Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
40
Gender
Female
Birthday
July 14, 1906 ( 41 years old )
Place of Birth
Richmond - Virginia - USA
Also Known As
Olive Marie Borden
Olive Borden
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
Gang War
1928-09-023 Bad Men
1926-08-28My Own Pal
1926-02-28Sweet Daddy
1924-08-17Why Men Work
1924-08-31The Royal Razz
1924-12-21Chloe, Love Is Calling You
1934-04-01Fig Leaves
1926-08-22Moonlight and Cactus
1932-01-10The Voice of Hollywood No. 1
1929-12-01