Olive Borden [109611] Gender: Female Popularity: 0.2706 Birthplace: Richmond - Virginia - USA Birthday: 1906-07-14 Deathday: 1947-10-01 Age: 41 years Movies: 43 Links: Homepage, IMDB 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) Chloe, Love Is C1934-04-01 The Inventors1934-02-02 The Mild West1933-11-18 Gobs of Fun1933-10-20 Leave It to Me1933-04-01 Hotel Variety1933-01-07 The Divorce Rack1932-10-25 Moonlight and Ca1932-01-10 The Social Lion1930-06-21 Hello Sister1930-02-07 Wedding Rings1929-12-29 Dance Hall1929-12-13 The Voice of Hol1929-12-01 Half Marriage1929-10-12 The Eternal Woma1929-03-18 Love In The Dese1929-01-27 Stool Pigeon1928-10-25 Gang War1928-09-02 Virgin Lips1928-07-25 The Albany Night1928-07-20 The Joy Girl1927-09-03 The Secret Studi1927-06-19 The Monkey Talks1927-02-20 The Country Beyo1926-10-17 3 Bad Men1926-08-28 Fig Leaves1926-08-22 Yellow Fingers1926-03-21 My Own Pal1926-02-28 The Yankee Seño1926-01-10 Grounds for Divo1925-07-27 The Overland Lim1925-07-14 The Happy Warrio1925-07-05 Good Morning, Nu1925-05-30 Tell It to a Pol1925-05-24 The Dressmaker f1925-03-30 Should Husbands 1925-03-14 Just a Good Guy1924-12-24 The Royal Razz1924-12-21 Too Many Mammas1924-10-12 Why Men Work1924-08-31 Sweet Daddy1924-08-17 Neck and Neck1924-02-03 All Wet1924-01-01