| VERA GORDON was born in Russia and educated there. For a long time after
her arrival in this country, her inability to speak the language confined
her activities to Russian and Yiddish stock companies. Later she appeared
in vaudeville and on the legitimate stage, specializing in comedy character
roles. It remained for Frank Borzage, however, to bring out the great artistry
of this splendid actress in "Humoresque," which established her
as a star, one of the very few character actresses to attain that distinction
in motion pictures. Mrs. Gordon is really the mother she always plays on
the screen, and all of her time away from the studios is devoted to the
care of her husband-manager and their three children. She is 5 feet 5 1/2
inches tall, weighs 165 lbs., and has black hair and deep brown eyes. |