Photoplay/Volume 36/Issue 2/Questions and Answers

Personalities of the Month

IN response to numerous requests The Answer Man is printing short biographies of the following stars:

Mary Nolan, born in Louisville, Ky., Dec. 18, 1905. Five feet, six inches fall; weighs 112 pounds; blonde hair and blue eyes. On the stage she was known as Imogene Wilson.

Raquel Torres, born in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, Nov. 11, 1908. Five feet, two inches tall; weighs 110 pounds; black hair and dark brown eyes. Billie Osterman is her real name.

David Rollins, born in Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 2, 1909. Five feet, ten and one half inches tall; weighs 140 pounds; black hair and blue eyes. Appeared on the stage before going into pictures.

Virginia Cherrill, born in Carthage, Ill., April 12, 1908. Five feet, five inches tall; weighs 118 pounds; blonde hair and blue eyes. Divorced from Irving Adler. Picked by Charlie Chaplin for the lead in "City Lights."

H. J. S., Frederic, Wis.—Leslie Fenton played the part of Donovan' in "The Drag Net." He was born March 12, 1903, in Liverpool, England, is five feet, nine inches tall, weighs 150 pounds and has black hair and grey-blue eyes. His latest appearance is in "The Dangerous Woman."

Dorothy Brodhead, Jackson Hgts., L. I.—Nita Naldi is five feet, eight inches tall and weighs about 123 pounds. Clara Bow weighs 115 pounds and Joan Crawford is five pounds lighter. Norma Shearer is five feet, three inches tall and weighs two pounds more than Joan. Are you good at 'rithmetic?

M. R., Sallisaw, Okla.—Lady, the last time I had my picture taken, photography was still in its infancy. As for my life history—oh, I'm too bashful to talk about myself. Mary Pickford is just five feet tall. Pauline Garon is appearing in a picture titled "The Gamblers."

E. C. M. T. S., Harrisburg, Pa.—Just a few more initials and you would have the whole alphabet. Nancy Carroll was born in New York City 22 years ago. She is five feet, four inches tall and has blue eyes. Her real monicker is LaHiff. Billie Dove was christened Lillian Bohny. She is five feet, five inches tall, weighs 114 pounds and has dark brown hair and brown eyes.

F. J., Van Nuys, Calif.—I was quite correct in stating that Mary Pickford was in "The Gaucho." Mary appeared twice as the Divine Vision'. How come that nearly a year has passed before you questioned me on this?

Mary Sullivan, Honolulu, T. H.—Natalie Kingston was the leading lady in "Framed," a Milton Sills picture. The name of the picture you described was "Braveheart," featuring Rod La Rocque. Phyllis Haver is thirty years old.

Red Charlie, Brooklyn, N.Y.—Does that color scheme refer to your hair or your nose? Your brother is correct. Mack Swain was the big, burly miner who appeared in the cabin scene with Charlie Chaplin in "The Gold Rush."

George Staehling, Chicago, Ill.—Alice White was born July 25, 1907, in Paterson, N. J. She is five feet tall, weighs 105 pounds and is a blonde now. Originally her hair was reddish-brown. Alice is still single. Thelma Todd was the beautiful blonde you saw with Milton Sills in "The Crash."

Mrs. D. J. L., Lebanon, Mo.—Thomas Meighan played the part of Tom Burke' in "The Miracle Man."

Crawford Purser, Calderwood, Tenn.—Dick Sutherland played the part of Sambo in "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Quimbo's name does not appear in the cast.

M. C. D., West New York, N.J.—Bert Lytell was born in New York City, Feb. 24, 1885. He is divorced from Claire Windsor. His latest pictures are "On Trial" and "The Lone Wolf's Daughter." At present he is appearing on the stage in "Brothers."

Claude F. Roff, Stillwater, Minn.—Your friend is the winner in this skirmish. Harold Lloyd is married to Mildred Davis. Mildred Harris was Charlie Chaplin's first wife and Lita Grey was his second. Before her marriage to Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis appeared with him in several pictures.

Keith Vogt, Bancroft, Neb.—Photoplay printed John Gilbert's life story in the June, July, August and September, 1928, issues. Gary Cooper's life story ran in the April and May, 1929, issues. Clara Bow's next picture will be "Dangerous Curves."

Helen A., Freeport, Ill.—Corinne Griffith was born in Texarkana, Texas, about thirty-three years ago. She is five feet, three inches tall. Her next picture will be "Prisoners."

C. G., Tampa, Fla.—The man who played opposite Clara Bow in "The Wild Party" was Frederic March. He is thirty-one years old, six feet tall, weighs 170 pounds, has brown hair and brown eyes and hails from Racine, Wis. He was taken from the stage for the talkies and is married to Florence Eldridge, also of the stage. He has also played in "The Dummy" and "The Studio Murder Mystery." Nils Asther will be seen next in "The Single Standard."

