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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as Chloe
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as Baby Doll
1933
as Lulu
1933
as Peavey
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as Marie Douglas
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as Woman
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as Gloria Staunton
1930
as Vee Newell
1929
as Eve Quinn
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as Gracie Nolan
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as Judy Paige
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as Anita
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as Zarah
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as Goldie
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as Norma
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as Georgie
1927
as Jewel Courage
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as Rosemary Merton
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as Olivette
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as Valencia
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as Lee Carlton
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as Eve Smith
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as Saina
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as Alice Deering
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as Manuelita
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as Ruth Dent
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as Ima
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as Nurse May Ward
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as The New Maid
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as Slippery Sue
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as The Boss's Girlfriend
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as Woman In Backseat
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