Photoplay/Volume 36/Issue 3/Questions and Answers

Billie Branman, New York City.—Helen Foster is twenty-three years old, five feet tall and weighs 102 pounds. Her ne.xt appearance will be in "The Gold Diggers."

L. McD., Pittsfield, Mass.—Nils Asther was born in Malmo, Sweden, Jan. 17, 1902. His next picture will be "The Single Standard." Gary Cooper played opposite Colleen Moore in "Lilac Time."

Pat, Delavan, Wis.—John Boles is an American and is married. His latest picture is "The Desert Song." His next will be "Rio Rita." The "X" in Francis Bushman's name stands for Xavier. Simple, isn't it?

J. H., No. Tiverton, R.I.—Doris Dawson was born in Goldfield, Nevada, April 16, 1909. She is five feet, one inch tall; weighs 103 pounds and has red hair and blue eyes. She uses her own name in pictures. Does the relationship check up now?

Louise D. Johnson, Everett, Wash.—James Hall was born Oct. 22, 1900. His next picture will be "Smiling Irish Eyes." Colleen Moore has the feminine lead.

Mrs. F. S. M., Scranton, Pa.—It was Arthur Rankin who played the part of Nancy's boy friend in "The Wolf of Wall Street."

Jerry, Austin, Texas.—Anita Page was born in Flushing, Long Island, nineteen years ago. She is five feet, two inches tall; weighs 118 pounds and has blonde hair and blue eyes. Her real name is Anita Pomares. Her latest pictures are "The Broadway Melody" and "Our Modern Maidens." Mary Brian hails from Corsicana, Texas. Other stars from Texas are Joan Crawford, from San Antonio; Madge Bellamy, from Hillsboro; Sharon Lynn, from Weatherford; and Bessie Love, from Midland.

Bea, Elkhorn, W. Va.—The title music you refer to is "The Wedding of the Painted Doll." You can purchase it at any music store.

C. C. C., Washington, D.C.—The young man you mean is Cornelius Keefe. He is six feet, one-half inch tall; weighs 165 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes. He hails from Boston, Mass., and has been in pictures since 1927. Did you see him in "The Squall"?

F. T., Memphis, Texas.—Any relation to Memphis, Tennessee? James Murray played opposite Joan Crawford in "Rose Marie." He is twenty-seven years old, has light brown hair and brown eyes and hails from New York City. Do you still think we are trying to kid you? Of course John Gilbert is married to Ina Claire.

A Reader of Photoplay, Montreal.—You are mistaken. Laura La Plante comes from St. Louis, Mo., and not from Ottawa. Nancy Carroll was educated in New York City.

Scotty and Winnie, Springfield, Mass.—Don Alvarado and Bryant Washburn played with Constance Talmadge in "Breakfast at Sunrise." Don played the part of Lussan, and Bryant was known as The Marquis. Has the argument been settled?

Eugenia Arnold, Baltimore, Md.—Clara Bow is twenty-four years old and still single. Bessie Love and Lloyd Hughes played the leads in "The Lost World," and Vilma Banky and Ronald Colman played the leads in "The Dark Andel." Greta Garbo is not married.

M. Hennessy, Dorchester, Mass.—Girls, you should stop the arguing during the hot weather. Audrey Ferris has auburn hair and brown eyes, Tully Marshall did not play in "The Bellamy Trial." Now, I've settled both the arguments at once.

R. T., Smyrna, Del.—Richard Arlen is about thirty years old and claims Charlottesville, Va., as his home town. John Darrow played the part of Verde with Jack Holt in "Avalanche."

Ellen Moore, New York City.—Your mother wins. Louise Brooks did not talk in "The Canary Murder Case." Margaret Livingston did the vocal doubling for her. Now it's mother's turn to cheer.

Margaret Luepke, Milwaukee, Wis.—Your cousin has been misinforming you. I do not send out photographs of the stars. You will have to write direct to your favorites for them, and enclose twenty-five cents for each one. You will find a list of addresses elsewhere in this issue.

Tiny, La Crosse, Wis.—Conrad Nagel was born March 16, 1897, in Keokuk, Iowa. He is married to Ruth Helms. His latest picture Ronald Colman was born is "Dynamite." Ronald Colman was born Feb. 9, 1891, in Richmond, Surrey, England. His next picture will be "The River Gambler."

Whoopee, Trenton, N.J.—Where did you get that name? William Haines is twenty-nine years old and hails from Staunton, Va. He is six feet tall, weighs 172 pounds, and uses his own name in pictures. You will find an interview with him printed in the October, 1926. issue of Photoplay, which you can get by sending 25 cents to our office at 750 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Ill.

