ROMANCE OF NAMES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20596, 21 June 1930, Page 35 (Supplement)

ROMANCE OF NAMES.

£ FEW SCREEN SOUBRIQUETS

There is trouble ahead for tho census man when he begins counting in Hollywood, writes a critic in an English exchange. Frdm a box-office standpoint, the names of Hollywood's film celebrities mean everything. But to the census enumerator they mean nothing, because in 99 cases out out 100 they have been «s----enmed for screen purposes.

For instance, who would ever think Doloroi Del Rio was bom in Mexico *s Lolifca Dolores Asunsolo do Martinez! 'And that the popular Richard Dix once was Mrs. Brimmer's little boy Ernest t Hardly anyone in Hollywood ever heard c! Asa Yoelzen, but just let someone mention A 1 Jolson. They are tho same. Lupe Velez, once upon a time iraa Jliss Guadalupe Villalobos. The name 0{ her Banco, Gary Cooper, really is Frank pauoh less intriguing to screen fans. When Nick Stuart and Sue Carol eloped the courthouse at Ventura, California, test July, Nick need his Rumanian name, tfioulM Pratia, and Sue signed the lioeace pa Evenyn Lederer Kiefer.

When Rasmus Karl Thekelson Gottlied first was gives a job in the pictures, the directors had a terrible time until they daoided Earl Dane was much easier to •*y.

John Gilbert is John Pringle. Gilda Gray,. the girl who made tho "sliimroy" famous on th<t screen, used to be called Marianna Miehelsea. Elsia Janfc tm a Bierbaner and Fannie Brice on* of tho Baroch children.

Other film players and their real names *re:—

Mary Afitor, Locile Ltnghanke; Mary Brian, Lonise Dantrierj Evelyn Brent, Botty Riggsj Sally Blane, Botty Jane Yonngi Jane Collyer, Dorothea Hermancej Joan Crawford (Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks, jun.)., Lucille Is Sueur; BiUie Dove, Lillian Dohny. Douglas Fairbanks, Douglas Ullman; James Hall, James Brown; Buster Keaton, Joseph Francis; Lila Lee, Augusta Appall Gwen Lee, Gwoa Lepinskyj, Bessie Lore, Jnanita Hortonj MaeMurray, Marie Koenigj Jack Oakie, Jack Kesterson; Anita Page, Anita Pomarea; Mary JMckford, Gladys Marie Smith; Marie Provest, Marie Dickford Dunn; Gilbert Bo* land, Louis Antonio Domasco da Alonzo; Eaqnel Torres, Paula Ostsrman; .Virginia VdUi, Virginia Sweeney; .Alice Whits, Alva White; Florence Vidor, Florence 'Arto. ' " 1 ''''