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Motion picture news blue book : 1930, 1930
21 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. Printed page 200. See the scan on archive.org.
1Hearts" (Warner), "Beautiful Cheat," "Foreign Legion" (Univ.), "Wiful Youth" (Peerless), "Kathleen Mavourneen" (Fox), "Third Degree" (Vita.), "Through Different Eyes" (Fox). Clubs: Elks, Native Sons of Golden West. Sports: boxing, baseball, horse racing. Hght., 5, 9½; wght., 160; gray eyes, gray hair. Bus. rep., Bobby Webb.
2PETELLE, Martha, actress. Screen career: "Let No Man Put Asunder," "Clean Heart" (Vitagraph), "Her Marriage Vow" (Warner), "His Rise to Fame" (Excellent).
3PETERS, Frederick, actor, b. Waltham, Mass., June 30, 1884. Educ. Waltham grade school, Winchester (Mass.) high school. Has lived in Boston, N. Y., Seattle, San Francisco, Hollywood. Bremerton, Wash. Entered pictures in 1916. Has played in "Miracles of Jungles," "Tarzan," "12 Miles Out," "Salome," "Goliath the Giant," "Cyclops," "Man Who Laughs," "Spieler, and with Lupino Lane. Clubs: Equity, Roosevelt Camp Spanish War Vets. Sports: boxing, baseball, football, track, rowing, wrestling. Hght., 6, 6; wght., 250; dark eyes, brown hair. Married to Lillian Peters. Children, Walter, 23 yrs. and Marion, 16 yrs. Bus. and press rep., Lee Parvin.
4PETERS, House, actor; legal name, Robert House Peters; b. Bristol, England. Educ. England, Australia. On stage in England, America, Australia, South Africa. Entered pictures in 1914. Has played in "Storm," "Great Divide," "Girl of the Golden West," "Warrens of Virginia," "Lying Lips," "Between Men," "Prisoners of Storm," "Head Winds," "Rose Marie" (M-G-M). Sports: fishing, riding. Hght., 6, 1½; wght., 195; blue eyes, brown hair. Married. Three children, Junior, Ian, Patricia. Bus. rep., Edward Small.
5PETERS, John S., actor, b. Cleveland, Ohio. Screen career: First National; "The Student Prince," "The Enemy" (M-G-M), "A Dog of the Regiment" (Warner), "The Scarlet Lady" (Columbia), "The Divine Sinner" (Rayart).
6PETEERSON, Della, actress. Screen career, Educational; "The Lucky Duck."
7PETTIOH, Charles Clyde, general counsel, M.P.P.D.A. and Film Board of Trade; b. Indianapolis, May 5, 1882. Educ. grad. Indianapolis High Sch., June, 1900; grad. of Law, Indiana Univ., 1903; admitted to Bar, May 5, 1903; city prosecutor City of Indianapolis. Deputy Dist. Atty., Marion Co.; practice law Indianapolis. Came to New York in 1916 and entered motion picture business as atty. for the Independent Theatre Owners, Mutual Film Co., Select Pictures; gen. counsel Motion Picture Theatre Owners of U. S., 1918-1919; admitted to Bar, State of N. Y. without examination in 1920; gen. counsel Select Pictures Corp., 1921-1922; Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of Amer., 1922 to date, and now also Gen. Counsel of Film Boards of Trade, U. S. and Canada. Member of Motion Picture Film Com. cooperating with the govt. during the war; chairman of the Motion Picture Herbert Hoover Relief Com. for the relief of the starving children of Europe. Org. 32 Film Boards of Trade and set up a system of arbitration. Mason, Shriner, Elk, and other fraternal organizations. Clubs: M. P. Club, N. Y., Westchester Biltmore Country Club, Rye, N. Y., Western Universities Club, N. Y. C. Res., Rye, N. Y. Ad., 469 Fifth Ave., N. Y. City. one of two readings