Ballard Trigg, Louisville, Ky.—Greta Garbo is twenty-three years old and was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Her next picture will be "The Single Standard."

​ V. M. W. of Long Island..—Sally Blane was born in Salida, Colorado, July 11, 1910. She did not appear on the stage prior to her movie debut. Richard Dix and Gary Cooper are still single.

Arthur Bly, Chicago, Ill.—Joan Crawford's real name is Lucille Le Sueur and she hails from San Antonio, Texas. She is twenty-three years old. Gary Cooper's real name is Frank J. Cooper. He is twenty-eight years old and claims Helena, Montana, as his hometown.

Jeanette Freer, Rochester, N.Y.—Tell your brother to smoke a herring. I really think he is jealous of the handsome Gary, who is twenty-eight and not forty, as your brother claims. Richard Barthelmess is thirty-two and Bessie Love is one year younger.

M. R., Philadelphia, Pa.—Dorothy Mackaill was born in Hull, England, March 4, 1904. She is divorced from Lothar Mendes. Her next picture will be "Hard to Get." Davey Lee is four years old and his next picture will be "Little Pal." Buddy Rogers' next will be "A Man Must Fight."

Shirley Andry, New Orleans, La.,Perseverance always wins. Here I am to the rescue. Carroll Nye was born Oct. 14, 1901, and is married to Helen Lynch. His latest picture is "The Squall."

Ellen Burns, Milwaukee, Wis.—The theme song of "A Woman of Affairs" is "Love's First Kiss."

Mrs. H. H. Lisle, Schenectady, N.Y.—Caroline Van Wyck referred your letter to me. Polly Ann Young was born in Denver, Colo., Oct. 25, 1908. She is five feet, four and one-half inches tall; weighs 117 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes. Her two sisters, Loretta Young and Sally Blane, are also in the movies. Does this information help you?

S. R. A., Streator, Ill.—Antonio Moreno was born Sept. 26, 1888, in Madrid, Spain. Both his father and mother were Spanish.

Rallee, Indiana.—What a question box you turned out to be. Here goes for the answers. The Rabbi in "Abie's Irish Rose" was played by Camillus Pretal. Larry Steers played the part of John Wallon in "Redskin."

​ Robert Ames played the part of Bobby in "The Voice of the City." Gary Cooper is six feet, two inches tall and weighs 180 pounds. Neil Hamilton is six feet tall and Eddie Nugent is one inch taller. Each weighs 155 pounds.

M. L. B., Oklahoma City, Okla.—In "Stella Dallas" Ronald Colman played the part of Stephen Dallas. Have you seen him in "Bulldog Drummond"? His next will be "The River Gambler." When you hear his voice, you'd like him more than ever.

A. B., West Liberty, O.—In "The Shephert of the Hills" Ollie was played by Joseph Bennett and The Artist was played by John Westwood. Leatrice Joy and John Gilbert were divorced Aug. 19, 1924. Mary Nolan is twenty-four years old and still single.

Jack SHowers, A. & M. College, Miss.—It was really Lupe Velez who did the singing in "Lady of the Pavements."

J. G., Newark, N.J.—Philippe De Lacy has chestnut hair and blue eyes. He claims Nancy, France, as his birthplace. I agree with you, he's a great little fellow.

Donald G. Strong, London, England.—Thanks for all the nice compliments. Jolson is married to Ruby Keeler. This is his third marriage. His latest picture is "Little Pal." Better drop another line to Nick and remind him of your request for a photo. Come again sometime.

Gwen L., Jacksonville, Fla.—Your favorite, Corinne Griffith, is live feet. three inches tall; weighs 120 pounds and has light brown hair and blue eyes. Did you read the story about her in the June issue?

A. D., Albany, N.Y.—Betty Compson is thirty-two years old, five feet, two inches tall and has blonde hair and blue eyes. Her next picture will be "Skin Deep." Richard Barthelmess and Alice Day will be seen in "Drag." Leroy Mason was the handsome bandit in "Revenge."

Delphine M., Brooklyn, N.Y.—The boys who played in "Four Sons" were James Hall, Charles Morton, Francis X. Bushinan, Jr., and George Meeker. Now don't quarrel anymore.

E. W., Detroit, Mich.—Harry Carey's first wife was Alma Fern. His second wife is Olive Golden and they have two children. Louis H. Fontaine was Helene Chadwick's first husband. Marguerite Clark was born Feb. 22, 1887, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Florence Sethmann, Brooklyn, N.Y.—Gwen Lee is twenty-three years old and hails from Hastings, Neb. She is five feet, seven inches tall and weighs 135 pounds. Her real name is Gwendolyn Le Pinski.