Mrs. Segelka, St. Louis, Mo.—Your friend is wrong in saying that we have no six foot heroes. There's William Haines and Conrad Nagel, both six feet tall; Nils Asther, who is six feet, one-half inch; Gary Cooper, six feet, two inches; Monte Blue, Rod La Rocque and Victor McLaglen, all six feet, three inches; and Ivan Linow, who reaches the height of six feet, four inches. And there are others, too.

A. M. M., Danbury, Conn.—Shirley Mason is twenty-nine years old. Her latest picture is "Anne Against the World." Clara Bow will celebrate her twenty-fourth birthday July 29. She has red hair and brown eyes. Her real name is Clara Gordon Bow.

E. M. F., Swampscott, Mass.—Philippe De Lacy was born July 25, 1917. Greta Garbo is twenty-three years old and a native of Stockholm, Sweden. She is five feet, six inches tall; weighs 125 pounds and has light golden brown hair and blue eyes.

​S. N. M., Herkimer, N.Y.—Am I such a character that it requires so much courage to write to me? George K. Arthur and Jean Arthur are not related to each other. George uses his own name in pictures while Jean's original monicker was Gladys Greene. George's most recent pictures are "All at Sea" and "China Bound."

Fred Beach, Garwood, N.J.—The cute young lady who played the part of the captain's daughter in "Scarlet Seas" was Loretta Young. She is nineteen years old, five feet, three and a half inches tall, weighs 100 pounds and has light brown hair and hails from Salt Lake City, Utah. Her next picture will be "The Girl in the Glass Cage."

L. Garcia, Tampa, Fla.—Florence Vidor was born in Houston, Texas, about thirty-four years ago. She is married to Jascha Heifetz, the well known concert violinist. Lupe Velez was born on July 18th, 1909, and hails from Mexico.

Mrs. E. James, San Antonio, Tex.—At last your letter has reached my attention. June Mathis, scenario writer, died on July 26th, 1927. She was attending a theater in New York and during the performance she was stricken with a heart attack, passing away before help could be given her.

Dot B., Gadsden, Ala.—Fer gosh sakes, don't carry out your threat to scalp me. I'll settle the question right now. William Haines played the title role in "Brown of Harvard." Clara Bow has made one talkie, "The Wild Party," to date. Did you see it?

J. H. P., Philadelphia, Pa.—Eleanor Boardman and Conrad Nagel played in "Memory Lane."

J. P., Montreal, Canada.—Lane Chandler was born in Culbertson, Montana, about twenty-eight years ago. His original monicker was Oakes. Yes, he played the part of Holabird' in "The Legion of the Condemned." You will have to write direct to Lane for the photo.

J. R., Miami, Fla.—Edmund Lowe is thirty-five years old and claims San Jose, Calif., as his birthplace. Before going into the movies he appeared on the stage. He is married to Lilyan Tashman. His next picture will be "The Cock-eyed World."

R. E. S., Pulaski, N.Y.—Gilda Gray is thirty-one years old, five feet, four inches tall and weighs 120 pounds. Her latest picture is "Piccadilly," made in London, England.

W. E. D., Jr., Savannah, Ga.—Dolores Del Rio was divorced from Jaime Del Rio who died Dec. 7, 1928. John Mack Brown is married to a non-professional. Charles Farrell's first picture was "Sandy."

J. P. D., New York, N.Y.—Sorry, but we can't give information about obtaining employment in motion pictures.

G. P., Brooklyn, N.Y.—Kenneth Harlan has been married three times. His first wife was Salome Jane Harlan; his second, Flo Hart; and his third is Marie Prevost. James Hall is divorced; that is to say, he is waiting for his final decree. So you see, he is married and yet he isn't. They do say James likes Merna Kennedy. But, of course, I leave all the gossip to Cal York.

H. N., Indianapolis, Ind.—Don Alvarado is married. But "Buddy" Rogers is still a bachelor. And that's the lad's real name. ​A Bunch of Syracuse U. Girls.—You get your answer. The bunch of you certainly write a persuasive letter. Write me any time and you'll get a response. Richard Arlen's first wife was a non-professional. The production of "Dirigible" has been postponed.

Z. M. M., Cleveland, O.—In answering your letter I am answering about five hundred others just like it. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., is eighteen years old and Joan Crawford is twenty-three. Friends claim that Joan and Doug are married, but they themselves deny it. All I can say is that I hope these two stars will come to my aid soon and definitely answer the question themselves.