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

3 Bad Men

Fig Leaves

Chloe, Love Is Calling You

Half Marriage

The Dressmaker from Paris

All Wet

Gang War

The Eternal Woman

All Movies (48)

• Chloe, Love Is Calling You1934 · as Chloe
• The Inventors1934
• The Mild West1933 · as Baby Doll
• Gobs of Fun1933 · as Lulu
• Leave It to Me1933 · as Peavey
• Hotel Variety1933
• The Divorce Racket1932 · as Marie Douglas
• Moonlight and Cactus1932 · as Woman
• The Social Lion1930 · as Gloria Staunton
• Hello Sister1930 · as Vee Newell
• Hollywood Studios1930
• Wedding Rings1929 · as Eve Quinn
• Dance Hall1929 · as Gracie Nolan
• The Voice of Hollywood No. 11929
• Half Marriage1929 · as Judy Paige
• The Eternal Woman1929 · as Anita
• Love In The Desert1929 · as Zarah
• Sinners in Love1928 · as Ann Hardy
• Stool Pigeon1928 · as Goldie
• Gang War1928 · as Flowers
• Virgin Lips1928 · as Norma
• The Albany Night Boat1928 · as Georgie
• Come to My House1927 · as Joan Century
• Pajamas1927 · as Angela Wade
• The Joy Girl1927 · as Jewel Courage
• The Secret Studio1927 · as Rosemary Merton
• The Monkey Talks1927 · as Olivette
• The Country Beyond1926 · as Valencia
• 3 Bad Men1926 · as Lee Carlton
• Fig Leaves1926 · as Eve Smith
• Yellow Fingers1926 · as Saina
• My Own Pal1926 · as Alice Deering
• The Yankee Señor1926 · as Manuelita
• Grounds for Divorce1925 · as Model
• The Overland Limited1925 · as Ruth Dent
• The Happy Warrior1925 · as Ima
• Good Morning, Nurse1925 · as Nurse May Ward
• Tell It to a Policeman1925
• The Dressmaker from Paris1925 · as Mannequin
• Should Husbands Be Watched?1925 · as The New Maid
• Just a Good Guy1924 · as Slippery Sue
• The Royal Razz1924
• Too Many Mammas1924 · as The Boss's Girlfriend
• Why Men Work1924
• Sweet Daddy1924 · as Woman In Backseat
• Don't Park There1924 · as Extra
• Neck and Neck1924
• All Wet1924 · as Extra (uncredited)