Marie Prevost
Known for Acting · 89 credits
- Born
- 1896-11-07
- Died
- 1937-01-23
- Place of birth
- Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as
- Mary Prevost · Marie Provost · Mary Bickford Dunn
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marie Prevost (born Marie Bickford Dunn; November 8, 1896 - January 21, 1937) was a Canadian-born film actress. During her twenty-year career, she made 121 silent and talking pictures.
Prevost began her career during the silent film era. She was discovered by Mack Sennett who signed her to contract and made her one of his "Bathing Beauties" in the late 1910s. Prevost appeared in dozens of Sennett's short comedy films before moving on to feature length films for Universal. In 1922, she signed with Warner Bros. where her career flourished as a leading lady. She was a favorite of director Ernst Lubitsch who cast her in three of his comedy films; The Marriage Circle (1924), Three Women (1924) and Kiss Me Again (1925).
After being let go by Warner Bros in early 1926, Prevost's career began to decline and she was relegated to secondary roles. She was also beset with personal problems, including the death of her mother in 1926 and the breakdown of her marriage to actor Kenneth Harlan in 1927, which fueled her depression. She began to abuse alcohol and binge eat, resulting in a weight gain that made it difficult for her to secure acting jobs. By 1935, Prevost was only able to secure bit parts in films. She made her last onscreen appearance in 1936.
After years of drinking, Prevost died of acute alcoholism at the age of 38 in January 1937. Prevost's estate was valued at $300 since she had squandered most of her earnings. Her death prompted the Hollywood community to create the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital.
Known For
Movies (89)
Man Bait
1927
as Madge Dreyer
Ladies of Leisure
1930
as Dot Lamarr
Party Girl
1930
as Diana Hoster
The Godless Girl
1928
as Mame
It's a Wise Child
1931
as Annie Ostrom
Sunshine
1916
Tango
1936
as Betty Barlow, Treasure's Roomate
Only Yesterday
1933
as Amy (Uncredited)
The Runaround
1931
as Margy
Kissed
1922
The Flying Fool
1929
as Pat Riley
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931
as Rosalie
Bobbed Hair
1925
as Connemara Moore
For Wives Only
1926
as Laura Rittenhaus
Love, Honor and Behave
1920
as Newlywed Bride
Wedding Yells
1942
as Winifred Snood
The Married Flapper
1922
as Pamela Billings
Her Night of Nights
1922
as Molly May Mahone
Almost a Lady
1926
as Marcia Blake
The Marriage Circle
1924
as Mizzi Stock
Down on the Farm
1920
as The Faithful Wife
His Jazz Bride
1926
as Gloria Gregory
Recompense
1925
as Julie Gmelyn
The Good Bad Girl
1931
as Trixie Barnes
Other Women's Husbands
1926
as Kay Lambert
Unto Those Who Sin
1916
as Celeste
Her Nature Dance
1917
as The Cashier
Hands Across the Table
1935
as Nona
A Parisian Scandal
1921
Hell Divers
1932
as Lulu
Getting Gertie's Garter
1927
as Gertie Darling
Three Wise Girls
1932
as Dot
The Racket
1928
as Helen Hayes
Parole Girl
1933
as Jeanie
Death Scenes
1989
as Self (archive footage)
Sporting Blood
1931
as Angela 'Angie' Ludeking
13 Hours by Air
1936
as Waitress in Omaha
Paid
1930
as Agnes Lynch
Slightly Married
1932
as Nellie Gordon
Gentleman's Fate
1931
as Mabel
War Nurse
1930
as Rosalie
A Small Town Idol
1921
as Marcelle Mansfield
Three Women
1924
as Harriet
The Girl in the Pullman
1927
as Irene Burton
The Wanters
1923
as Myra Hastings
The Eleventh Commandment
1933
as Tessie Florin
A Small Town Idol
1939
as Marcelle
The Beautiful and Damned
1922
Kiss Me Again
1925
as LouLou Fleury
Heroes of the Street
1922
as Betty Benton
The Hollywood Kid
1924
as Self
A Blonde for a Night
1928
as Marie
Red Lights
1923
as Ruth Carson
Hollywood on Parade No. A-8
1933
Carnival Boat
1932
as Babe
His Hidden Purpose
1918
as The Girl in the Case
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
1919
as A Daughter of Belgium
Seven Sinners
1925
as Molly Brian
The Dark Swan
1924
as Eve Quinn
Up in Mabel's Room
1926
as Mabel Ainsworth
Sweethearts on Parade
1930
as Nita
Brass
1923
as Marjorie Jones
Moonlight Follies
1921
as Nan Rutledge
The Cave Man
1926
as Myra Gaylord
The Lover of Camille
1924
as Marie Duplessis
Nobody's Fool
1921
Divorce Made Easy
1929
as Mabel Deering
She Loved Him Plenty
1918
Reckless Living
1931
as Alice
The Sideshow
1928
as Queenie Parker
Why Beaches Are Popular
1919
as Bathing Girl
Keystone Hotel
1935
as Mrs. Clarabelle Sterling
Cornered
1924
How to Educate a Wife
1924
as Mabel Todd
The Dangerous Little Demon
1922
as Teddy Harmon
Ten Laps to Go
1936
as Elsie, Cafe Waitress
Two Crooks
1917
as The Girl
Being Respectable
1924
as Valerie Winship
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943
as (archive footage)
Don't Get Personal
1922
as Patricia Parker
Daughters of Pleasure
1924
as Marjory Hadley
Call a Cop
1921
as The Banker's Daughter
She Sighed by the Seaside
1921
as The Beach Girl
On to Reno
1928
as Vera
The Rush Hour
1927
as Margie Dolan
Secrets of a Beauty Parlor
1917
as Lady Platt's Niece
Tarnish
1924
as Nettie Dark
All Faces West
1929
as Arleta Vance
Photoplay Magazine Screen Supplement #6
1919
as Herself
About Marie Prevost
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marie Prevost (born Marie Bickford Dunn; November 8, 1896 - January 21, 1937) was a Canadian-born film actress. During her twenty-year career, she made 121 silent and talking pictures. Prevost began her career during the silent film era. She was discovered by Mack Sennett who signed her to contract and made her one of his "Bathing Beauties" in the late 1910s. Prevost appeared in dozens of Sennett's short comedy films before moving on to feature length films for Universal. In 1922, she signed with Warner Br… With 89 credits spanning from 1916 to 1989, Marie Prevost has appeared in 89 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Ladies of Leisure (1930) — as Dot Lamarr
- Party Girl (1930) — as Diana Hoster
- The Godless Girl (1928) — as Mame
- It's a Wise Child (1931) — as Annie Ostrom
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