Photoplay/Volume 36/Issue 5/Questions and Answers
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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Casts and Addresses
Photoplay is printing a list of studio addresses with the names of the stars located at each one.
Don't forget to read over the list on page 142 before writing to this department.
In writing to the stars for photographs Photoplay advises you to enclose twenty five cents, to cover the cost of the picture and postage. The stars, who receive hundreds of such requests, cannot afford to comply with them unless do you share.
I. M. C., New Durham, N.Y.—Sue Carol is five feet, two inches, tall and weighs 105 pounds. Lupe is the same height but is seven pounds heavier. Nancy Carroll is five feet, four inches, tall and weighs six pounds more than Lupe. Now figure that out.
Helen of Troy and Points East.—Arthur Rankin played the part of Tom Ford, Jr., in "The Fall of Eve." He was born in New York City on August 30, 1900, is five feet, ten inches, tall, weighs 150 pounds and has black hair and green eyes. He is a nephew of John, Ethel and Lionel Barrymore. Someone has been kidding the old Answer Man. Bessie Love is really only five feet tall. Anita Page is three inches taller.
Marion Sarrels, Tucson, Ariz.—I won't hold out on you. Charles Delancy was born in New York City on August 9, 1897. He is five feet, eleven inches, tall, weighs 162 pounds and has dark brown hair and brown eyes. Yep, he's married.
Mrs. Harold Young, Asheville, N.C.—Marion Davies hails from Brooklyn, New York; Anita Page from Flushing, L.I., New York; Billie Dove from New York City and Florence Vidor from Houston, Texas. Not a bad record for l'il Old New York.
J. G., White Plains, N.Y.—Marceline Day and Betty Compson played with Lon Chaney in "The Big City."
Geo. McAllister, Chicago, Ill.—George O'Brien was born in San Francisco, Calif., about twenty-nine years ago. He is five feet, eleven inches, tall and weighs 176 pounds.
Marie H., Belleville, Ont., Canada—A rather large order, but here goes—The heroes in the following pictures were—William Bakewell in "Hot Stuff"; Kenneth Harlan in "The Ice Flood"; Francis X. Bushman, Jr., in "The Understanding Heart"; Donald Reed in "Naughty But Nice"; Ivan Petrovitch in "The Magician" and Einar Hanson in "Fashions for Women." Norman Kerry and Claire Windsor had the leads in "The Claw." Nils Asther is twenty-seven years old and divorced.
Irene Martin, Taunton, Mass.—Sue Carol's real name is Evelyn Lederer and Nancy Carroll's is La Hiff. You win. Conrad Nagel is married to Ruth Helms.
E. F. K., Michigan City, Ind.—Welcome to our midst. Marion Davies is twenty-nine years old. Antonio Moreno was her leading man in "Beverly of Graustark." For a photo, write her at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Culver City, Calif., and enclose twenty-five cents to cover cost of mailing.
Mrs. :. R. R., Providence, R.I.—Richard Barthelmess is five feet, seven inches, tall, weighs 140 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes. He was married to Mrs. Jessica Sargent on April 20, 1928. Mary Hay was his first wife.
Louis V. Pick, Dallas, Texas—Charles Girard played the part of Silk Shirt Harry in "Caught in the Fog." and John Miljan played the part of Paul Fontaine, in "The Desert Song."
V. D., Detroit, Mich.—Gary Cooper played the part of Abe Lee in "The Winning of Barbara Worth."
Mrs. Florenze Derbyshire, Waterloo, Iowa—You and your husband are both wrong. Sally O'Neil was born on October 23, 1908.
Mickey of Cincy—If you pop in here with a twenty page letter. I'll pop out there with my little shotgun. Arthur Lake was born in Corbin, Kentucky, about twenty-four years ago. He is six feet tall and has light hair and blue eyes. Before going into the movies he appeared in vaudeville and musical comedy. Some of the pictures he has appeared in are "Walking Back," "Harold Teen," "Lilac Time" and "On with the Show."
Diana Cherwood, N.J.—Thanks for all the lovely compliments on Photoplay. Dolores Del Rio was born on August 3, 1905, and Nils Asther was born on January 17, 1902. "Lady Divine" is the name of the theme song from "The Divine Lady."
Gene D., Maplewood, N.J.—Lily Damita was born in Paris, France, on July 10, 1906. She is five feet, one and a half inches, tall, weighs 112 pounds and has blonde hair and blue eyes. Betty Bronson is five feet tall and weighs 100 pounds. Ben Lyon is six feet tall and weighs 160 pounds. Buddy Rogers is the same height but weighs five pounds more.
Pauline Ostrin, Charleston, W. Va.—Walter Byron played the part of Lieut. Karl Von Hagen in "The Awakening."
E. L. W., Tasmania, Australia—It is sad but true. Arnold Kent passed away on September 30, 1928. He was thirty years old, five feet, eleven inches, tall, weighed 155 pounds and had black hair and blue eyes. He was a native of Florence, Italy. Some of his pictures were "Hula," "The Showdown," "Beau Sabreur," "Easy Come, Easy Go" and "The Woman Disputed."
Mary Peck, Mountain Lakes, N.J.—Here's your R.S.V.P. Rex Bell was born in Chicago, Ill., on 16, 1903, and christened George Beldam. He is still single.
Ella Mae, Detroit, Mich.—I won't tell you my name, but I assure you it is not Horatio Ignatius. With a name like that how could I keep my mind on my work? Faust was played by Gosta Ekman and Mephisto was played by Emil Jannings. Ah! The weekly allowance is saved.
