
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)

Wedding Rings
MOVIE • 1929

The Dressmaker from Paris
MOVIE • 1925

Chloe, Love Is Calling You
MOVIE • 1934

The Happy Warrior
MOVIE • 1925

3 Bad Men
MOVIE • 1926

Half Marriage
MOVIE • 1929

Hello Sister
MOVIE • 1930

My Own Pal
MOVIE • 1926

Grounds for Divorce
MOVIE • 1925

Virgin Lips
MOVIE • 1928

Good Morning, Nurse
MOVIE • 1925

Gang War
MOVIE • 1928

Love In The Desert
MOVIE • 1929

Just a Good Guy
MOVIE • 1924

Fig Leaves
MOVIE • 1926

Sweet Daddy
MOVIE • 1924

Yellow Fingers
MOVIE • 1926

All Wet
MOVIE • 1924