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Show FOREIGN STARS FILL STUDIOS i ) V : - - i '.; ,: if v S .... :, ..... -i . New FilmsJSpast Strange-Sounding-Names in Top Role By SIIEII.AH C.RAHAM Copyright. 1M7, for The Telegram HOLLYWOOD. Nov. Hollywood Holly-wood ia fairly bulging with new foreign stars. Nearly every important impor-tant Picture, ready, or nearly raadyy for the publio boasts a atrange sounding name In the leading role. Joining the already establlehed TJieTrlchrGarbo. ftainer, Henie. Simon. Si-mon. Boyer and Gravel are Fran-ciska Fran-ciska Gaal in "Buccaneer" with Fredric March: Annabella. who makes her Hollywood debut In "Jean." opposite William Powell: Sigrid Ourie, In "Adventures of Marco Polo," will have Gary Cooper Coo-per making love to her; Zorina la the bright particular light In "Gold-wyn "Gold-wyn FnlHes"; Ilona Maasey appears with Nelson Eddy and Eleanor Powell in "Rosalie"; Lull Deatl'a Hollywood premiere Is with John Boles in "I Married an Artist": Danielle Darrleux will make "The Rage of Paria." with Henry Koater directing: George Rigaud will have Marlene Dietrich as his leading lady in "Midnight." And among thoaa whoaa "-'lnr assignments await a better kltowl- . edejr of English are last Miranda, Delia Lind, Dolly Haas, Mills Korjus, Ariane Borg, tatrl Ee-mond. Ee-mond. Rose Htradner, Hedy Kleav ler of "Koataay" renown, and Til-lie Til-lie Loach. Franciako Gaal waa born In Budapest, Buda-pest, the youngest child of a large family. She attended the Hungarian State academy and waa Informed she had no acting talent But, in spite of that eetback. played atage leads In plays by Molnar, Ernst Vajda, Ladislaus Bus-Keekete, Shaw and in the musical comedies, "Good News" and "Kikl." Joe Pasternak, now in Hollywood producing De-anna De-anna Durbln, did the same for Miss Gaal abroad in 1933 in her first film, "Miss Paprika." Bona Maaery nee Hajmaaaey la the daughter of Hungarian peasant. She began Ufa aa a seamstress, then became a chorus girl earning Sit a month. She understudied the prima donna In "Toaea," played for her and landed land-ed a top singing role in Offenbach's Offen-bach's "Ia Belle Helen." Benjamin Ben-jamin Than, M-l-M 'executive, heard, saw and aigned her to a contract Intll six months ago llona did not eneak a ward of Sigrid Guria. . . A new Hollywood" Importation from Norway, th it playing opposite Gary Cooper irr"Advanrurat of Marco Polo." aged piano teacher. Ha Is not married mar-ried and, better still, possesses that nameless something also possessed by Valentino and Robert Taylor. to have spurned a titled nobleman and the raatle that went with him. But this ss Higrld aa ta lliht brown hair, blue eyes, looks like Merle Oberon in her "Marco Palo disguise, speaks good English, haa a pleasant smile and likes fun just tha way you and I do. German-born Zorina also under the Sam Goldwyn banner ia also of Norwegian parentage, 30 yeara old and began her dancing career in Oslo at the age of . She haa performed with her own ballet troupe in Scandinavia; Germany. Italy, London and Spain, and for two years with the Russian ballet. Zorina Zo-rina her real name la Vera Zorina was signed for Hollywood after successfully playing tha London lead in "On Your Toea." George Rigaud, tha Argentina, la tha white hope among tha mala foreign Imports. He la six feet one inch tall, dark and handsome an expert swimmer, horseback rider, tennis player, guitarist and singer. His mother intended him to be a t pianist but lessons stopped when Rigaud fell In love with his middle- English. It's pretty broken now, but understandable. They tell ma she's a natural blonde. And her next film, after "Rosalie," will be cos tarring with Nelson Eddy. Petite brunette Annabella waa born on an important day in French history July 14, Her father waa a newspaper man. Her greatest picture pic-ture triumphs were "La Million." "La Bataille" and "July 14," for Rene Clair. You saw her with Henry Fonda in the English production, pro-duction, "Wings of the Morning." Annabella the rest of her name ia Carpentier came to Hollywood five yeara ago for tha French veralon of "Caravan." with Charles Boyer. On this second visit she is a blonde. Danielle Darrieux la known to American audiencea chiefly because j of her fine performance In "Mayer-1 ling," opposite Charles Boyer. She J waa born in Bordeaux, May 1, lklTj is a brunette with large brown , eyes and very beautiful. .She Is married to Writer Henry Decoln. When Universal wanted to sign hen to a Hollywood contract Danielle's condition was her husband's Inclusion Inclu-sion (like Jessie Matthews, who re-1 fuses to come here unless Mate-! Director Sonny Hale la signed with I her). Norwegian Slgrld Gurle has survived sur-vived a lot of portentous ballyhoo bally-hoo since coming to Hollyweod a year ago. Hhe Is supposed to be the homebody of homebodies. Also |