ABOUT  "WAMPAS BABY STARS":

Each year from 1922 through 1934* an organization called 'WAMPAS' ("Western Association of Motion Picture AdvertiserS") named thirteen* young Hollywood actresses who were the most likely to achieve motion picture stardom.

Although definitely not babies, they were nonetheless commonly referred to, and widely promoted as, "WAMPAS BABY STARS".

Many WAMPAS Baby Stars achieved top stardom: Clara Bow, Joan Crawford, Dolores Del Rio, Janet Gaynor, Ginger Rogers, Fay Wray and Loretta Young to name a few.  Many others achieved minor stardom and had successful movie careers, appearing in many movies, often as a co-star, and became well known to movie goers of the 1920's and 1930's.  The remaining 'Baby Stars' went slowly (or sometimes quickly) into obscurity.

There are 8 actresses (of a total of 145 named 'Baby Stars') represented in the following 10 items in this website (unless sold before you read this):

6.   Mary Philbin (1922)

9.  Mary Carlisle (1932)

30. Colleen Moore (1922)  (probable facsimile signature)

33. Janet Gaynor (1926)

53. Clara Bow (1924)

55. Evelyn Brent (1923)

56. Mary Carlisle (1932)

70. Janet Gaynor (1926)

77. Madeline Hurlock (1925)

80. Lila Lee (1922)

*except for 1932 when 15 were named and in 1931 and 1933 when WAMPAS didn't issue a list