Don Alvarado

Don Alvarado
Don Alvarado
	in I Live For Love (1935)
Born	José Ray Paige; November 4, 1904; Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Died	March 31, 1967 (aged 62); Hollywood, California, U.S.
Other names	Don Page
Occupation(s)	Actor, assistant director, production manager
Years active	1924–1958
Spouse	Ann Boyar (1924–1932/33; divorced)
Children	Joy Page

Don Alvarado (born José Ray Paige, November 4, 1904^[1] – March 31, 1967) was an American actor, assistant director and film production manager.

Life and career

Alvarado was born Jose Paige^[2]^[3] in Albuquerque, New Mexico,^[4]

Studio head Jack L. Warner developed a relationship with Alvarado's wife and convinced her to file for divorce using what used to be called a "quickie divorce" conveniently available in Mexico. She did so by August 1932.^[5]^[6]

Alvarado got his first uncredited silent film part in the 1924 film, Mademoiselle Midnight. With the studio capitalizing on his "Latin Lover" looks, Alvarado was quickly cast in secondary and then leading roles. With the advent of talkies, this all but ended his starring roles. He did, however, manage to work regularly, usually cast in secondary Spanish character roles, such as in the 1929 Thornton Wilder adaptation of The Bridge of San Luis Rey. Alvarado appeared on stage in Dinner At Eight at the Belasco Theatre in Los Angeles in 1933.

In 1939, using the name "Don Page" for screen credit purposes, he began working as an assistant director for Warner Bros. and a few years later as a production manager. In these capa ties he was part of the team that made a number of highly successful films including The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), East of Eden and Rebel Without a Cause in 1955, and in 1958 his final film work, The Old Man and the Sea.

Death

Alvarado died of cancer on March 31, 1967, aged 62, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Hollywood Hills.^[1]

For his contributions to the film industry, Alvarado has a motion pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6504 Hollywood Boulevard.^[7]

Filmography

Mademoiselle Midnight (1924) - Dancer at Fiesta (uncredited) (unbilled)
The Spaniard (1925) - Matador (uncredited)
The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted (1925) - Theo
Satan in Sables (1925) - Student
The Pleasure Buyers (1925) - Tommy Wiswell
His Jazz Bride (1926)
The Night Cry (1926) - Pedro
A Hero of the Big Snows (1926) - Ed Nolan
The Monkey Talks (1927) - Sam Wick
The Loves of Carmen (1927) - José
Breakfast at Sunrise (1927) - Lussan
Drums of Love (1928) - Count Leonardo de Alvia
No Other Woman (1928) - Maurice
The Scarlet Lady (1928) - Prince Nicholas
The Battle of the Sexes (1928) - Babe Winsor
Driftwood (1928) - Jim Curtis
The Apache (1928) - Pierre Dumont
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1929) - Manuel
Rio Rita (1929) - Roberto Ferguson
The Bad One (1930) - The Spaniard
Estrellados (1930) - Larry Mitchell
Captain Thunder (1930) - Juan
To oneiron tou glyptou (1930)
Forever Yours (1930)
Free and Easy (1930)
Beau Ideal (1931) - Ramon Gonzales
Reputation (1931)
Lady with a Past (1932) - Carlos Santiagos
The Bachelor's Affairs (1932) - Ramon Alvarez
La Cucuracha (1932)
The King Murder (1932) - Jose Moreno
Contraband (1933)
Black Beauty (1933) - Renaldo
Morning Glory (1933) - Pepi Velez
Under Secret Orders (1933) - Don Frederico
Red Wagon (1933) - Davey Heron
On Secret Service (1933) - Conte Valenti
No Sleep on the Deep (1934, Short) - Prince Enrico
Demon for Trouble (1934) - Golinda
Once to Every Bachelor (1934) - Rocco
Sweet Adeline (1934) - Renaldo (uncredited)
The Devil is a Woman (1935) - Morenito
I Live for Love (1935) - Rico Cesaro
Rosa DeFrancia (1935) - El marqués de Magny
Rose of the Rancho (1936) - Don Luis Espinosa
Federal Agent (1936) - Armand Recard
Rio Grande Romance (1936) - Jack Carter
Put on the Spot (1936) - Jack Carter (archive footage)
Nobody's Baby (1937) - Tony Cortez
The Lady Escapes (1937) - Antonio
Love Under Fire (1937) - Lieutenant Cabana
Rose of the Rio Grande (1938) - Don Jose del Torre
A Trip to Paris (1938) - Gigolo (uncredited)
Cafe Society (1939) - Don Jose Monterico (uncredited)
One Night in the Tropics (1940) - Rudolfo
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
The Big Steal (1949) - Lt. Ruiz
East of Eden (1955)
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
The Old Man and the Sea (1958) - Waiter (uncredited) (final film role)

References

^ ^a ^b Ellenberger, Allan R. (2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-0983-9. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
^ "Actor Tires Of Romances Upon Screen". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. June 9, 1929. p. 24. Retrieved January 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Wollstein, Hans J. "Don Alvarado". AllMovie. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
^ "The Modern Screen Directory (Players)". The Modern Screen Magazine. 1 (1): 6. November 1930. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
^ Gabler, Neal (1989). An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood. Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-26557-3.
^ Thomas, Bob (1990). Clown Prince of Hollywood: The Antic Life and Times of Jack L. Warner. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-064259-1.
^ "Hollywood Walk of Fame - Don Alvarado". walkoffame.com. Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. February 8, 1960. Retrieved November 1, 2017.