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Marie Prevost

Marie Prevost

Acting November 7, 1896 (40 years old) January 23, 1937 Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

Movies 89

Hollywood on Parade No. A-8 6.8

Hollywood on Parade No. A-8

1933
Party Girl 3.8

Party Girl

as Diana Hoster

1930
Her Night of Nights 7.0

Her Night of Nights

as Molly May Mahone

1922
The Sin of Madelon Claudet 5.8

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

as Rosalie

1931
13 Hours by Air 5.2

13 Hours by Air

as Waitress in Omaha

1936
Hands Across the Table 7.0

Hands Across the Table

as Nona

1935
Ladies of Leisure 6.2

Ladies of Leisure

as Dot Lamarr

1930
Ten Laps to Go 5.5

Ten Laps to Go

as Elsie, Cafe Waitress

1936
The Marriage Circle 6.4

The Marriage Circle

as Mizzi Stock

1924
Why Beaches Are Popular 7.0

Why Beaches Are Popular

as Bathing Girl

1919
Yankee Doodle in Berlin 5.7

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

as A Daughter of Belgium

1919
She Sighed by the Seaside 7.0

She Sighed by the Seaside

as The Beach Girl

1921
War Nurse 5.2

War Nurse

as Rosalie

1930
Unto Those Who Sin 9.0

Unto Those Who Sin

as Celeste

1916
Heroes of the Street 8.0

Heroes of the Street

as Betty Benton

1922
The Lover of Camille 10.0

The Lover of Camille

as Marie Duplessis

1924
Getting Gertie's Garter 8.0

Getting Gertie's Garter

as Gertie Darling

1927
Bobbed Hair 10.0

Bobbed Hair

as Connemara Moore

1925
The Beautiful and Damned 7.0

The Beautiful and Damned

1922
Only Yesterday 7.1

Only Yesterday

as Amy (Uncredited)

1933
Seven Sinners 6.5

Seven Sinners

as Molly Brian

1925
Three Wise Girls 5.6

Three Wise Girls

as Dot

1932
It's a Wise Child 6.2

It's a Wise Child

as Annie Ostrom

1931
The Godless Girl 7.0

The Godless Girl

as Mame

1928
Wedding Yells

Wedding Yells

as Winifred Snood

1942
The Good Bad Girl 6.5

The Good Bad Girl

as Trixie Barnes

1931
Sporting Blood 5.4

Sporting Blood

as Angela 'Angie' Ludeking

1931
Other Women's Husbands 8.0

Other Women's Husbands

as Kay Lambert

1926
How to Educate a Wife 9.0

How to Educate a Wife

as Mabel Todd

1924
Down on the Farm 5.8

Down on the Farm

as The Faithful Wife

1920
The Runaround 8.0

The Runaround

as Margy

1931
Kissed 9.0

Kissed

1922
Paid 6.7

Paid

as Agnes Lynch

1930
Recompense 8.0

Recompense

as Julie Gmelyn

1925
The Racket 6.5

The Racket

as Helen Hayes

1928
She Loved Him Plenty 5.0

She Loved Him Plenty

1918
A Small Town Idol 5.0

A Small Town Idol

as Marcelle

1939
A Small Town Idol 6.8

A Small Town Idol

as Marcelle Mansfield

1921
Almost a Lady 9.0

Almost a Lady

as Marcia Blake

1926
Tango 6.0

Tango

as Betty Barlow, Treasure's Roomate

1936
Up in Mabel's Room 7.2

Up in Mabel's Room

as Mabel Ainsworth

1926
Slightly Married 6.3

Slightly Married

as Nellie Gordon

1932
Carnival Boat 5.5

Carnival Boat

as Babe

1932
Happy Times and Jolly Moments 7.5

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

as (archive footage)

1943
Three Women 4.5

Three Women

as Harriet

1924
A Parisian Scandal 9.0

A Parisian Scandal

1921
Don't Get Personal 10.0

Don't Get Personal

as Patricia Parker

1922
Love, Honor and Behave 8.0

Love, Honor and Behave

as Newlywed Bride

1920
Sweethearts on Parade 2.5

Sweethearts on Parade

as Nita

1930
Nobody's Fool 10.0

Nobody's Fool

1921
Man Bait 8.0

Man Bait

as Madge Dreyer

1927
The Eleventh Commandment 8.0

The Eleventh Commandment

as Tessie Florin

1933
Being Respectable 9.0

Being Respectable

as Valerie Winship

1924
Photoplay Magazine Screen Supplement #6

Photoplay Magazine Screen Supplement #6

as Herself

1919
The Cave Man 8.0

The Cave Man

as Myra Gaylord

1926
Death Scenes 4.2

Death Scenes

as Self (archive footage)

1989
The Dangerous Little Demon 8.0

The Dangerous Little Demon

as Teddy Harmon

1922
The Girl in the Pullman 10.0

The Girl in the Pullman

as Irene Burton

1927
A Blonde for a Night 5.7

A Blonde for a Night

as Marie

1928
The Flying Fool 6.0

The Flying Fool

as Pat Riley

1929
The Hollywood Kid 5.4

The Hollywood Kid

as Self

1924
Parole Girl 6.2

Parole Girl

as Jeanie

1933
Tarnish 8.0

Tarnish

as Nettie Dark

1924
Cornered 9.0

Cornered

1924
Hell Divers 6.7

Hell Divers

as Lulu

1932
Divorce Made Easy 7.0

Divorce Made Easy

as Mabel Deering

1929
His Jazz Bride 10.0

His Jazz Bride

as Gloria Gregory

1926
Brass 5.0

Brass

as Marjorie Jones

1923
The Dark Swan 8.0

The Dark Swan

as Eve Quinn

1924
Gentleman's Fate 6.1

Gentleman's Fate

as Mabel

1931
The Wanters 8.0

The Wanters

as Myra Hastings

1923
All Faces West 9.0

All Faces West

as Arleta Vance

1929
Secrets of a Beauty Parlor

Secrets of a Beauty Parlor

as Lady Platt's Niece

1917
Reckless Living 4.3

Reckless Living

as Alice

1931
Sunshine

Sunshine

1916
The Rush Hour 7.0

The Rush Hour

as Margie Dolan

1927
Daughters of Pleasure 8.0

Daughters of Pleasure

as Marjory Hadley

1924
Kiss Me Again 7.0

Kiss Me Again

as LouLou Fleury

1925
His Hidden Purpose 10.0

His Hidden Purpose

as The Girl in the Case

1918
Call a Cop 9.0

Call a Cop

as The Banker's Daughter

1921
The Married Flapper 7.0

The Married Flapper

as Pamela Billings

1922
Red Lights 7.0

Red Lights

as Ruth Carson

1923
Her Nature Dance

Her Nature Dance

as The Cashier

1917
For Wives Only 10.0

For Wives Only

as Laura Rittenhaus

1926
Moonlight Follies 10.0

Moonlight Follies

as Nan Rutledge

1921
Keystone Hotel 8.5

Keystone Hotel

as Mrs. Clarabelle Sterling

1935
The Sideshow 9.0

The Sideshow

as Queenie Parker

1928
On to Reno 7.5

On to Reno

as Vera

1928
Two Crooks

Two Crooks

as The Girl

1917

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