"VOICE PERSONALITY."
If ten world-famous figures had chosen motion /pictures instead oi other careers, they Would have attained-' screen prominence, even stardom, according to a "voice personality" vote cast by three film notables. Ballots were filed by Carole Lombard and Fredric March, co-stars in David O. Selznick's ' technieolour production, "Nothing Sacred," and by the director, William A. Wellman. The impromptu vote was the result of a discussion on the screen, value of "voice personality," during which it was agreed that ho one who lacked it could hope to become a star. Unanimous choice of all three for the No. 1 position was President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Next in line followed the Duke of Windsor, Aimee Semple McPherson, the evangelist; Ted Husing, radio sports commentator; Dorothy Thompson, journalist; Kichard Halliburton, author, adventurer, and lecturer; Mr. Anthony Eden, Britain's Foreign Secretary; Hiram Johnson, Senator from California; Arthur Vandenburg, Senator from Michigan; and Al Smith, of political fame. "These choices," explained Wellman, "were on the basis of. voice alone."
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Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 28, 3 February 1938, Page 21
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