Jane Novak — Blue Book of the Screen (1923) 🇺🇸

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 individuality. 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 [William S. 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 [Samuel Goldwyn | William Nicholas Selig] and Famous Players.

In almost all her productions Miss Novak has appeared as an out-of-doors girl, including “Colleen of the Pines” and “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 [Eva Novak], is a screen celebrity.

Collection: The Blue Book of the Screen (1923)