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Olive Borden was beautiful and talented but she became one of Hollywood's most tragic tales. She came to Hollywood in 1922 with her widowed mother. Olive started her career as a Mack Sennett bathing beauty and was named a Wampas baby star in 1925. She made eleven films at Fox studios where she earned $1,500 a week. Olive became a popular on screen vamp and her jet black hair was her trademark. She hired Jimmie Fiddler as her agent and was nicknamed "The Joy Girl". Olive lived a lavish lifestyle with limos, mansions, servants, and a dozen fur coats. In 1927 she left Fox after a salary dispute. She later worked for Columbia and RKO studios. Like many other silent stars she had a hard time making the transition to talkies. Her last film was made in 1934. There were two failed marriages and a broken engagement to actor George O'Brien. During World War 2 she worked as a nurse. By the age of 41 she was a penniless alcoholic. Her final years were spent in a Los Angeles mission. Sadly many of Olive Borden's silent films have been lost and this lovely star has been forgotten. Date of Death 1 October 1947, Los Angeles, California (stomach ailment)
Movie | Chloe, Love Is Calling You | Chloe | 1934-04-01 |
Movie | The Inventors | 1934-02-02 | |
Movie | Hotel Variety | 1933-01-07 | |
Movie | Gobs of Fun | Lulu | 1933-10-20 |
Movie | The Mild West | Baby Doll | 1933-11-18 |
Movie | Moonlight and Cactus | Woman | 1932-01-10 |
Movie | The Social Lion | Gloria Staunton | 1930-06-21 |
Movie | Half Marriage | Judy Paige | 1929-10-12 |
Movie | Dance Hall | Gracie Nolan | 1929-12-13 |
Movie | The Monkey Talks | Olivette | 1927-02-20 |
Movie | The Joy Girl | Jewel Courage | 1927-09-03 |
Movie | Yellow Fingers | Saina | 1926-03-21 |
Movie | Fig Leaves | Eve Smith | 1926-08-22 |
Movie | Should Husbands Be Watched? | The New Maid | 1925-03-14 |
Movie | Good Morning, Nurse | Nurse May Ward | 1925-05-30 |
Movie | Neck and Neck | 1924-02-03 | |
Movie | Just a Good Guy | Slippery Sue | 1924-12-24 |
Movie | Too Many Mammas | The Boss's Girlfriend | 1924-10-12 |
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