| RICARDO CORTEZ danced his way into pictures. He was dancing on the ballroom
floor of the Hotel Ambassador with a Los Angeles society girl, when Adolph
Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky, executives of the Famous Players. Lasky Corporation,
happened to be dining there. They both noticed the young man. The result
of their notice was that he was offered a five year contract to appear in
Paramount Pictures. He was born in Alsace-Lorraine, September 19, 1889.
Was educated in New York City. Height six feet, one inch, weight 175 pounds.
Has black hair and brown eyes. He is not married. |