Catherine Greene, Albany, Ga.—Grant Withers played opposite Corinne Griffith in "Saturday's Children." Frederic March was Clara Bow's leading man in "The Wild Party." George Lewis is married to Mary Louise Lohman. Dorothy Gulliver is Mrs. William De Vito. Al Jolson's next picture will be "Little Pal." You guessed it. Davey Lee plays with him. Buddy Rogers' last picture was "Close Harmony" and his next one will be "A Man Must Fight." Ramon Novarro, Nick Stuart and Lois Wilson are still single. Nick expects to marry Sue Carol when her divorce becomes final.

Irene Schofield, Elizabeth, N.J.—Richard Arlen is married to Jobyna Ralston. He has a seven-year-old daughter by a former marriage. Dick's latest pictures are "The Man I Love" and "Four Feathers." Jackie Coogan will be fifteen years old in October. He is appearing in vaudeville now.

​ Mary F. Buccirose, Buffalo, N.Y.—Here I am to the rescue. Betty Compson was born March 18, 1897, and Bessie Love was born Sept. 10, 1898. Stop the arguing and figure out their ages.

C. B. D., Bridgeport, Conn.—You can obtain back issues of Photoplay by writing to Photoplay Publishing Company, 750 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Ill. Enclose twenty-five cents for each issue.

Billie Bailie, Clayton, Mo.—I guess your enthusiasm is going to be short lived, as Victor Varconi has returned to Europe. Yes, the talkies are the reason. Victor was born March 31, 1896, in Kisvarda, Hungary. He is six feet tall, weighs 170 pounds and has dark brown hair and black eyes. His last appearance was with John Barrymore in "Eternal Love."

Blue Eyes, Holyoke, Mass.—There is quite a resemblance between Dorothy Janis and Raquel Torres, but they are not related to each other. Dorothy came from Dallas, Texas, where she was known as Dorothy Penelope Jones. Raquel was known as Billie Osterman in her home town, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. I believe I am right in saying that Nils Asther is not married. He was married and divorced in Berlin several years ago.

Josephine Patterson, St. John's, Ariz.—Bessie Love and Mary Brian are both five feet, two inches tall, while Greta Garbo reaches five feet, six inches in height.

Bruce Stevens, Chatham, Ont., Canada—Alice Day is twenty-three years old and Al Jolson is twenty years older. His real name is Asa Yoelson. Nils Asther's first pictures were "Topsy and Eva," "Sorrell and Son," "The Loves of an Actress," and "The Cossacks."

Mrs. J. A. S., Akron, O.—After correcting me, you are still wrong. George Seigman did not play in "Greed." Gibson Gowland had the lead as the husband of ZaSu Pitts, while Jean Hersholt, as the rival, had the second lead. The original letter that I answered in the May issue read, "Was it Jean Hersholt or George Sigman who played opposite ZaSu Pitts in 'Greed'?"—and I was quite correct in my answer. F.N. come to my aid.

Elsie Gibson, Ogden, Utah.—Your boy friend is wrong. They always are! Of course Sally O'Neill and Molly O'Day are sisters. Sally was born Oct. 23, 1908. She has black hair and dark blue eyes and is five feet, one and a half inches tall. Molly was born Oct. 16, 1910. She is five feet, two inches tall and has reddish brown hair and hazel eyes. In their home town, Paterson, N.J., they were known as Virginia and Suzanne Noonan.

Frances Gangloff, Chatham, N.Y.—Norma Shearer and Conrad Nagel played the leads in "The Waning Sex." Madge Bellamy and Patrick Cumming appeared together in "Very Confidential." Mabel Normand, Wheeler Oakman, Lewis Cody and George Nichols made up the cast of "Mickey."

C. E. H., Philadelphia, Pa.—Your friend is just talking to show off and make herself interesting. The men stars in Hollywood do wear their make-up on the street sometimes, because they don't want to stop to remove it when they go out to luncheon. And nobody thinks anything of it, because it is all a part of business. Since your friend didn't go to any wild parties, how does she know they were wild? Photoplay doesn't picture the stars as angels, nor yet as devils; merely as human beings, which is more interesting. Some companies supervise the mailing of photographs to the "fans." Other stars, like Colleen Moore, handle their own correspondence. The practice of photographing signatures on the "fan" pictures isn't courteous. The stars who are punctilious about their letters prefer to take time off to sign the photographs themselves. Tell your friend to go climb a tree.