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Marie Prevost
Actor

Marie Prevost

7 Nov 1896Born
23 Jan 1937Died
40Age at death
86Credits

Biography

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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.

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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.

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 86 credits.

  1. 1943Happy Times and Jolly MomentsFilm: (archive footage)
  2. 1942Wedding YellsFilm: Winifred Snood
  3. 1939A Small Town IdolFilm: Marcelle
  4. 1936Ten Laps to GoFilm: Elsie, Cafe Waitress
  5. 193613 Hours by AirFilm: Waitress in Omaha
  6. 1936TangoFilm: Betty Barlow, Treasure's Roomate
  7. 1935Hands Across the TableFilm: Nona
  8. 1935Keystone HotelFilm: Mrs. Clarabelle Sterling
  9. 1933Only YesterdayFilm: Amy (Uncredited)
  10. 1933The Eleventh CommandmentFilm: Tessie Florin
  11. 1933Hollywood on Parade No. A-8Film
  12. 1933Parole GirlFilm: Jeanie
  13. 1932Slightly MarriedFilm: Nellie Gordon
  14. 1932Carnival BoatFilm: Babe
  15. 1932Three Wise GirlsFilm: Dot
  16. 1932Hell DiversFilm: Lulu
  17. 1931The Sin of Madelon ClaudetFilm: Rosalie
  18. 1931Reckless LivingFilm: Alice
  19. 1931The RunaroundFilm: Margy
  20. 1931Sporting BloodFilm: Angela 'Angie' Ludeking
  21. 1931The Good Bad GirlFilm: Trixie Barnes
  22. 1931It's a Wise ChildFilm: Annie Ostrom
  23. 1931Gentleman's FateFilm: Mabel
  24. 1930PaidFilm: Agnes Lynch
  25. 1930War NurseFilm: Rosalie
  26. 1930Sweethearts on ParadeFilm: Nita
  27. 1930Ladies of LeisureFilm: Dot Lamarr
  28. 1930Party GirlFilm: Diana Hoster
  29. 1929The Flying FoolFilm: Pat Riley
  30. 1929Divorce Made EasyFilm: Mabel Deering
  31. 1929All Faces WestFilm: Arleta Vance
  32. 1928The SideshowFilm: Queenie Parker
  33. 1928The RacketFilm: Helen Hayes
  34. 1928The Godless GirlFilm: Mame
  35. 1928A Blonde for a NightFilm: Marie
  36. 1928On to RenoFilm: Vera
  37. 1927The Rush HourFilm: Margie Dolan
  38. 1927The Girl in the PullmanFilm: Irene Burton
  39. 1927Getting Gertie's GarterFilm: Gertie Darling
  40. 1927Man BaitFilm: Madge Dreyer
  41. 1926For Wives OnlyFilm: Laura Rittenhaus
  42. 1926Almost a LadyFilm: Marcia Blake
  43. 1926Up in Mabel's RoomFilm: Mabel Ainsworth
  44. 1926Other Women's HusbandsFilm: Kay Lambert
  45. 1926The Cave ManFilm: Myra Gaylord
  46. 1926His Jazz BrideFilm: Gloria Gregory
  47. 1925Seven SinnersFilm: Molly Brian
  48. 1925Bobbed HairFilm: Connemara Moore
  49. 1925Kiss Me AgainFilm: LouLou Fleury
  50. 1925RecompenseFilm: Julie Gmelyn
  51. 1924The Dark SwanFilm: Eve Quinn
  52. 1924The Lover of CamilleFilm: Marie Duplessis
  53. 1924Three WomenFilm: Harriet
  54. 1924TarnishFilm: Nettie Dark
  55. 1924CorneredFilm
  56. 1924Being RespectableFilm: Valerie Winship
  57. 1924Daughters of PleasureFilm: Marjory Hadley
  58. 1924How to Educate a WifeFilm: Mabel Todd
  59. 1924The Marriage CircleFilm: Mizzi Stock
  60. 1923The WantersFilm: Myra Hastings
  61. 1923Red LightsFilm: Ruth Carson
  62. 1923BrassFilm: Marjorie Jones
  63. 1922Heroes of the StreetFilm: Betty Benton
  64. 1922The Beautiful and DamnedFilm
  65. 1922The Married FlapperFilm: Pamela Billings
  66. 1922Her Night of NightsFilm: Molly May Mahone
  67. 1922KissedFilm
  68. 1922The Dangerous Little DemonFilm: Teddy Harmon
  69. 1922Don't Get PersonalFilm: Patricia Parker
  70. 1921A Parisian ScandalFilm
  71. 1921Nobody's FoolFilm
  72. 1921Moonlight FolliesFilm: Nan Rutledge
  73. 1921Call a CopFilm: The Banker's Daughter
  74. 1921She Sighed by the SeasideFilm: The Beach Girl
  75. 1921A Small Town IdolFilm: Marcelle Mansfield
  76. 1920Love, Honor and BehaveFilm: Newlywed Bride
  77. 1920Down on the FarmFilm: The Faithful Wife
  78. 1919Why Beaches Are PopularFilm: Bathing Girl
  79. 1919Yankee Doodle in BerlinFilm: A Daughter of Belgium
  80. 1918She Loved Him PlentyFilm

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