The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-12-16
MOVIE STAR
FORMER PARTISAN
Newsman Writes Interestingly of
Career of Marilyn Miller, Who
One Lived Here
MAY MARRY JACK P1cKFoRD

Or. S. Porter, in Lexington Leader)
Many Paris people are interested
in the report from Chicago that
Marilyn Miller, the famous dancing
beauty, and Jack Pickford, movie
star, are to be married in the near
future.
When Miss Miller was a babe in
arms, which has not been such a
great time ago, her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Reynolds, resided in Paris,
and with them her two older sisters,
Ruth and Clare Reynolds. Mr.
Reynolds superintended the intalla-
ton of the Cumberland Telephone
plant in Paris, and his wife and>two
little daughters spent summer
here with him, stopping at the home
of Mrs. Mary Ireland Davis, on Dun
can avenue. At a very early age the
two sisters, Ruth and Glare, devel-
oped dramatic talent to a remarkable
extent, and in 1901 they secured an
engagement with the Bronston Com
edy Company, travelling organiza-
ton playing week stands. They were
accompanied on their travels by
their mother, who kept a watchful
eye upon their education and health,
as well as their artistic career. They
played an engagement at the Paris
Opera House, and made such a dis
tinct hit that they were induced to
reappear, on two subsequent occa-
sions. At that time Marylin was
being cared for by the grandmother
in Memphis, Tenn.
Shortly after their appearance in
Paris, Mrs. Reynolds was divorced
from her husband, and some time
after announcement was made of her
marriage to Cairo Miller, leading
man with the Bronson Comedy Com
papy. During their stay in Paris,
Ruth, the elder of the two sisters,
met DR.. John Sweeney, of Paris, who
for several years, has been house
surgeon Of the Palmer House in Chi
cago. On going to Chicago a few
years later to reside she again met
the handsome young doctor and the
| acquaintance formed in Paris was
renewed. They were married and
| now have two manly little sons,
who possess the attractiveness of
their mother and the bearing of
their father.
When Marilyn, the younger sister
of the trio, was six years of age, 1t
was found that she had developed
| the art of dancing to a remarkable
degree. Her mother assumed the
task Of training her for the stage
1t was, not long before she had an
opportunity to appear in public and
made a distinct hit. Taking the
name of her stepfather, she made
one success after another, until she
J was brought to the attention OF
Florenz Zeigfeld, owner of the
'Zeigfield Follies," who recognized
her wonderful abilities as an artist
and from that time on her advance
in the profession has been the most
remarkable of any artist on the
American stage. To-day she is the
youngest leading woman on the
American stage, and nobody disputes
the assertion that she is the lowell
est
At present Miss Miller is starring
in the musical comedy, Sally"
which is running at the New Am
sterdam Theatre in New York. II
has been running now for over a
year, and is destined to run another
| twelve months.
The reported engagement of Miss
Miller and Jack Pickford, recalls
two tragic occurrences, parallel in
some respects, though widely differ
ent in others. Frank Carter, of the
speaking stage, whom Miss Miller
married some three years ago, was
! killed in an automobile accident in
May of last year, while motoring
from Wheeling, West Va, to Phila
delphia, to visit his wife. DIV,
Thomas, noted screen artist, anC
wife Of Jack Pickford, died in Paris
France, in September, 1920.