E. H., Natchez, Miss.—Joseph Schildkraut was born in Vienna, Austria, on October 9, 1896. He is five feet, eleven inches, tall and is married to Elsie Bartlett. He has appeared in "The Blue Danube," "His Dog," "Tenth Avenue" and "Show Boat." That's his real monicker.
B. Ulmer, Saranac Lake, N.Y.—The cast of "The Wedding March" consisted of Fric Von Stroheim, Fay Wray, George Fawcett, Maude George, ZaSu Pitts, George Nichols, Hughie Mack, Mathew Betz, Cesare Gravina, Dale Fuller and Syd Bracey.
J. H. Lyon, Cambellsville, Ky.—I see you are quite a cowboy fan. Ken Maynard was born in Mission, Texas. He is five feet, eleven and three-quarter inches, tall, weighs 180 pounds and has black hair and gray eyes. Hoot Gibson is five feet, ten inches, tall, weighs 160 pounds and has light brown hair and blue eyes. He hails from Tekemob, Neb, Tim McCoy is five feet, eleven inches, tall, weighs 170 pounds and has light brown hair and blue eyes. He claims Saginaw, Michigan, as his home town. Phyllis Haver was born in Douglas, Kansas. She is five feet, six inches, tall, weighs 125 pounds and has blonde hair and blue eyes.
I. S., Arnold, Pa.—Lina Basquette was born in San Mateo, Calif., on April 19, 1907. She is married to Peverell Marley. Jacqueline Logan is twenty-seven years old and Charles Delaney is five years older. M. R. B., San Antonio, Texax—Jacqueline Logan played the part of Mary Magdalene in "The King of Kings."
Miss J. Grier, Danbury, Conn.—Audrey Ferris was the girl who played with Irene Rich in "The Silver Slave." June Nash was the girl you saw in "Daughters of Desire."
Louise Mont, Botsford, Conn.—Warner Baxter was born on March 29, 1891, and is married to Winifred Bryson. He is five feet, eleven inches tall, weighs 165 pounds and has dark brown hair. He has been in pictures since 1921 and claims Columbus, Ohio, as his home town. Johnny Mack Brown is twenty-five years old, six feet tall and weighs 165 pounds. He played football on the college team in Alabama.
Y. Del Rossi, Philadelphia, Pa.—Frederick March is thirty-one years old, six feet tall and hails from Racine, Wisconsin. He is married to Florence Eldridge and his next picture will be "Paris Bound."
Rosemary Lyng, Elk City, Okla.—Al Jolson is forty-three years old and hails from Washington, D. C. In "Coquette" Dr. Besant was played by John Sainpolis; Jimmy was played by William Janney and Stanley was played by Matt Moore.
Jay, Winchester, Mass.—The man you saw in "The Glad Rag Doll" was Ralph Graves. He was born on June 9, 1900, in Cleveland, Ohio, is six feet, one inch tall, weighs 170 pounds and has brown hair and blue eyes. He is married to Virginia Goodwin.
Errola, Harrisburg, Pa.—John Davidson's latest pictures are "Queen of the Night Clubs," "Skin Deep" and "The Time, The Place and The Girl." Conrad Nagel's latest picture is "Dynamite" and his next will be "Evidence."
Ruth R., Little Rock, Ark.—Corinne Griffith is thirty-three years old, five feet, three inches tall, weighs 120 pounds and has light brown hair and blue eyes. She is married to Walter Morosco. Webster Campbell was her first husband.
G. T., Exeter, Mo.—Marion Nixon was born in Superior, Wisc., on October 20, 1904. That's her own name.
Pauline Simmons, Auburn, Me.—Yes, Clara Bow's latest picture, "Dangerous Curves," is a talkie and Richard Arlen is her leading man. Clara is five feet, three and one-half inches tall and has brown eyes.
Max Goldman, Indianapolis, Ind.—Harry Carey is forty-nine years old and Henry B. Walthall is two years older.
Edward, Neenah, Wis.—In "Nothing but the Truth" Dorothy Hall played the part of Gwen. Richard Dix's next picture will be "The Love Doctor."
A. E. and I. L. S., Wichita Falls, Tex.—Rex Lease and Pauline Garon played with Bobby Agnew in "The College Hero."
Two Inquisitive Verduners—You're wrong. I'm not a Spanish Desperado and I'm not in search of inspiring novelties. Your dashing hero, Ramon Novarro, is back in Hollywood again. He is scheduled to make a picture in the near future; title not yet chosen.
A. S., Orlando, Fla.—Buddy Rogers' next picture will be "Illusion." William Boyd was born in Cambridge, Ohio, on June 5, 1898. He is six feet, one inch tall, weighs 170 pounds and has light brown hair and blue eyes. He is married to Elinor Faire.
Dorothea Sullivan, Albany, N.Y.—Virginia Bradford and Frank Marion played together in "The Wreck of the Hesperus." Dolores Costello and John Barrymore played the leads in "The Sea Beast" and "When a Man Loves."
K. B., Cornwall, Ont., Canada—Lon Chaney did not appear in "The Gorilla" or "The Cat and the Canary." "The Four Horsemen" was released by Metro. Florence Turner, Helen Foster, Grant Withers, Charles Miller and Virginia Roy appeared in "The Road to Ruin." The other cast you mention is too long to print here. Send a stamped envelope for it.