation among film-goersbyhis impersonations of Sherlock Holmes. Film debut in The Bigamist (G. Clark, 191 5). Also Played in : Eugene Aram (Davidson), The Sleeping Cardinal (Twickenham), The Message (Gau-Brit), The Missing Rembrandt (Twickenham), Condemned to Death (Twickenham), Gentleman of Paris (Gau-Brit), Sign of Four (A.R.P.). WOOD, Judith. Real name, Helen Johnson. Blonde hair, brown eyes. Ed. New York City. Studied art at Flushing, Long Island and Paris. On her return from Paris took up commercial art, such as dress designing for department stores, advertising and designing wallpapers and textiles. Was given a screen test in New York by Paramount — and forgot it. Three days later she received a wire (but from M.G.M. this time), telling her to be on the set at Hollywood within three days, to play the part of a bogus duchess. Because she spoke her lines with perfect English and French accents, Hollywood thought her " high-hat," and refused to employ her for a long time. At last Paramount