Word: violet
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Marian Marsh's real name is Violet Krauth. She spent the first seven years of her life in Trinidad, British West Indies, the next seven in Massachusetts, and the last four in Hollywood. Her sister Jean, who had been trying to get parts for herself, helped Marian along till Barrymore noticed her. Cinemactress Marsh has greenish eyes, a faintly English accent, a toothy but ingratiating smile. Her next picture, Under Eighteen, will be an anachronism: she had her 18th birthday last week...
Toward the end, when he thinks he has failed to make Violet Kemble Cooper love him, M. God doubts himself. He regains his composure, however, by the time the keeper of the lunatic asylum comes to reclaim him. "If God came to earth," shrewdly explains M. God, "where else could he stay?" Left alone for a moment he makes his escape by walking out through the audience...
...abruptly dismissed from the service by Lord Weir, president of the Air Council. People, and Hon. Violet Blanche particularly, wanted to know why. She refused to accept any other government post until her name had been cleared. She comes of potent family: her brother is Lord Penrhyn and she is related to Viscounts Falmouth and Portman, Sir W. E. Cuthbert-Quilter and Dudley M'Garel-Hogg, Lord Magheramorne. There were editorials in the newspapers and an investigation by the House of Lords Select Committee. Nothing came of it except a brief statement from the Attorney General in the House...
...Violet Blanche's potent relatives and speakers at the Central Hall meeting last fortnight gave the lie direct to the Attorney General. After a few kind words by the chairman, famed Dr. Frederick William Norwood, pastor of the London City Temple, a Mr. J. J. Edwards rose to make the speech of the evening...
...resolution was passed unanimously. Hon. Violet Blanche herself went to the platform, modestly thanked the assemblage, and the Adults filed from the hall, proud that justice had been done...