Marie Prevost
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.
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Movies (50)
Death Scenes
as Self (archive footage)
1989
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
as (archive footage)
1943
Wedding Yells
as Winifred Snood
1942
A Small Town Idol
as Marcelle
1939
Ten Laps to Go
as Elsie, Cafe Waitress
1936
13 Hours by Air
as Waitress in Omaha
1936
Tango
as Betty Barlow, Treasure's Roomate
1936
Hands Across the Table
as Nona
1935
Keystone Hotel
as Mrs. Clarabelle Sterling
1935
Only Yesterday
as Amy (Uncredited)
1933
The Eleventh Commandment
as Tessie Florin
1933
Hollywood on Parade No. A-8
1933
Parole Girl
as Jeanie
1933
Slightly Married
as Nellie Gordon
1932
Carnival Boat
as Babe
1932
Three Wise Girls
as Dot
1932
Hell Divers
as Lulu
1932
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
as Rosalie
1931
Reckless Living
as Alice
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
1931
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
1930
The Flying Fool
as Pat Riley
1929
Divorce Made Easy
as Mabel Deering
1929
All Faces West
as Arleta Vance
1929
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
1928
On to Reno
as Vera
1928
The Rush Hour
as Margie Dolan
1927
The Girl in the Pullman
as Irene Burton
1927
Getting Gertie's Garter
as Gertie Darling
1927
Man Bait
as Madge Dreyer
1927
For Wives Only
as Laura Rittenhaus
1926
Almost a Lady
as Marcia Blake
1926
Up in Mabel's Room
as Mabel Ainsworth
1926
Other Women's Husbands
as Kay Lambert
1926
The Cave Man
as Myra Gaylord
1926
His Jazz Bride
as Gloria Gregory
1926
Seven Sinners
as Molly Brian
1925
Bobbed Hair
as Connemara Moore
1925
Kiss Me Again
as LouLou Fleury
1925