8PETTIOHAN, Charles Clyde, general counsel, M.P.P.D.A. and Film Board of Trade; b. Indianapolis, May 5, 1882. Educ. grad. Indianapolis High Sch., June, 1900; grad. of Law, Indiana Univ., 1903; admitted to Bar, May 5, 1903; city prosecutor City of Indianapolis. Deputy Dist. Atty., Marion Co.; practice law Indianapolis. Came to New York in 1916 and entered motion picture business as atty. for the Independent Theatre Owners, Mutual Film Co., Select Pictures; gen. counsel Motion Picture Theatre Owners of U. S., 1918-1919; admitted to Bar, State of N. Y. without examination in 1920; gen. counsel Select Pictures Corp., 1921-1922; Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of Amer., 1922 to date, and now also Gen. Counsel of Film Boards of Trade, U. S. and Canada. Member of Motion Picture Film Com. cooperating with the govt. during the war; chairman of the Motion Picture Herbert Hoover Relief Com. for the relief of the starving children of Europe. Org. 32 Film Boards of Trade and set up a system of arbitration. Mason, Shriner, Elk, and other fraternal organizations. Clubs: M. P. Club, N. Y., Westchester Biltmore Country Club, Rye, N. Y., Western Universities Club, N. Y. C. Res., Rye, N. Y. Ad., 469 Fifth Ave., N. Y. City. one of two readings
9PHILBIN, Mary, actress, b. Chicago, Ill., 1908. Parents reside with her in Hollywood. Educ. Chicago. Spec. art. Previous career, amateur theatricals. Has lived in Chicago, Hollywood. Entered pictures in 1921. Played in "Merry Go Round," "Fool's Highway," "Fifth Avenue Models," "Man Who Laughs," "Eric the Great," "Port of Dreams," "Surrender" (Univ), Julie in "The Last Performance," Tessie in "Shannons of Broadway" (Univ.), Faith Barker in "After the Fog" (Beacon). Hght., 5, 2; wght., 100; gray eyes, brown hair. Ad., Universal Studio, Universal City, Calif.
10PHILLIPS, Dorothy, actress, b. Baltimore. Educ. there. Screen career. Pathe, Columbia, Metro, Tiffany, Fox: "The Bar C Mystery" (Pathe), "Remember" (Columbia), "Upstage" (Metro), "The Broken Gate" (Tiffany), "Cradle Snatchers" (Fox).
11PHILLIPS, Edward N., actor, b. Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. '14. Educ. School of Industrial Art, Univ. of Penn. Spec. art. Previous career, Orpheum stock in Phila. Entered pictures five years ago. Played in "Love Light," "Thru the Dark," "Honeymoon Flats," "Scandal," Spider in "His Lucky Day," Flash Thomas in "College Love" (Universal), Cordova in "The Road Show" (M-G-M). Clubs: Rancho Golf, Hollywood Athletic. Sport: golf. Hght., 6; wght., 160; brown eyes, black hair. Ad., Universal Studio, Universal City, Calif.
12PHILLIPS, Jimmy, actor, b. New York. Educ. Columbia Univ., New York City. Screen career, Pathe; "Desert Dust" (Univ.), "Sally of the Scandals" (FBO), Nick in "Queen of the Night Clubs" (Warner), Bill in "Playing Around" (F.N.).
13PHILLIPS, Nancy, actress. Screen career, "Rolled Stockings," "The City Gone Wild" (Paramount).
14PHIPPS, Sally, actress; legal name, Byrnee Butler; b. San Francisco. May 25, 1909. Mother lives in Los Angeles. Educ. San Francisco, Los Angeles. Spec. law, art. Entered pictures in 1926. Has played in "High School Hero," "News Parade," "None But Brave," "Why Sailors Go Wrong," Niece in "Detectives Wanted," Hostess in "Joy Street" (Fox). Clubs: Thalians, Bachelor Girls. Hght., 5, 2; wght., 108; brown eyes, red hair. Bus. rep., Edith Ryan. Ad., Fox Studio, Hollywood, Calif.
