Olive Thomas

The Life and Death of a Silent Film Beauty

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by Michelle Vogel

Type

Biographies

Subject

Actress > Olive Thomas

Keywords

Olive Thomas, actress, silent cinema

Publishing date

2007

Publisher

McFarland & Co

Collection

Silent Cinema

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 212 pages
7 x 10 inches (18 x 25.5 cm)

ISBN

978-0-7864-2908-0

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Book Presentation:
Olive Thomas was one of Hollywood’s first true movie stars. Born in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, in 1894, she moved to New York at age sixteen and began to pursue an acting career. By 1915, she had landed a job as one of Ziegfeld’s famous “Follies” girls. Before long her beauty was discovered by Hollywood, where she quickly became one of the biggest names in motion pictures. Her marriage to film star Jack Pickford further enhanced her popularity. Olive’s death by poison on September 10, 1920, created a media circus.

This biography begins with Olive’s birth, follows her trip to stardom, and covers in detail the circumstances surrounding her mysterious death at age 25. Rare and beautiful photographs and a complete filmography are included.

About the Author:
Film historian Michelle Vogel lives in Victoria, Australia. Her popular blog can be found at mvozus.wordpress.com.

Press Reviews:
"full of beautiful photography and rare candids…this is the perfect tribute to a woman that many have long forgotten"—The Midnight Palace.

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