Olive Borden
Acting
Born 1906-07-14
Died 1947-10-01
Richmond - Virginia - USA
48 credits
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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)
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Filmography
Acting
40 credits
Half Marriage
The Albany Night Boat
Sweet Daddy
3 Bad Men
Chloe, Love Is Calling You
Gang War
Virgin Lips
Hello Sister
Wedding Rings
Fig Leaves
Good Morning, Nurse
The Dressmaker from Paris
Love In The Desert
Pajamas
All Wet
The Joy Girl
Come to My House
Leave It to Me
The Country Beyond
Too Many Mammas
Don't Park There
Sinners in Love
The Yankee Señor
The Divorce Racket
Grounds for Divorce
Dance Hall
The Happy Warrior
The Social Lion
The Secret Studio
Yellow Fingers
The Eternal Woman
Just a Good Guy
The Mild West
Stool Pigeon
Moonlight and Cactus
Gobs of Fun
Should Husbands Be Watched?
The Overland Limited
My Own Pal
The Monkey Talks
Other credits
8 credits
Hollywood Studios
The Inventors
The Royal Razz
Neck and Neck
Hotel Variety
Why Men Work
The Voice of Hollywood No. 1
Tell It to a Policeman
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