Olive Borden
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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)
Known for
Credits
Half Marriage (1929)
as Judy Paige
Hollywood Studios (1930)
Actor
Hello Sister (1930)
as Vee Newell
Virgin Lips (1928)
as Norma
3 Bad Men (1926)
as Lee Carlton
Sweet Daddy (1924)
as Woman In Backseat
Wedding Rings (1929)
as Eve Quinn
Chloe, Love Is Calling You (1934)
as Chloe
Love In The Desert (1929)
as Zarah
Come to My House (1927)
as Joan Century
The Inventors (1934)
Actor
Pajamas (1927)
as Angela Wade
Sinners in Love (1928)
as Ann Hardy
Fig Leaves (1926)
as Eve Smith
Good Morning, Nurse (1925)
as Nurse May Ward
The Happy Warrior (1925)
as Ima
Just a Good Guy (1924)
as Slippery Sue
Moonlight and Cactus (1932)
as Woman
The Dressmaker from Paris (1925)
as Mannequin
The Secret Studio (1927)
as Rosemary Merton
The Social Lion (1930)
as Gloria Staunton
Gang War (1928)
as Flowers
The Country Beyond (1926)
as Valencia
The Joy Girl (1927)
as Jewel Courage
The Yankee Señor (1926)
as Manuelita
Grounds for Divorce (1925)
as Model
The Royal Razz (1924)
Actor
Stool Pigeon (1928)
as Goldie
The Eternal Woman (1929)
as Anita
Neck and Neck (1924)
Actor
The Divorce Racket (1932)
as Marie Douglas
Leave It to Me (1933)
as Peavey
The Albany Night Boat (1928)
as Georgie
My Own Pal (1926)
as Alice Deering
Gobs of Fun (1933)
as Lulu
Dance Hall (1929)
as Gracie Nolan
The Monkey Talks (1927)
as Olivette
Hotel Variety (1933)
Actor
All Wet (1924)
as Extra (uncredited)
Don't Park There (1924)
as Extra
Too Many Mammas (1924)
as The Boss's Girlfriend
Yellow Fingers (1926)
as Saina
Tell It to a Policeman (1925)
Actor
The Overland Limited (1925)
as Ruth Dent
Why Men Work (1924)
Actor
The Mild West (1933)
as Baby Doll
Should Husbands Be Watched? (1925)
as The New Maid
The Voice of Hollywood No. 1 (1929)
Actor