FROM BANK TO SCREEN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20088, 27 October 1928, Page 11 (Supplement)

FROM BANK TO SCREEN.

CAREER OF RICHARD DIX. Richard Dix represents the athletic type *'t (ihn star. Ills clear-cut features and hi'ae/.y acting havo marked him as a leading favourite. Bom in St. Paul, Minnesota, Mr. Dix received his education at Minnesota at the St. I'aul Central High School, where lie became interested in all sports and in dramatics. He attended the University til' .Minnesota for a year, hut. left to take up « position in a bank. He tired, of this and Sintered an architect's oflice.'While working there he attended an evening dramatic School, which led him to a position with a local rnovie company. After a year in New York he was suddenly called homo by tho death of his father. Being the main support of his tnother and sister, and earning but small pay in the local stock companies. Mr. t)ix decided to go west. Ho soon hccarnc » movio star. Somo of his pictures for Paramount are " Tho Vanishing Race," The Quarterback," and " Knockout f'eillv." "Sporting Goods" is his latest jo be released in Now Zealand. " Warming Up," recently completed at I'araJiount's Hollywood studios, many •etjuences. with sound synchronised effects.