Olive Borden
The Life and Films of Hollywood’s "Joy Girl"
Michelle
Vogel
ISBN
978-0-7864-4795-4
132 photos, filmography, appendices, bibliography, index
223pp.
softcover
(7 x 10)
2010
Available for immediate shipment
Description
The all too brief career of film star Olive Borden (1906-1947) is chronicled in this definitive biography. Apprenticing in short slapstick silent comedies, the vivacious Virginia-born actress rose to stardom after signing with Fox in 1925, enlivening such films as John Ford’s 3 Bad Men (1926). Borden’s career declined after she severed her ties with Fox, and by the early 1930s she was finished in Hollywood. Alcoholism and a devastating series of personal setbacks hastened her death at age forty-one.
Olive Borden’s controversial contract debacle with Fox and her long-term relationship with actor George O’Brien are thoroughly detailed. Personal anecdotes and insights are offered by Ralph Graves, Jr., who befriended Borden in the late 1920s. Dozens of heretofore unattributed screen appearances by the actress are included in the filmography.
About the Author
Film historian Michelle Vogel lives in Brooklyn, New York. Her popular blog can be found at mvozus.wordpress.com.
Other Book(s) by Michelle Vogel Available from McFarland:
Children of Hollywood
Gene Tierney
Marjorie Main
Olive Thomas
Reviews
"impressively illustrated...most comprehensive...meticulously researched and articulately detailed, Vogel thoroughly investigates the shocking saga behind screenland’s sweetest Cinderella tale with the saddest ending"--DAEIDA Magazine
"a wealth of photos...thorough...a fascinating, heartbreaking story, as well as intelligent and informative. Highly recommended...it has everything...but a fairy tale ending"--Rogue Cinema
"the author has plumbed depths of research that no one else has ever attempted, and I doubt that anyone will ever do better"--The Silent Movie Blog
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