The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-06
BY DAN THOMAS
NEA Service Writer

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BY DAN THOMAS
NEA Service Writer
HOLLYWOOD. June Gust a
IL few years ago a young and
lovely Mexican girl arrived in
Hollywood to embark on a film
career.
Fifteen years ago, or there
abouts, a vivacious Mack Sennett
bathing beauty was just getting
her start in the movies.
Today, in a strange combina-
ton of youth and experience,
these two famous actresses are
among the choices Of six noted
directors as THE Six Most Beau
tiful Women Of the Talkies." Each
is given equal honor.
OF course, you already have
guessed the name Of the first one
Dolores Del Rio. And now I
shall tell you the name of the
second-Gloria Swanson.
Del Rio and Swanson now join
Marlene Dietrich and Frances Dee
as the screens most beautiful
women in the estimation Of the
six movie directors who are acting
as judges for NEA Service and
The Times. They are Mack Sen
nett, Josef Won Sternberg, George
Fitzmaurice, Mervyn Leroy. Ed
ward Sutherland and Allan Dwan.
Monday the names Of the two
remaining beauties will be re-
vealed.
DOLORES' entrance into pic
~ lures was one of the most in
teresting ever made by a screen
newcomer.
Brought up in exclusive circles
in Mexico City, she received her
first film offer from Edwin Carewe
when he and his wife, Mary Akin,
and Bert LyteH and Claire Wind
Sor went to the Mexican capital
to participate in a double mar
riage.
But Dolores parents had heard
about wild" Hollywood and would
not permit her to come here until
after her husband, jaime Del Rio,
visited here and decided that the
town would be safe for her.
That perhaps was bad report
for jaime to make as it was the
beginning of the end of their
marital happiness. Dolores scared
quickly to Stardon and then
divorced Jaime.
Now she is married again, this
time to Cedric Gibbons, fashion
expert at the M-G-M studios.
THE Mexican beauty's career
l. has been anything but a
smooth one.
Her success after arriving in
Hollywood was almost instantane-
GUS. But the tumble from the
pedestal upon which she had been
placed was almost as rapid.
Dolores trouble was too much
of the same thing.
The same type of pictures
which carried her to the top also
carried her back down again. Her.
productions ceased to make
money. Then she became seri-
ously i'll and was forced to retire
for nearly year.
In good health again now, how
ever, and more beautiful than
ever, Dolores is starting her come
back.
A ND now for Gloria Swanson.
L n It seems rather needless to
describe Miss Swanson's beauty.
For the last fifteen years her face
and figure have been seen by mil
lions of movie fans.
Back in the days when she and
the movies were much younger
the glorious Gloria blossomed
forth as Mack Sennett bathing
beauty.
With her were numerous other
girls just getting their start in
pictures. Many made good-but
none could quite maintain the
pace set by their leader.
With the exception of Charlie
Chaplin, no other player from the
old Sennett lot ever achieved and
held the fame that is Gloria's.
With all her beauty, Gloria has
q good business head. There was
a time when she was the highest
salaried player in motion pictures.
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