Famous Film Folk

Two hundred forty-one stars of the silent screen, photographed and profiled in 1925 — Barrymores and Beerys, comedy kings and serial queens, each with the studio portrait that made their face famous.

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Miss Du Pont

MISS DU PONT was born in Frankfort, Kentucky, in 1898, and is the daughter of a fine old Southern family. Her father was a prominent horseman. She began her education in Frankfort, finishing in Chicago, at the Loring School for Girls. Finally she arrived in Hollywood, and secured an engagement in a Rex Ingram picture. This captivating young lady is known as one of the best dressed women on the screen, and is also a true student of her art, spending most of her leisure time in the theatre, where she is constantly studying characterization. She is a well read girl and possesses a wide range of subjects in her splendid library. Miss Du Pont engages in most outdoor sports, and makes an extremely beautiful picture astride her favorite horse. She is 5 feet 5 1/2 inches in height, weighs 125 lbs., and has blond hair and blue eyes.

Miss Du Pont — from Famous Film Folk (1925)
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