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Chicago Sunday Tribune Paje Two The Top Stass oi tSie Movie World fcjiWiTffliflniniiLiii rrr- WwiViiii i'i il TiiNiiefc r-5 err- X. i i ff, -assess aBBellt hi The career of willowy Alexis mil tors ct Pescton. B. Canada, ea William Powell, suave sophisticate, carries off an acting role with a polished precision that bespeaks there seasoning in his craft; that he. attained before he appeared in his first Hollywood picture Holmes," with John Barrymore) in 1921.

Out of high school, he took a SSO-a-mottth Job, hoping to save enough to go to a dramatic school. At the end, of five months he was $50 in debt In New York, a $700 loan from an aunt disappeared in six months Powell was to be 13 years discharging that obligation. But now he was on his way. He toured for 40 weeks of one-night stands, appeared in stock in more than 200 plays, and came at last to Broadway stardom. la Hollywood, his first "Thin Man" role came in 1934.

He is 6 feet tall, weighs 160 pounds, has dark brown hair and blue eyes. When he was 10 years old Tim Holt made his movie debut in the same picture with his father. Jack' Holt He grew up and was graduated from Culver Military academy before appearing in his next film, "Stella Dallas." Now. in his 24th year, he is training to become a pilot for Uncle Sam. Tim, of a family that has Chief Justice Marshall and General Pickett among ancestors, was born in "Beverly Hills and attended grammar schools there and in Hollywood.

He had a brief respite from horse operas to play a leading role in "The Magnificent then, as if with his second wind, he turned out six westerns in 70 days. This young cowboy hero is feet 11 inches tail, weighs 165 pounds, has brown hair and eyes. Jane Withers was born 16 years ago at Atlanta, Gu and was a radio entertainer at 3. Mother took her to Hollywood in 1932 and Jane made her film debut in the meanle role of a Shirley Temple picture, Bright Eyes." She's been a regular in films ever since, coming to stardom in Ginger." In 10 years she has been in more than 30 movies. Jane is feet 5 inches tall, weighs 114 pounds, has dark brown hair and dark blue eyes.

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she was bora on Feb. 16. 1915; appeared on the stage in stock when 5 years old; grew up. was graduated from Pembroke (women's division of Brown), and went into radio work, conducting a cooking school and a series of fashion news broadcasts. la 1937 she Journeyed to New York in search of a wider stage and spent a year modeling.

In 1938 she sought a movie test was given a contract and went directly to Hollywood. Her first picture was "The Flying Irishman her last appearance under contract was in "Sing Your Worries she now is free-lancing. Dorothy is 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs US pounds, has brown hair and blue eyes. At right: Ana Baxter is a daughter oi Michigan City. hid- wheM family moved to Bye.

N. when she was 4 years eld. Abb always wanted to be as actress. At 13 she appeared la "Seen but Net Heard," a Broadway play with Franlde Thomas as its star. Subsequently she had a part in "There's Always a Breese." played summer stock, and appeared with Era Le Gal-lienne la "Madame Capet," She made her Hollywood debut in 1940.

She is 5 feet 3 laches talL weighs 111 pounds, has brown hair and eyes. fx A At right: Until 1939 MacDonald Carey traveled an orbit confined to the Mississippi valley, with plenty of room to spare. He is a native of Sioux City, laj he was graduated from the University of Iowa in 1935, acted in tabloid Shakespeare with the Globe Players at the Texas Centennial, and spent some three years in radio soap operas, mostly in Chicago. Then in 1940. while he was in summer theater in the east he was chosen to be Gertrude Lawrence's leading man In "Lady in the Dark." Almost immediately he had his reward la Hollywood.

Corey is 6 feet tall, weighs 170 pounds, and is skilled in fencing, his favorite sport 4:. I I fv If- At right: They say in Hollywood that if it hadn't been for the war Alma Carroll might never have been in movies. She was living la Los Angeles and had Just finished high school, intending to be a schoolma'am. when a beauty contest was held in Venice to select "Miss National Defense." Alma won the contest toured army camps, went into modeling, was recruited for the movies, and has appeared in "He Kissed the Bride and Parachute Nurse." Alma is 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighs 118 pounds, and has brown hair and eyes. Bay Mill and had the curious experience of making three highly bal-lyhoeed grand entrances and three unobtrusive arrivals in Hollywood, all of which flopped; and then, when nobody expected it clicking at the box office with disconcerting suddenness.

Born la Wales, he broke into stage 1 i Vv Patricia Dane, bora in Jacksonville, Flo. took dancing lessons as a child, and la school she showed marked talent for sketching. At the University of Alabama she studied art designing, and music. From there she went to New York to model and design for a fashion house for a year and a half. In 1940 she took a plane for Hollywood; A week later she Joined a line of girls at a casting office where a chorus was being selected for "Ziegfeld GirL" She appeared in the picture.

Since then each of her films has brought her a more important role. Patricia is 5 feet 4 inches talL weighs 115 pounds, has dark brown hair and eyes. and screen work in London. Spotted by an American film scout he was employed as leading man in a film opposite Constance Bennett It was in "The Doctor Takes a Wife." in which he co-starred with Loretta Young, that he at last won recognition- I 1 Probably most of the 135 million Americans have heard Irene Manning sing: she has been heard over radio, in light opera road shows, in the St Louis Municipal opera, and as a night club entertainer. As a singer she was Hope Man ning; she changed her name on entering the movies.

Her first film Job was to play and sing the role of Fay Temple-ton in "Yankee Doodle a a She weighs 112 pounds, is blonde and blue- eyed. i jbr'v a I I I Ss -iesvAfeMssBssBssssBBSF 4mmmmmmmmmmmmmm If i -t itufie mm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I I i v. 1 i i A 1 Ttx 3 tl. IZll i Curvaceous Peggy Di gains danced her way thru high school theatricals Into a night club Job and thence right into the movies. Given a long-term Hollywood contract she has made a promising start in Honeymoon for Three and eight other pictures, the last of which was "Yankee Doodle Dandy." While dancing in night clubs Peggy also worked as a xnodeL She was bora at New York on Oct 17, 1921; she is 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs 119 pounds, has black hair and blue eyes.

Brenda Marshall was horn in the Philippines, where her father was manager of a sugar plantation, and when 14 was sent to Texas to complete her education. While a student at Texas State Teachers' college she developed an interest in dramatics that took her to a New York dramatic school and thence into acting roles in little theaters and on Broadway. She was starred in her first Hollywood picture and has remained a star. She is 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighs 103 pounds, has brown hair and eyes. Take equal parts of beauty, brains, and talent add a dash of iron resolution, and you have a Rosalind BusselL Let her begin life in a wealthy and fashionable environment as did Rosalind at Waterbury.

Conxu. but you won't necessarily have a social butterfly. As a matter of fact at the gilded private school where she was a student Bos was the loudest and she played all athletic games the hardest After extensive travel la Europe our young Yankee decided she'd go in for acting, made a slow start in stock, and came up on Broadway with a good part in Talent" starring Mady Christians. Her second Broadway play was The Second Man." with Bert LytelL And then movie scouts whisked her to Hollywood, where she has been ever since. Rosalind is tall and brunette, with black eyes.

She has appeared in more than a score of pictures, in which she has demonstrated an uncommon gift for change of pace. i Vi. 2 ii 1 i i it" 1 1" t'zt Ti ii i' 3 i '1. hi i ii r-.