Photoplay/Volume 36/Issue 4/Questions and Answers

Julia Dolinsky, Garfield, N.J.―Sorry to contradict you but you have your companies mixed. It was Fox and not Paramount that made "Speakeasy." Paul Page, who had the male lead, was born in Birmingham, Ala., May 13, 1903, and Lola Lane, his leading lady, came from Indianola, Iowa. She is five feet, two inches tall; weighs 120 pounds and has light brown hair and violet eyes. She appeared on the stage before going into pictures.

Joe Hembera, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.―Bob Steele was born in Portland, Ore. He is five feet, ten inches tall; weighs 165 pounds and has dark brown hair and blue eyes.

A. R., Norwood, Ohio.―Esther Ralston is married to George Webb. Lilyan Tashman and Kathryn Carver claim New York City as their home town and Betty Compson claims Beaver City, Utah.

P. M., Paris, France.―How did you find your way over here? Marian Nixon is her real name. She is twenty-four years old and stands five feet, two inches in height. Before going into the movies she was a dancer. Charles Rogers is being kept very busy so I don't think he will see Paris for a while.

A. S. E., Hamilton, Ont., Canada.―Jack Oakie was born in Sedalia, Mo., Nov. 12, 1903. He has sandy hair, blue eyes and is five feet, ten inches tall. Shhhh! He's still single.

J. M., Chicago, Ill.―Maurice Chevalier is thirty-six years old and was born in Menilmontant, near Paris, France. He is five feet, eleven inches tall; weighs 165 pounds, has brown hair and blue eyes and is married. His last name is pronounced "Sha-vahl-yay." He is busy making a new picture titled "The Love Parade."

James Bow, Butte, Mont.―Any relation to Clara? Bet you're a forty-second cousin. Clara was born in Brooklyn, New York, July 29, 1905. Anita Page was born in Flushing, Long Island, N. Y., Aug. 4, 1910.

J. K., New York City.―Both Vilma Banky and Greta Garbo reached our shores in 1925. Vilma is twenty-six years old and is married to Rod LaRocque. Greta is three years younger than Vilma and is still single.

L. H., Brooklyn, New York.―Marie Prevost and Harrison Ford played the leads in "The Girl in the Pullman" and Glenn Tryon and Patsy Ruth Miller played the leads in "A Hero for a Night." Conrad Nagel and Myrna Loy did not appear in "Chicago After Midnight." I think you have "State Street Sadie" in mind.

Bunny, Charleston, W. Va.―Mary Duncan is twenty-four years old and has dark brown hair and blue eyes. Before going into pictures she appeared in numerous stage successes.

Beautiful But Dumb, Moscow.―Believe me, I'd never admit it. In "Little Annie Rooney" Walter James played the part of Officer Rooney; Gordon Griffith was his son Tim, and William Haines played the part of Joe Kelly. Greta Garbo is five feet, six inches tall and weighs 125 pounds. Lon Chaney is forty years old, is five feet, ten inches tall.

Honey, Bellingham, Wash.―Your friend is mistaken. It was Richard Arlen who played with Clara Bow in "Ladies of the Mob." Anita Page is eighteen years old, has blonde hair and stands five feet, two inches in height. Alice White is three years older and two inches shorter than Anita. Nancy Carroll has red hair.

Lon DeMille, Detroit, Mich.―How much did you bet? Dolores Costello is an American of Irish-Spanish descent. Her grandfather, Thomas Costello, was born and raised in Ireland. His ancestors, three generations before, came from Spain. Her grandmother, Helen Fitzgerald Costello, was also born and raised in Ireland, and her ancestors were Irish as far back as they can be traced.

Maxine Scotton, Mercedes, Tex.―Rex King has just faded out of the picture. Rex Bell was picked to replace him and his latest picture is "Joy Street."

Norma Jackson, Ione, Wash.―William Austin was born in British Guiana, South America, and came to the United States in 1915. He has been on the stage and screen since 1919. He is six feet tall, weighs 170 pounds and has light brown hair and gray eyes. He married Dora Mac Howe in May, 1929. His next picture will be "Sweetie." John Darrow played the part of Bill in "The High School Hero."

B. Randall, Wollaston, Mass.―Yep, Ramon is a very smart young man. It was his voice you heard in "The Pagan."

Rith Friedland, Alexandria, Minn.―The man you refer to in "Beggar on Horseback" was James Mason. He played the part of Homer Cady.

A. E. N., Arnold, Pa.―Oli, no. I am never too busy to write to the girls! Ralph Graves was born in Cleveland, Ohio, June 9, 1900. He is married to Virginia Goodwin. Josephine Dunn was born in New York City and is divorced from Wm. P. Cameron.

Gretchen Neff, Apollo, Pa.―Buddy Messinger played the part of Tuffy and William Bakewell played the part of Mack Moran in "Hot Stuff."

