Beth Darlington ~ The Beautiful Girl

She was born Helen Hixson on March 19, 1904 in Kansas City, Missouri. Her parents, Claud Hixson and May Harding, separated when she was a child.  Soon after she moved to Los Angeles with her mother. At the age of seventeen she won first prize in the annual Venice bathing suit parade. Beth made her film debut in the 1921 melodrama The Lamplighter. In 1923 she was offered a contract with Hal Roach’s studio. She was Charley Chase’s leading lady in numerous comedy shorts including Don’t Forget, Sittin’ Pretty, and The Fraidy Cat. Beth was called one of the most beautiful girls in Hollywood and appeared on the cover of the National Police Gazette. She was just over five feet tall, weighed 117 pounds, and had natural blonde hair. After leaving Hal Roach she was signed by Century films.