Olive Borden
Known for Acting · 48 credits
- Born
- 1906-07-14
- Died
- 1947-10-01
- Place of birth
- Richmond - Virginia - USA
- Also known as
- Olive Marie Borden
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)
Known For
Movies (48)
Half Marriage
1929
as Judy Paige
Fig Leaves
1926
as Eve Smith
3 Bad Men
1926
as Lee Carlton
Sweet Daddy
1924
as Woman In Backseat
Gang War
1928
as Flowers
Why Men Work
1924
Dance Hall
1929
as Gracie Nolan
All Wet
1924
as Extra (uncredited)
Chloe, Love Is Calling You
1934
as Chloe
My Own Pal
1926
as Alice Deering
The Monkey Talks
1927
as Olivette
The Joy Girl
1927
as Jewel Courage
The Social Lion
1930
as Gloria Staunton
The Overland Limited
1925
as Ruth Dent
Wedding Rings
1929
as Eve Quinn
Yellow Fingers
1926
as Saina
The Eternal Woman
1929
as Anita
Hello Sister
1930
as Vee Newell
Leave It to Me
1933
as Peavey
The Country Beyond
1926
as Valencia
Neck and Neck
1924
Virgin Lips
1928
as Norma
The Divorce Racket
1932
as Marie Douglas
Just a Good Guy
1924
as Slippery Sue
Gobs of Fun
1933
as Lulu
Moonlight and Cactus
1932
as Woman
Don't Park There
1924
as Extra
Should Husbands Be Watched?
1925
as The New Maid
Grounds for Divorce
1925
as Model
The Dressmaker from Paris
1925
as Mannequin
The Inventors
1934
Good Morning, Nurse
1925
as Nurse May Ward
The Secret Studio
1927
as Rosemary Merton
Come to My House
1927
as Joan Century
Hotel Variety
1933
The Albany Night Boat
1928
as Georgie
Pajamas
1927
as Angela Wade
Hollywood Studios
1930
Stool Pigeon
1928
as Goldie
Love In The Desert
1929
as Zarah
The Yankee Señor
1926
as Manuelita
Too Many Mammas
1924
as The Boss's Girlfriend
The Voice of Hollywood No. 1
1929
The Royal Razz
1924
The Mild West
1933
as Baby Doll
The Happy Warrior
1925
as Ima
Sinners in Love
1928
as Ann Hardy
Tell It to a Policeman
1925
About 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 c… With 48 credits spanning from 1924 to 1934, Olive Borden has appeared in 48 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Half Marriage (1929) — as Judy Paige
- Fig Leaves (1926) — as Eve Smith
- 3 Bad Men (1926) — as Lee Carlton
- Sweet Daddy (1924) — as Woman In Backseat
- Gang War (1928) — as Flowers
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