Olive Borden
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)
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Credits
- 1934 · Chloe, Love Is Calling You as Chloe
- 1934 · The Inventors as
- 1933 · The Mild West as Baby Doll
- 1933 · Gobs of Fun as Lulu
- 1933 · Leave It to Me as Peavey
- 1933 · Hotel Variety as
- 1932 · The Divorce Racket as Marie Douglas
- 1932 · Moonlight and Cactus as Woman
- 1930 · The Social Lion as Gloria Staunton
- 1930 · Hello Sister as Vee Newell
- 1929 · Wedding Rings as Eve Quinn
- 1929 · Dance Hall as Gracie Nolan
- 1929 · The Voice of Hollywood No. 1 as
- 1929 · Half Marriage as Judy Paige
- 1929 · The Eternal Woman as Anita
- 1929 · Love In The Desert as Zarah
- 1928 · Stool Pigeon as Goldie
- 1928 · Gang War as Flowers
- 1928 · Virgin Lips as Norma
- 1928 · The Albany Night Boat as Georgie
- 1927 · The Joy Girl as Jewel Courage
- 1927 · The Secret Studio as Rosemary Merton
- 1927 · The Monkey Talks as Olivette
- 1926 · The Country Beyond as Valencia
- 1926 · 3 Bad Men as Lee Carlton
- 1926 · Fig Leaves as Eve Smith
- 1926 · Yellow Fingers as Saina
- 1926 · My Own Pal as Alice Deering
- 1926 · The Yankee Señor as Manuelita
- 1925 · The Overland Limited as Ruth Dent
- 1925 · The Happy Warrior as Ima
- 1925 · Good Morning, Nurse as Nurse May Ward
- 1925 · Tell It to a Policeman as
- 1925 · Should Husbands Be Watched? as The New Maid
- 1924 · Just a Good Guy as Slippery Sue
- 1924 · The Royal Razz as
- 1924 · Too Many Mammas as The Boss's Girlfriend
- 1924 · Why Men Work as
- 1924 · Sweet Daddy as Woman In Backseat
- 1924 · Neck and Neck as
- 1924 · All Wet as Extra (uncredited)