Audrey Ferris (1909-1990) * Studied violin * Attended Hollywood High School * Came from a broken home. Her father had deserted the family when she was very young. While it is unclear why her film career didn’t last long (after all, she was signed in 1927 at a time when silents were transitioning to talkies), […]
“My work was all square at the corners and bumped into the artistic at every turn. I knew it. Thank the Lord I had enough sense to see it. I deserved to be taken in hand and talked to with some brevity and much point. I guess my not having seemed conceited over my good […]
“Ever since I came to America, I have wanted to go on the stage. Even when I was a stenographer in New York I was not satisfied.” — Fifi D’Orsay “I was in vaudeville. I played here on the coast in 1928. It was good for me, the time I spent in vaudeville. It’s the […]
“I just stayed in New York and pouted. Then we got together and I decided to serve out my sentence. And I’d better get better stories than the last few were.” – Nancy Carroll, commenting on her unhappy relationship with Paramount Studios in June of 1932. “I’m what’s known as a poor rehearser. I save everything […]
“Gwen Lee is not pretty. I would say that her principal charm is her ability to wear clothes. Evidently she had considerable intelligence, too, for she was wise enough to cash in on this so-called ‘style’ and early in her life got herself a job as model on Michigan Boulevard [sic.], Chicago. She would be ideal […]
“I think my best experience was at [Al] Christie’s in comedies. In comedies you do everything; leading ladies just look pretty and stand about.” – Colleen Moore Photographer: Nickolas Muray “Not that I ever worked in a furniture shop, or anything like that – but just the same, I can spot a good bed instantly. […]
“I have good-looking legs so why shouldn’t I show them? And anyway I’m an extremist by nature. When girls are wearing short skirts as they are now I want mine still shorter. Of course, I’m in favor of short skirts or any other kind of a costume which gives me an opportunity to show off […]
“I’ve always played sexy roles. My voice always has been low and what they call ‘fetching.’ I’ve always put my hands on my hips and rolled my eyes.” – Clara Bow Source: Dan Thomas (1965) “I hate being called a flapper. For a long time, they made me play such punk parts, that […]