HER marked ability to register refinement in all her acting has been
one of the principal reasons for Jane Novak's rapid rise to stardom.
Ever since Miss Novak, made her entry into the silent drama, comments
have been heard on all sides remarking on her ability to make whatever character
she was interpreting stand out on the screen. No matter in what screen environment
Miss Novak has appeared, she has always distinguished her characterization
with a certain mdividuality. In addition to her sense of the delicate, Miss
Novak possesses an exquisite, ethereal type of beauty that has been compared
to a fine piece of Dresden china.
She graduated from Notre Dame convent and a short time later joined a
St. Louis stock company, where she remained for two years. For one season
she appeared in vaudeville and musical comedy.
Her first appearance in motion pictures was with W. H. Clune in his production
of Harold Bell Wright's story, "Eyes of the World," where she
scored a distinct success. Bill Hart then selected Miss Novak as his leading
woman in "The Tiger Man" and "Selfish Yates." She was
later engaged for a series of Thomas H. Ince productions, followed by contracts
with Marshall Neilan, Goldwyn, Selig and Famous Players.
In almost all her productions Miss Novak has appeared as an out-of-door
girl, including "Colleen of the Pines" aid "Snowshoe Trail,"
her first starring appearances in Chester Bennett productions.
In "Thelma," Bennett's third. production, Miss Novak has her
first opportunity to wear a series of gorgeous gowns, which goes to show
that one may achieve stardom without first being a clothes-rack.
She is tall and slender, with light hair and blue eyes. She has two hobbies-golf
and swimming. Miss Novak is a powerful swimmer. She is five feet seven inches
tall and weighs 135 pounds. She lives with her little daughter and mother
in a Hollywood home. Her younger sister, Eva, is a screen celebrity. |