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