Pauline Garon — Blue Book of the Screen (1923) 🇺🇸

The year of 1922 brought a new star to the screen in the petite person of Pauline Garon.

She was born in Montreal, Canada, about 23 years ago, and is the daughter of Pierre and Victoria Garon. Her father was at first employed in the Canadian postal department, but later entered the insurance business, where he made sufficient money to send her to the Sacred Heart Convent in Montreal, which she attended seven years.

She left the convent and went to New York City about three years ago, securing a small part in a musical comedy. This lasted about two weeks, when she secured an engagement in a dramatic production.

A tour with the Armand Kaliz company ended in financial disaster, and she returned to New York.

She has appeared in the New York stage productions of Buddies, Sonny, and Lilies of the Field, in addition to many smaller plays.

Her first screen work was at the D. W. Griffith studios at Mamaroneck, N. Y., when she doubled for Dorothy Gish in “Doubling for Romeo.” This was followed by a bigger part with Owen Moore in “Reported Missing,” and then she played opposite Richard Barthelmess in “Sonny.”

Her selection for this part was made by Henry King, the director, because she had played the same part on the stage. It was in this production that she first came into prominence.

Then she went home to Canada and played in “The Man from Glengarry” for the Dominion Film Company. Following this she was called to California by Cecil B. De Mille [Cecil B. DeMille] to play in the all-star production of Adam’s Rib.

Upon the completion of this role she returned to New York City and played in Allan Dwan’s “Glimpses of the Moon” and George Melford’s “You Can’t Fool Your Wife,” both of which were made at the Famous Players studio on Long Island.

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Portrait by Donald Biddle Keyes • Los Angeles

Collection: The Blue Book of the Screen (1923)