
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)
Acting (33 movies)

Gang War
1928

3 Bad Men
1926

My Own Pal
1926

Sweet Daddy
1924

Why Men Work
1924

The Royal Razz
1924

Chloe, Love Is Calling You
1934

Fig Leaves
1926

The Monkey Talks
1927

Half Marriage
1929

Dance Hall
1929

Too Many Mammas
1924

Yellow Fingers
1926

The Social Lion
1930

The Joy Girl
1927

Should Husbands Be Watched?
1925

Just a Good Guy
1924

Gobs of Fun
1933

Hotel Variety
1933

Hello Sister
1930

The Happy Warrior
1925

Love In The Desert
1929

The Overland Limited
1925

The Yankee Señor
1926

Virgin Lips
1928

The Eternal Woman
1929

Stool Pigeon
1928

Leave It to Me
1933

The Country Beyond
1926

Wedding Rings
1929

All Wet
1924

Grounds for Divorce
1925

The Dressmaker from Paris
1925
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