Biographie

The first time she met Clark Gable he was in old-man make-up for Strange Interlude (1932). He invited her to go horseback riding, but she turned him down. Later when she met him a second time to record voice-overs, she realized his true age and regretted her decision. He never asked her out a second time.

She used to make Irish soda bread for Greta Garbo.

Mother of Michael Farrow, Patrick Farrow, John Charles Farrow, Mia Farrow, Tisa Farrow, Prudence Farrow and Stephanie Farrow.

Along with Joyzelle Joyner, she was one of only two credited cast members of Le monde en 1981 (1930) who were still alive in 1980, the year in which the film takes place.

Was a favorite of Irving Thalberg and Louis B. Mayer at MGM and they had big plans for her as a big star. Thalberg's sudden death at age 37 of pneumonia in 1936 put a big damper on the momentum in her pursuit of stardom and was soon relegated to romantic interest roles.

[in 1992, about Myrna Loy] What was her magic? I don't know. She was just magic!

Hollywood was a fantasy world in more ways than one. But it must be said that the industry did a lot for the war effort by producing some marvelous propaganda movies.

[on Johnny Weissmuller] An amiable piece of beefcake; a likeable, overgrown child.

Will Rogers wasn't helpful to me at all. He was just concerned with his way of doing things. He didn't like me much because I used to wear slacks to the studio, and that was not done much in those days, so I guess he thought I was rather fast.

I found Mervyn LeRoy an awfully nice director to work for on Tugboat Annie (1933). He was so nice he was not nice, if you know what I mean. Because he would promise people--in all good heart--a part, fully meaning to give it to them, but then they never got the parts so people turned against them.