Acting
Marie Prevost
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.
Filmography
Death Scenes
Film · 1989
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
Film · 1943
Wedding Yells
Film · 1942
A Small Town Idol
Film · 1939
Tango
Film · 1936
Ten Laps to Go
Film · 1936
13 Hours by Air
Film · 1936
Hands Across the Table
Film · 1935
Keystone Hotel
Film · 1935
The Eleventh Commandment
Film · 1933
Parole Girl
Film · 1933
Hollywood on Parade No. A-8
Film · 1933
Only Yesterday
Film · 1933
Hell Divers
Film · 1932
Three Wise Girls
Film · 1932
Slightly Married
Film · 1932
Carnival Boat
Film · 1932
Reckless Living
Film · 1931
Gentleman's Fate
Film · 1931
The Good Bad Girl
Film · 1931
The Runaround
Film · 1931
Sporting Blood
Film · 1931
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Film · 1931
It's a Wise Child
Film · 1931
Ladies of Leisure
Film · 1930
Paid
Film · 1930
Party Girl
Film · 1930
Sweethearts on Parade
Film · 1930
War Nurse
Film · 1930
The Flying Fool
Film · 1929
Divorce Made Easy
Film · 1929
All Faces West
Film · 1929
The Racket
Film · 1928
The Godless Girl
Film · 1928
A Blonde for a Night
Film · 1928
The Sideshow
Film · 1928
On to Reno
Film · 1928
The Rush Hour
Film · 1927
Getting Gertie's Garter
Film · 1927
Man Bait
Film · 1927
The Girl in the Pullman
Film · 1927
Almost a Lady
Film · 1926
His Jazz Bride
Film · 1926
Other Women's Husbands
Film · 1926
Up in Mabel's Room
Film · 1926
The Cave Man
Film · 1926
For Wives Only
Film · 1926
Recompense
Film · 1925
Kiss Me Again
Film · 1925
Seven Sinners
Film · 1925
Bobbed Hair
Film · 1925
The Marriage Circle
Film · 1924
The Hollywood Kid
Film · 1924
Three Women
Film · 1924
How to Educate a Wife
Film · 1924
Daughters of Pleasure
Film · 1924
The Dark Swan
Film · 1924
Tarnish
Film · 1924
Being Respectable
Film · 1924
The Lover of Camille
Film · 1924
Cornered
Film · 1924
Red Lights
Film · 1923
Brass
Film · 1923
The Wanters
Film · 1923
The Beautiful and Damned
Film · 1922
Heroes of the Street
Film · 1922
Kissed
Film · 1922
Her Night of Nights
Film · 1922
The Married Flapper
Film · 1922
The Dangerous Little Demon
Film · 1922
Don't Get Personal
Film · 1922
A Parisian Scandal
Film · 1921
She Sighed by the Seaside
Film · 1921
A Small Town Idol
Film · 1921
Moonlight Follies
Film · 1921
Nobody's Fool
Film · 1921
Call a Cop
Film · 1921
Down on the Farm
Film · 1920
Love, Honor and Behave
Film · 1920
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Film · 1919
Why Beaches Are Popular
Film · 1919
Photoplay Magazine Screen Supplement #6
Film · 1919
His Hidden Purpose
Film · 1918
She Loved Him Plenty
Film · 1918
Her Nature Dance
Film · 1917
Secrets of a Beauty Parlor
Film · 1917
Two Crooks
Film · 1917
Unto Those Who Sin
Film · 1916
Sunshine
Film · 1916