Mary Alice Tucker, Meridian, Miss.―You certainly know how to pick 'em, Mary. Ben Lyon is twenty-eight years old and bails from Atlanta, Ga. He has dark brown hair and stands six feet in altitude. William Haines and James Hall are both one year older than Ben. Bill is the same height as Ben hut he has black hair and hails from Staunton, Va. James is five feet, ten inches tall and has dark brown hair. He comes from Dallas, Texas.

Robert Belinko, Edwardsville, Penna.―Margaret Quimby was the young lady who played the part of Eleanor in "Lucky Boy."

Ray, Atlanta, Ga.―How did you make out in the exams? Baclanova is about twenty-nine years old. Laura La Plante had a double do the singing for her in "Show Boat." Ramon Novarro did his own talking and singing in "The Pagan," but a double sang for Dorothy Janis, It was Warner Baxter's own voice you heard in "In Old Arizona." No, Monte Blue and Rod LaRocque are not related to each other. George Lewis is twenty-five years old and has been married since March, 1928.

R. R., Petersburg, Ill.―Here's where you get fooled. What made you think that none of the marriages lasted in Hollywood? Edythe Chapman, who plays the mother role in "The Idle Rich," has been married to the same husband for thirty-one years. Thomas Meighan and his first and only wife have been married for nineteen years. Jack Holt and his wife have been married thirteen years. And there are others.

Jack Prewitt, Plant City, Fla.―Hugh Allan was born in Oakland, Calif., Nov. 5, 1903. He is six feet tall, weighs 165 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes.

​ Mildred Crater, Kansas City, Kan.―William Bakewell was born in Los Angeles, Calif., May 2, 1908. He is five feet, eleven and one half inches tall; weighs 145 pounds and has brown hair and grey eyes. His latest appearance is in "On With the Show."

Dolly, Fergus Falls, Minn.―Heights, nothing but heights. Alice White is five feet tall; Anita Page is five feet, two inches; Joan Crawford and Nancy Carroll are five feet, four inches. Billie Dove is five feet, five, and Greta Garbo is five feet, six inches tall. Now for the he-men. Richard Barthelmess is five feet, seven inches; Charles Rogers and Neil Hamilton are six feet and Nils Asther is one-half inch taller.

Irma Mickler, St. Augustine, Fla.―Your friend is off his trolley. Myrna Loy is not Chinese. She is an American of Welsh, Scotch and Swedish extraction. Her real name is Myrna Williams and she hails from Helena, Mont.

Mildred H., Scranton, Penna.―Yes, Clara Bow uses her own name in pictures. Her next will be "Dangerous Curves." Buddy Rogers' next will be "Illusion." Indeed, Bessie Love and Anita Page are not sisters. Anita's real moniker is Pomares and Bessie's is Juanita Horton.

D. M. J., Idaho.―Sure, I like to hear from little girls in Idaho. In fact, I like to hear from little girls everywhere. Mary Pickford was born in Toronto, Canada, April 8, 1893. She is five feet tall and weighs 100 pounds. Her real name is Gladys Smith. Her first husband was Owen Moore, whom she divorced in 1920.

Marion and Alice, Coatesville, Penna.―Get ready. Here goes―William Haines is twenty-nine years old and hails from Staunton,

​Va. He is six feet tall, weighs 172 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes. That's his own name. His next picture will be "Speedway." Ramon Novarro, who is thirty years old, came from Durango, Mexico, where he was known as Ramon Samaniegos. He is five feet, ten inches tall; weighs 160 pounds and has dark brown hair and brown eyes. His latest picture is "The Pagan." Davey Lee was born in Hollywood, Jan. 3, 1925.

Cuddles Ross, Holyoke, Mass.―Ohhhh! What I know about you. Nils Asther celebrates his birthday on January 17. He is twenty-seven years old. He was married and divorced several years ago. Did you read his life story in the February and March issues of Photoplay?

E, Thum, Bayonne, N.J.―Philippe De Lacy played the part of Petite in "The Redeeming Sin." He is twelve years old, has chestnut hair and blue eyes and comes from Nancy, France.

Melville C. Johnston, Carey, Man., Canada.―Ruth Chatterton is married to Ralph Forbes. Yes, it was H. B. Warner you saw in "The Doctor's Secret." Dolores Del Rio is a Mexican.

Nancy W., Baltimore, Md.―So you go with Ben Lyon's nephew. Now isn't that nice? Ben is twenty-eight years old and celebrates his birthday on February 6. In "The Pagan" Donald Crisp played the part of Joranson.

D. B., Utica, N.Y.―Billie Dove was born in New York City twenty-six years ago and christened Lillian Bohny. She is married to Irvin Willat. Edmund Lowe is thirty-five years old, hails from San Jose, Calif., and is married to Lilyan Tashman. He uses his own name in pictures.

Marjoie Dietz, Milwaukee, Wis.―When Alice White first went into pictures she was a brunette, but now, my dear, she's a blonde.