Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 07, 1896
Died
Jan 23, 1937
Place of Birth
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Credits
89 titles
Marie Prevost
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
Filmography
Death Scenes
Self (archive footage)
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
(archive footage)
Wedding Yells
Winifred Snood
A Small Town Idol
Marcelle
Ten Laps to Go
Elsie, Cafe Waitress
13 Hours by Air
Waitress in Omaha
Tango
Betty Barlow, Treasure's Roomate
Hands Across the Table
Nona
Keystone Hotel
Mrs. Clarabelle Sterling
Only Yesterday
Amy (Uncredited)
The Eleventh Commandment
Tessie Florin
Hollywood on Parade No. A-8
Parole Girl
Jeanie
Slightly Married
Nellie Gordon
Carnival Boat
Babe
Three Wise Girls
Dot
Hell Divers
Lulu
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Rosalie
Reckless Living
Alice
The Runaround
Margy
Sporting Blood
Angela 'Angie' Ludeking
The Good Bad Girl
Trixie Barnes
It's a Wise Child
Annie Ostrom
Gentleman's Fate
Mabel
Paid
Agnes Lynch
War Nurse
Rosalie
Sweethearts on Parade
Nita
Ladies of Leisure
Dot Lamarr
Party Girl
Diana Hoster
The Flying Fool
Pat Riley
Divorce Made Easy
Mabel Deering
All Faces West
Arleta Vance
The Sideshow
Queenie Parker
The Racket
Helen Hayes
The Godless Girl
Mame
A Blonde for a Night
Marie
On to Reno
Vera
The Rush Hour
Margie Dolan
The Girl in the Pullman
Irene Burton
Getting Gertie's Garter
Gertie Darling
Man Bait
Madge Dreyer
For Wives Only
Laura Rittenhaus
Almost a Lady
Marcia Blake
Up in Mabel's Room
Mabel Ainsworth
Other Women's Husbands
Kay Lambert
The Cave Man
Myra Gaylord
His Jazz Bride
Gloria Gregory
Seven Sinners
Molly Brian
Bobbed Hair
Connemara Moore
Kiss Me Again
LouLou Fleury