Olive Borden

Born: 1906-07-14

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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3 Bad Men

as Lee Carlton
Released: 1926-08-28

Three outlaws come to the aid of a young girl after her father is killed.

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Fig Leaves

as Eve Smith
Released: 1926-08-22

Adam, a plumber, is happily married to Eve, a wardrobe-obsessed housewife, until she...

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Hello Sister

as Vee Newell
Released: 1930-02-07

Olive Borden plays a modern jazz maiden who is forced to be good for six months or lose out on...

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Dance Hall

as Gracie Nolan
Released: 1929-12-13

A dance trophy winning young couple is temporarily split up when a playboy aviator leads the...

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Stool Pigeon

as Goldie
Released: 1928-10-25

An underworld story about a boy (Charles Delaney) suspected of being a stool pigeon but in...

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Chloe, Love Is Calling You

as Chloe
Released: 1934-04-01

A black voodoo priestess comes out of the Louisiana swamps to take revenge on the white...

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Wedding Rings

as Eve Quinn
Released: 1929-12-29

Two sisters battle for the love of a man.

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Half Marriage

as Judy Paige
Released: 1929-10-12

A young couple marries in secret. Judy's afraid her parents won't approve of Dick and she'll...

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Virgin Lips

as Norma
Released: 1928-07-25

In a banana republic, way south of the Texas border, a dumb-Dora American girl, Norma (Olive...

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The Country Beyond

as Valencia
Released: 1926-10-17

In the Canadian mountains an orphan girl, Valencia, is left in the care of the abusive Hawkins...

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Gang War

as Flowers
Released: 1928-09-02

Saxophone player Clyde meets a woman named Flowers, and teaches her to dance. He later discovers...

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The Social Lion

as Gloria Staunton
Released: 1930-06-21

Marco Perkins is a garage mechanic and a would-be-prizefighter who gets a place on the ritzy...

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Sweet Daddy

as Woman In Backseat
Released: 1924-08-17

Jimmy Jump's boss asks him to meet his small niece and her dog and entertain them between...

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The Joy Girl

as Jewel Courage
Released: 1927-09-03

Though she loves one man, an ambitious Palm Beach girl marries another, whom she thinks is rich....

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Hotel Variety

as uncredited
Released: 1933-01-07

A New York City boarding house for vaudeville performers, none of whom have any steady work....

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Too Many Mammas

as The Boss's Girlfriend
Released: 1924-10-12

Charley is called upon to go out with his boss on a date with the boss' mistress, to act as a beard.

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Just a Good Guy

as Slippery Sue
Released: 1924-12-24

A pawn shop employee must substitute for a robot in this short silent comedy.

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Should Husbands Be Watched?

as The New Maid
Released: 1925-03-14

Mr. Jump has come into some money and informs his wife that they can now hire a maid and won't...

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The Yankee Señor

as Manuelita
Released: 1926-01-10

A cowboy estranged from his family and unsure of his heritage becomes a hero and falls for a...

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The Eternal Woman

as Anita
Released: 1929-03-18

Olive Borden returns home to Buenos Aires and discovers her father has been murdered and her...

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Leave It to Me

as Peavey
Released: 1933-04-01

The owner of a professional help agency poses as a poet at a wealthy patron's ball and prevents...

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The Happy Warrior

as Ima
Released: 1925-07-05

Malcolm McGregor joins the circus and falls in love with Olive Borden but his life changes when...

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Gobs of Fun

as Lulu
Released: 1933-10-20

Two sailors have shore leave. They both plan on spending it with the same girl, Lulu. Lulu is...

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The Monkey Talks

as Olivette
Released: 1927-02-20

In 1927 Olive Borden starred in Fox drama The Monkey Talks directed by Raoul Walsh. She played a...

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The Royal Razz

as uncredited
Released: 1924-12-21

A doting father who plays Santa Claus for Christmas annoys a trolley full of people when he lugs...

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The Overland Limited

as Ruth Dent
Released: 1925-07-14

David Barton (Malcolm McGregor) is a train engineer with big ideas who falls in love with...

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Why Men Work

as uncredited
Released: 1924-08-31

A movie cameraman is on the lookout for new material but a rival plans to copy everything he films.

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My Own Pal

as Alice Deering
Released: 1926-02-28

My Own Pal takes Tom Mix out of his customary western surroundings and plunks him in the middle...

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