Thursday, 4 May 2023

John Hyams

Born: 6 July 1869, Syracuse, New York, USA
Died: 9 December 1940, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
 
Give Me Action (1930) as John Lane
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Marcia Manning

Born: unknown
Died: unknown
 
A comedy actress in a few shorts of the early 1930s. Marcia's only feature appearance was in 'The House of Secrets (1929)', which is sadly believed to be a lost film.
 
Give Me Action (1930) as Miss Morris
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Thursday, 27 April 2023

Katharine Snell

Born: 22 March 1916, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Died: 21 August 2001, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
 
The Wizard of Oz (1939) as Lion's Manicurist (uncredited)
 
Katharine Snell is attending to the lion's head. Muriel Barr is crouching on the right. Bert Lahr is the 'Cowardly Lion.' Dona Massin is the manicurist crouching on the left.
 










Dona Massin

Born: 18 February 1917, St.Jean Baptiste, Manitoba, Canada
Died: 26 May 2001, Culver City, California, USA
 
The Wizard of Oz (1939) as Emerald City Manicurist (uncredited)
 
Dona is the dark-haired manicurist on the left.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Dona was also an assistant choreographer for this film.
















E! Mysteries & Scandals (1998) as Herself (Credited as Donna Massin)


















Priscilla Montgomery

Born: 19 July 1929, Los Angeles, California, USA
 
The Wizard of Oz (1939) as Munchkin Child (uncredited)
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Priscilla is in the blue dress. On the left is Ardith Dondanville.
 

Ena Gregory

Born: 18 April 1907, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died: 13 June 1993, Laguna Beach, California, USA
 
The Soilers (1923) as The Girl
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Contributors