Lita Chevret

A lithe, brunette actress and photographer's model, Lita Chevret began promisingly enough at the very beginning of talking pictures. Her parents, already established in show business, helped along by paying for her dancing tuition. By the age of twenty, she worked as a professional dancer and show girl. Her proficiency as a hoofer (and her looks) secured a contract in Hollywood and a part in the Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 (1929). The following year, she was selected by the Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers as a WAMPAS Baby Star, a selection of thirteen young hopefuls destined for better things. On this occasion, however, the list ended up not being published, partly because of confusion arising from the transition of silent pictures to sound, partly because of fallout from the Wall Street crash and partly, because of objections raised by independent producers. Poor Lita, consequently, missed out on what would have been valuable publicity. Still, she managed to sign