The New York herald., 1921-05-29
Personal Notes
of Screen Players

Miss Clara Kimball Young. besides
once having been musician. has COM
posed several musical works.
Rudolph Valentino Is said to be Of the
italian peerage.
Miss Carmel Myers originally intended
to be newspaper writer.
Noah Beery has Greek amphitheatre
built into the terraced grounds of his
home
The screen has a new star In the per-
son Of John Gilbert. whom William Fox
has elevated to this rank and who will
make his stellar debut in an important
Fox production soon.
William Fox has leased studio in
Rome. Italy, sent J. Gordon Edwards,
the director, abroad and will produce
films there. The players will largely be
recruited on the Continent.
To form his own producing organiza-
ton Will Rogers Is leaving Goldwyn.
Victor Schertzlnger director. is also
departing soon from the same studio.
After an absence of three years Miss
Ethel Grandin is returning to pictures
- Metro playing opposite Gareth
Hughes.
Miss Mildred Davis was chief guest
and cup donor at Southern California
horse show She also gave the awards
at the bench show of a kennel club. in
which she had entered her Pekingese.
Enter Harry Myers as a hero. II only
for picture purposes. For a week he
has daily rescued Miss Grace Darmond
from cinematic drowning In the SWIM
ming pool. where he and Miss Darmond
have been ION location for Handle
With Care" in which they play the lead
ing roles.
At n recent meeting Miss Ida May
Park was elected TO membership in the
Motion Picture Directors Association
Aside from Miss Lois Weber she is the
only other woman In the organization.
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Rumors that Lloyd 1ngraham is to be
the next director TO have his own pro-
ducfng organization persist In the film
colony. lie is completing his fourth pro-
duction as director of Carter and Mrs.
DE Haven.
Miss Blanche Sweet has recovered
from her recent Illness and Is back at
her Hollywood apartment
To make feature film W. +. Alder
Is taking a company of players to Ia
hiti to produce THE Lagoon OF Desire"
Theodore Roberts Is recovering from
an Illness and will return soon TO work
In Hail the Woman" which John Grlf-
fifth Wray Is directing.
Utilizing the equipment which he has
purchased for his production OF The
Three Musketeers," Douglas Fairbanks
will produce benefit pageant for the
Actors Fund.
Miss Katherine Hilliker recently COM
rleted the editing and titling OF screen
version OF The Cave Girl" last seasons
stage success by Guy Bolton.
Percy Marmont. the British-American
actor who recently created the leading
male role In Love Is Everything"
Whitman Benefits forthcoming release.
Is continuing the study of sculpture.
which he first took UP to give additional
realism TO some of his scenes In the
production.
House Peters has been selected for
an important part In Tho Man from
Lost River" Miss Katherine Newlin
Burt's first original screen story, which
will be Frank Lloyds next production
for Goldwyn. Lambert Hillyer. who has
directed william S. Hart's recent pic
lures. made the adaptation of the story
George Fawcett, who had the role OF
the old doctor in Paramount's picturlza-
ton OF sir James NJ Barries "Senti-
mental Tommy" has been cast for the
part OF Major Duquenois In Peter Ib-
betson.' in which Miss Elsie Ferguson
and Wallace Reid will be costarred
under the direction OF George Fitz-
maurice.