Biography
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)
Filmography
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Chloe, Love Is Calling You (1934)
The Inventors (1934)
The Mild West (1933)
Gobs of Fun (1933)
Leave It to Me (1933)
Hotel Variety (1933)
The Divorce Racket (1932)
Moonlight and Cactus (1932)
The Social Lion (1930)
Hello Sister (1930)
Wedding Rings (1929)
Dance Hall (1929)
The Voice of Hollywood No. 1 (1929)
Half Marriage (1929)
The Eternal Woman (1929)
Love In The Desert (1929)
Stool Pigeon (1928)
Gang War (1928)
Virgin Lips (1928)
The Albany Night Boat (1928)
The Joy Girl (1927)
The Secret Studio (1927)
The Monkey Talks (1927)
The Country Beyond (1926)
3 Bad Men (1926)
Fig Leaves (1926)
Yellow Fingers (1926)
My Own Pal (1926)
The Yankee Señor (1926)
The Uneasy Three (1925)
Grounds for Divorce (1925)
The Overland Limited (1925)
The Happy Warrior (1925)
Riders of the Kitchen Range (1925)
Good Morning, Nurse (1925)
Tell It to a Policeman (1925)
Bad Boy (1925)
The Dressmaker from Paris (1925)
Should Husbands Be Watched? (1925)
Just a Good Guy (1924)
The Royal Razz (1924)
Meet the Missus (1924)
The Poor Fish (1924)
Too Many Mammas (1924)
Why Men Work (1924)
Sweet Daddy (1924)
Don't Park There (1924)
Air Pockets (1924)
Neck and Neck (1924)
All Wet (1924)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1906-07-14
Deathday1947-10-01 (41 years old)
Birth PlaceRichmond, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsOlive Marie Borden
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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