MARY PHILBIN is one screen actress upon whom has shone a particularly
bright star of fortune. She was born in Chicago, Ill, July 16, 1904, and
from her earliest girlhood aspired to a stage career.
She studied classic dancing and appeared at church and school entertainments.
Then, in the same beauty contest in which Gertrude Olmsted first won her
chance to appear in pictures, Miss Philbin was a prize winner. Whereas Miss
Olmsted was chosen for her perfectly modeled features, Miss Philbin was
chosen a winner for the elusive spirituality of her delicate beauty.
After Miss Philbin was declared a prize winner, she came to Universal
City where she has remained since, winning greater honors with each succeeding
picture until she stands today heralded as an emotional actress of unusual
power.
Miss Philbin, who was educated at the Hyde Park High School in Chicago,
is five feet, two inches in height, weighs ninety-eight pounds, has dark
brown hair and grey eyes which are constantly changeable. Her eyes photograph
dark. The first motion picture in which she ever appeared was "The
Blazing Trail," which was produced by Universal in March of 1921.
She makes her home in Hollywood, and her hobbies are music and dancing
and, she says, above all, acting. Universal features in which she has appeared
include "Human Hearts" and "Merry-Go-Round." The latter
gives her a role any actress might envy. That such a young actress should
be entrusted with an emotional role of such depth has been a source of wonder
to the professional element in Universal City and Hollywood, but all reports
indicate that Miss Philbin is the "find" of the year for Universal.
At the beginning of 1922 she was chosen by the motion picture press agents
as one of the twelve "stars of tomorrow." |