15PICKETT, Elizabeth, writer, b. Chicago, Ill. Educ. Wellesley College, Mass. Spec. literature, composition, dramatics. A.B., class of 1918. Previous career, official historian American National Red Cross, Washington, D. C.; wrote two histories of American Red Cross. Has lived in Boston, New York City, Washington, Chicago, Maysville, Kr., Hollywood. Entered pictures in 1923, with Fox Film Corp. In prod. of Fox Varieties, made about 60. Screen work: "Kentucky Pride," "Wings of the Storm," story and script; "Wolf Fangs," "Fleetwing," "Redskin" (Paramount). Sport: riding. Bus. rep., Geo. Palmer Putnam, N. Y. C.
16PICKFORD, Jack, actor, b. Toronto, Can., 1896. Educ. St. Francis Military Acad., N. Y. Stage career, "Peg Robin," "Three of Us." Screen career, since 1909, Biograph, Jack Pickford Co., Goldwyn, United Artists, First National, Universal; "Brown of Harvard," "Exit Smiling" (M-G-M), "Gang War" (FBO). Bus. rep., Milton Bren.
17PICKFORD, Mary, actress, b. Toronto, Can., 1893. Stage career, juvenile parts at 5 yrs., Valentine Stock Co., Toronto; at 9 starred in "The Fatal Wedding"; with Chauncey Olcott in "Edmund Burke"; David Belasco's "Warrens of Virginia," "Good Little Devil." Screen career, Biograph, "The Violin Maker of Cremona," first lead, "Tess of the Storm Country" (Famous Players), "Poor Little Rich Girl," "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm," "Little American," "Amarilly of Clothesline Alley," "Stella Maris" (Artcraft), "The Hoodlum," "Daddy Long Legs" (First National), "Pollyana," "Suds," "Through the Back Door," "Little Lord Fauntleroy," "Tess of the Storm Country," "Rosita," "Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall," "Little Annie Rooney," "Sparrows," "My Best Girl," Norma Besant in "Coquette" (first talking picture), Kathryn in "Taming of the Shrew" (United Artists). Husband's name, Douglas Fairbanks. Hghts., 5; wght., 100; hazel eyes, blonde hair. Ad., United Artists Studio, Hollywood, Calif.
18PIDGEON, Walter, actor, b. Canada. Educ. there. Stage career, 5 yrs. in Canada and United States. Screen career, "The Gateway of the Moon," "Woman Wise," (Fox), "Clothes Make the Woman" (Tiffany-Stahl), "The Girl from Rio," "Turn Back the Hours" (Lumas), Thayer in "Her Private Life," Tony Williams in "A Most Immoral Lady" (First National), Jack Clark in "Melody of Love" (Universal), Col. Vultow in "Bride of the Regiment" (F.N.). Hght., 6, 2; wght., 190. Bus. rep., John Lancaster.
19PIERCE, Evelyn, actress. Screen career, Metro-Goldwyn, Warners; "Don't" (M-G-M), "Tenderloin" (Warner).
20PIERCE, James, actor, b. Freedom, Ind., Aug. 8, 1900. Parents living in Seymour, Ind. Educ. Indiana University. Received A.B. degree in 1921. Has lived in Tucson, Ariz., Los Angeles, Calif. Previous career, athletic director. Entered pictures in 1927, when Edgar Rice Burroughs chose him to play the role of Tarzan in one of his stories. Screen career, Tarzan in "Tarzan and the Golden Lion" (FBO), Her Summer Hero" (FBO), "Phantom of the Range" (FBO), "Jesse James" (Para.), The Cop in "Ladies of the Mob" (Para.), Taxi Driver in "So Long Letty" (Warner), N. Y. Yankee Ball Player in "Fast Company" (Para.). Clubs: Masonic, Phi Delta Theta, Ta Nu Epsilon.
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