Olive Borden
Known for: Acting
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)
Filmography
Film
Fig Leaves
Eve Smith
1926
Film
Gang War
Flowers
1928
Film
Half Marriage
Judy Paige
1929
Film
Sweet Daddy
Woman In Backseat
1924
Film
Dance Hall
Gracie Nolan
1929
Film
3 Bad Men
Lee Carlton
1926
Film
The Monkey Talks
Olivette
1927
Film
The Social Lion
Gloria Staunton
1930
Film
Yellow Fingers
Saina
1926
Film
Gobs of Fun
Lulu
1933
Film
Why Men Work
1924
Film
My Own Pal
Alice Deering
1926
Film
The Eternal Woman
Anita
1929
Film
Wedding Rings
Eve Quinn
1929
Film
Leave It to Me
Peavey
1933
Film
The Country Beyond
Valencia
1926
Film
Grounds for Divorce
Model
1925
Film
All Wet
Extra (uncredited)
1924
Film
Virgin Lips
Norma
1928
Film
Chloe, Love Is Calling You
Chloe
1934
Film
The Dressmaker from Paris
Mannequin
1925
Film
Hello Sister
Vee Newell
1930
Film
The Secret Studio
Rosemary Merton
1927
Neck and Neck
1924
Film
The Joy Girl
Jewel Courage
1927
Film
Should Husbands Be Watched?
The New Maid
1925
Film
The Happy Warrior
Ima
1925
Film
Good Morning, Nurse
Nurse May Ward
1925
Film
Stool Pigeon
Goldie
1928
Film
The Yankee Señor
Manuelita
1926
Don't Park There
Extra
1924
The Inventors
1934
Film
The Overland Limited
Ruth Dent
1925
The Divorce Racket
Marie Douglas
1932
Film
Sinners in Love
Ann Hardy
1928
Film
Hollywood Studios
1930
Film
The Royal Razz
1924
Film
Just a Good Guy
Slippery Sue
1924
The Mild West
Baby Doll
1933
Film
Hotel Variety
1933
Film
The Albany Night Boat
Georgie
1928
Film
Come to My House
Joan Century
1927
Film
Pajamas
Angela Wade
1927
Moonlight and Cactus
Woman
1932
Film
Love In The Desert
Zarah
1929
Film
Too Many Mammas
The Boss's Girlfriend
1924
Tell It to a Policeman
1925
The Voice of Hollywood No. 1
1929