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Marie Prevost
Actor
Born November 7, 1896Died January 23, 1937 (40 years)
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Marie Prevost (born Marie Bickford Dunn; November 8, 1896 - January 21, 1937) was a Canadian-born film actress. During her twenty-year career, she made 121 silent and talking pictures.
Prevost began her career during the silent film era. She was discovered by Mack Sennett who signed her to contract and made her one of his "Bathing Beauties" in the late 1910s. Prevost appeared in dozens of Sennett's short comedy films before moving on to feature length films for Universal. In 1922, she signed with Warner Bros. where her career flourished as a leading lady. She was a favorite of director Ernst Lubitsch who cast her in three of his comedy films; The Marriage Circle (1924), Three Women (1924) and Kiss Me Again (1925).
After being let go by Warner Bros in early 1926, Prevost's career began to decline and she was relegated to secondary roles. She was also beset with personal problems, including the death of her mother in 1926 and the breakdown of her marriage to actor Kenneth Harlan in 1927, which fueled her depression. She began to abuse alcohol and binge eat, resulting in a weight gain that made it difficult for her to secure acting jobs. By 1935, Prevost was only able to secure bit parts in films. She made her last onscreen appearance in 1936.
After years of drinking, Prevost died of acute alcoholism at the age of 38 in January 1937. Prevost's estate was valued at $300 since she had squandered most of her earnings. Her death prompted the Hollywood community to create the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital.
Marie Prevost (born Marie Bickford Dunn; November 8, 1896 - January 21, 1937) was a Canadian-born film actress. During her twenty-year career, she made 121 silent and talking pictures.
Prevost began her career during the silent film era. She was discovered by Mack Sennett who signed her to contract and made her one of his "Bathing Beauties" in the late 1910s. Prevost appeared in dozens of Sennett's short comedy films before moving on to feature length films for Universal. In 1922, she signed with Warner Bros. where her career flourished as a leading lady. She was a favorite of director Ernst Lubitsch who cast her in three of his comedy films; The Marriage Circle (1924), Three Women (1924) and Kiss Me Again (1925).
After being let go by Warner Bros in early 1926, Prevost's career began to decline and she was relegated to secondary roles. She was also beset with personal problems, including the death of her mother in 1926 and the breakdown of her marriage to actor Kenneth Harlan in 1927, which fueled her depression. She began to abuse alcohol and binge eat, resulting in a weight gain that made it difficult for her to secure acting jobs. By 1935, Prevost was only able to secure bit parts in films. She made her last onscreen appearance in 1936.
After years of drinking, Prevost died of acute alcoholism at the age of 38 in January 1937. Prevost's estate was valued at $300 since she had squandered most of her earnings. Her death prompted the Hollywood community to create the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital.
Filmography
| 1944 | Some of the Best · as Rosalie In The Sin Of Madelon Claudet |
| 1936 | Ten Laps to Go · as Elsie, Cafe Waitress |
| 1936 | Cain and Mabel · as Sherman's Receptionist |
| 1936 | Bengal Tiger · as Chubby Saloon Girl |
| 1936 | 13 Hours by Air · as Waitress In Omaha |
| 1936 | Tango · as Betty Barlow, Treasure's Roomate |
| 1935 | Hands Across the Table · as Nona |
| 1933 | Only Yesterday · as Amy (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Eleventh Commandment · as Tessie Florin |
| 1933 | Parole Girl · as Jeanie Vance |
| 1932 | Slightly Married · as Nellie Gordon |
| 1932 | Carnival Boat · as Babe |
| 1931 | Three Wise Girls · as Dot |
| 1931 | Hell Divers · as Lulu |
| 1931 | The Sin of Madelon Claudet · as Rosalie |
| 1931 | The Runaround · as Margy |
| 1931 | Sporting Blood · as Angela 'angie' Ludeking |
| 1931 | The Good Bad Girl · as Trixie Barnes |
| 1931 | It's a Wise Child · as Annie Ostrom |
| 1931 | Gentleman's Fate · as Mabel |
| 1930 | Paid · as Agnes Lynch |
| 1930 | War Nurse · as Rosalie |
| 1930 | Sweethearts on Parade · as Nita |
| 1930 | Ladies of Leisure · as Dot Lamarr |
| 1930 | Party Girl · as Diana Hoster |
| 1929 | The Flying Fool · as Pat Riley |
| 1928 | The Sideshow · as Queenie Parker |
| 1928 | The Racket · as Helen Hayes |
| 1928 | The Godless Girl · as Mame |
| 1928 | A Blonde for a Night · as Marie |
| 1927 | The Rush Hour · as Margie Dolan |
| 1927 | The Girl in the Pullman · as Irene Burton |
| 1927 | Getting Gertie's Garter · as Gertie Darling |
| 1926 | Almost a Lady · as Marcia Blake |
| 1926 | Nana · as Gaga |
| 1926 | Up in Mabel's Room · as Mabel Ainsworth |
| 1926 | His Jazz Bride · as Gloria Gregory |
| 1925 | Bobbed Hair · as Connemara Moore |
| 1925 | Kiss Me Again · as Loulou Fleury |
| 1924 | Three Women · as Harriet |
| 1924 | The Lover of Camille · as Marie Duplessis |
| 1924 | The Marriage Circle · as Mizzi Stock |
| 1922 | The Married Flapper · as Pamela Billings |
| 1921 | A Small Town Idol · as Marcelle Mansfield |
| 1920 | Down on the Farm · as The Faithful Wife |
| 1919 | Yankee Doodle in Berlin · as A Daughter Of Belgium |