The SCREEN and its *STARS*

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 12869, 23 May 1936, Page 10

The SCREEN and its *STARS*

SHIRLEY IS NOW SEVEN

TOT WHO EARNS £IOOO A WEEK

Shirley. Temple;, tho world’s mostpopular juvenile film star, celebrated her -seventh' birthday a- week oil two ago. She is a very , busy little soul anti adores her work. At the .same time she. let it be known at the (studios that she expected a. day off to celebrate the day'of days—and: to cut a. tasty; cake that, someone had, in aii unguarded moment, let it be known was waiting for her.

. Probably no child has ever occupied sn cK.' a, place in the affections' of film-gosrs, of all ages from seven to severity, a.s this little lair-haired ohild with the peaichcs and cream complexion, who headed the IS3b box office poll, and is included among the ten “best sellers’’ of the' film world.

Who wouldn’t be Shirley Temple’s parents? In consequence of tempting offers rriade to her parents by a rival film company; the 20th Ceni uiy-P : ux Corporation voluntarily gave her a rise in salary, and her weekly pay cheque is now close- on 0000 dollars '(£10011).

Shirley is blissfully ignorant of the amount, of her pay •envelope, but she will doubtless be gratified when she comes of age and finds a fortune awaiting her. Under Californian law the earnings of a minor go into a trust, fund, as was the ease with Jackie Coogan.

Shirley is the daughter of Mr. and Airs, George Temple, of Santa Monica. Although she works very •hjaird she lias plenty of fun, and is completely unspoiled—-• r so say her parents.

She rises every morning at seven and is .allowed five minutes, for stretching herself, and two minutes for cleaning her teeth. Then another eight minutes is occupied in what she describes as “a thorough job of washing myself.” Her breakfast usually consists of sliced orange, toast, and a, large glass of milk. After breakfast she drossesher doll for the day and then gets dressed herself. Thai takes her half an hour. Af- 8 o'clock she leaves for the film .studio, where she works fori 90 minutes, and then, rests until noon in a. little bungalow -specinly built for her in the studio grounds. She enjoys a big lunch, and- then she is ready for another horn’s work at the studio.

During the afternoon she goes to school at the studio. An hour later eihb gets an hour off to play., after which her presence is again required at- the studio.

Tfer evenings at home are her own ! She often spends them, sitting on her father’s knee look'.ig at picture books. Her long day ends at 8.15, when her mother packs her off to bed.

NOT YET! “Not yet,” replied Charlie Chaplin from Indo-China, when his agents at. Manila cabled asking him if hewere really dead, as. reported. Charlie Chaplin is' not dead. Though we had no ran so to fear it When the baseless rumour spread: We are very glad to near it. We. .are sure he told, no cram When he hade us not to grieve him: But had he replied, “I am.” Wo at least would not believe him. There are film comedians, though. Whom to grieve we’d not? he able. Their demise would ho no. blow When we got the news by cable. Should, they answer o'er thn wire, “Yes, we’re dead, our antics* ’ . ended” We would chmat, -as one great choir, Toyfullv the comment “Splendid!” \ . (' „ FIVE T, TITLE STABS. DIONNE TSABTES’ FTLi\r. An unusual “location trip” was undertaken recently with the departure of a production unit for Callander, Ontario, for the purpose of filming scenes for Darryl F. Zanuck’s production, “The Country Doctor.” in which the world’s most famous babies, the Dionne quintuplets, appear. Henry King, the director, headed the party bound for the village, made world-famous 1 y the arrival there of the Dionne quintuplets. The supporting east of “The Country Doctor” is headed by Jean Hersholt, selected for the role of Dr. Boy Luke, and Dorothy Peterson. The screen’s youngest stars will he directed by King, tinder the personal supervision of Dr. Allan Boy Dafoe, who has . played such an important part in the lives of the i quintuplets. These scenes have been arranged with the appruwai of Air David A. Croll, Minister of Public Welfare of the Province of Ontario, and guardian of the children.

Sonya Levien, prominent- Hollywood scenarist, Avho, with Charles Blake, is author of. “The Country Doctor,” accompanied the film unit.

Harold Lloyd, starring in “The MilIcy Way,” got into his first studio (Universal) by donning make-up and sneaking in with “hit” players re- • turning from lunch. ; 'Glamorous Fay Ma.rbc, the American;,, stage star, \tho camp ovei* to ( England to rutt a one-woman tovue > at, a West End theatre, hast a femilo | tyhiyr ' really deserves to he called dazzling—it is insured. for £50.000. [ She injured her smile for this amount ( when slio was* in England previously , in -hi musical play; and the policy, still holds igdbcK In Engl find in March; a sjplit lip isi ani' easy thing to come by hut what a; difference it might make so«that snide.

(By the Movie Fan).

WHAT “GLAMOUR. COSTS.” Every year one of the- studios in Hollywood spend at least 100,000 dollars on wigs, vaseline, lipstick, cold cream and other cosmetics. In “The Three Musketeers,” d’Artagnan’s horso was “made up” from head to tail to give ft an even mustard coloring. This required four quarts of liquid make-up for every working day. The actresses use 600 pairs of artificial eyelashes a year. The lion’s share of them goes to Ginger Rogers because she works all the time and dances a lot, which is very bard on artificial eyelashes. The company bought lOOlbs. of mkae-up for its last film and every bit of it was used.

The consumption of cosmetics for Iho three period films, “The Last Days of Pompeii,” “She” and “The Three Musketeers,” amounted to ,3000 wigs, ,300 pounds of vaseline, 1 SOOl’t. of hair pads, 264 quarts of liquid white make-up, 2olbs of lipstick, 600 pots of cold cream, 1000 eyebrow pencils. 423 quarts of rouge.. And Moiietre complained that .the belles of bis time were using the lard of too many pigs for their faces!

ASTAIRE IS AMERICAN. "JOKE ON THE BRITISH.” An American magazine has quite definitely discovered that Fred Astaire is an American citizen, and not the Englishman most- people imagine him t > be.

It was during long periods of residence abroad (from America) that Astaire acquired “that Englisr way of dressing, and flint slightly English way of talking which leads so many people, even native-born Britons, to take him for English-born,” it says. “Fred, who is just as American as you or Tor the Mississippi river, thinks this a g’.cnt joke—on the British.”

Some time ago the London ‘Times’ passed this comment upon Fred. Astaire acquired “that English way of with joy at discovering America, but how lie would have cavorted had he also discovered Fred Astaire.”

Carl Brisson. in addition to being an expert boxer, is also an accomplished, high diver and swimmer. He recently made n4oft. dive for a scene in his latest picture. “Shin Cafe.”