BIOGRAPHY OF STARS

Chronicle (Levin), 26 October 1946, Page 6

BIOGRAPHY OF STARS

DANE CLARK FORSOOK LAW FOR ACTING A clean living young man an athlete and promising lawyer, was Bernard Zanville. He decided to become an actor in spite of his father's warnings against so doing. That young lawyer was none other than Dane Clark. His first Hollywood fiim was as a gangster in "The Glass Key" followed by a drunk-punch' fighter. in "Sunday Punch" and an unserupulous lawyer in "Tennesse Johnson." Warner Bros. was impressed by Clark's record of footlight and filmic felony and signed him to a long-term contract. He was immediately cast as a rough-and-tumble seaman in "Action in the North Atlantic." His name was also changed to Zane Clark. He objected to this so violently that Humphrey Bogart suggested that Dane Clark might be better. So 20 minutes after being dubbed Zane Clark. his name became Dane Clark and will remain that way from now on. In quick succession he appeared for Warners in "Hollywood Canteen," "The Very Thought of You," "Forever in Love," "God is My CoPilot," "Destination Tokyo," each time in uniform. . Exhibitors of America and Canada polled him in 1945 as "The No. 1 Star of Tomorrow." Warners taking up the challenge eo-starred him with Bette Davis in "A Sto'len Life." This time Dane is out of uniform and in "Her Kind of Mah" with Zachary Scott and Janis Paige, his famous smile and happy personality get free rein. He's going the right way fast.