Olive Borden
Actor
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)
Filmography
Fig Leaves
as Eve Smith 1926
Chloe, Love Is Calling You
as Chloe 1934
Too Many Mammas
as The Boss's Girlfriend 1924
Half Marriage
as Judy Paige 1929
All Wet
as Extra (uncredited) 1924
The Monkey Talks
as Olivette 1927
Dance Hall
as Gracie Nolan 1929
Gobs of Fun
as Lulu 1933
Hello Sister
as Vee Newell 1930
Virgin Lips
as Norma 1928
Gang War
as Flowers 1928
The Social Lion
as Gloria Staunton 1930
The Joy Girl
as Jewel Courage 1927
Should Husbands Be Watched?
as The New Maid 1925
My Own Pal
as Alice Deering 1926
Sweet Daddy
as Woman In Backseat 1924