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Acting
Marie Prevost
Also known as: Mary Prevost, Marie Provost, Mary Bickford Dunn
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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 7, 1896
Day of Death
January 23, 1937
Age at Death
40 years old
Place of Birth
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Popularity Score
0.6
Filmography
Death Scenes
Self (archive footage)
1989Movie
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
(archive footage)
1943Movie
Wedding Yells
Winifred Snood
1942Movie
A Small Town Idol
Marcelle
1939Movie
Tango
Betty Barlow, Treasure's Roomate
1936Movie
Ten Laps to Go
Elsie, Cafe Waitress
1936Movie
13 Hours by Air
Waitress in Omaha
1936Movie
Hands Across the Table
Nona
1935Movie
Keystone Hotel
Mrs. Clarabelle Sterling
1935Movie
The Eleventh Commandment
Tessie Florin
1933Movie
Parole Girl
Jeanie
1933Movie
Hollywood on Parade No. A-8
1933Movie
Only Yesterday
Amy (Uncredited)
1933Movie
Hell Divers
Lulu
1932Movie
Three Wise Girls
Dot
1932Movie
Slightly Married
Nellie Gordon
1932Movie
Carnival Boat
Babe
1932Movie
Reckless Living
Alice
1931Movie
Gentleman's Fate
Mabel
1931Movie
The Good Bad Girl
Trixie Barnes
1931Movie
The Runaround
Margy
1931Movie
Sporting Blood
Angela 'Angie' Ludeking
1931Movie
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Rosalie
1931Movie
It's a Wise Child
Annie Ostrom
1931Movie
Ladies of Leisure
Dot Lamarr
1930Movie
Paid
Agnes Lynch
1930Movie
Party Girl
Diana Hoster
1930Movie
Sweethearts on Parade
Nita
1930Movie
War Nurse
Rosalie
1930Movie
The Flying Fool
Pat Riley
1929Movie
Divorce Made Easy
Mabel Deering
1929Movie
All Faces West
Arleta Vance
1929Movie
The Racket
Helen Hayes
1928Movie
The Godless Girl
Mame
1928Movie
A Blonde for a Night
Marie
1928Movie
The Sideshow
Queenie Parker
1928Movie
On to Reno
Vera
1928Movie
The Rush Hour
Margie Dolan
1927Movie
Getting Gertie's Garter
Gertie Darling
1927Movie
Man Bait
Madge Dreyer
1927Movie
The Girl in the Pullman
Irene Burton
1927Movie
Almost a Lady
Marcia Blake
1926Movie
His Jazz Bride
Gloria Gregory
1926Movie
Other Women's Husbands
Kay Lambert
1926Movie
Up in Mabel's Room
Mabel Ainsworth
1926Movie
The Cave Man
Myra Gaylord
1926Movie
For Wives Only
Laura Rittenhaus
1926Movie
Recompense
Julie Gmelyn
1925Movie
Kiss Me Again
LouLou Fleury
1925Movie
Seven Sinners
Molly Brian
1925Movie
Bobbed Hair
Connemara Moore
1925Movie
The Marriage Circle
Mizzi Stock
1924Movie
The Hollywood Kid
Self
1924Movie
Three Women
Harriet
1924Movie
How to Educate a Wife
Mabel Todd
1924Movie
Daughters of Pleasure
Marjory Hadley
1924Movie
The Dark Swan
Eve Quinn
1924Movie
Tarnish
Nettie Dark
1924Movie
Being Respectable
Valerie Winship
1924Movie
The Lover of Camille
Marie Duplessis
1924Movie
Cornered
1924Movie
Red Lights
Ruth Carson
1923Movie
Brass
Marjorie Jones
1923Movie
The Wanters
Myra Hastings
1923Movie
The Beautiful and Damned
1922Movie
Heroes of the Street
Betty Benton
1922Movie
Kissed
1922Movie
Her Night of Nights
Molly May Mahone
1922Movie
The Married Flapper
Pamela Billings
1922Movie
The Dangerous Little Demon
Teddy Harmon
1922Movie
Don't Get Personal
Patricia Parker
1922Movie
A Parisian Scandal
1921Movie
She Sighed by the Seaside
The Beach Girl
1921Movie
A Small Town Idol
Marcelle Mansfield
1921Movie
Moonlight Follies
Nan Rutledge
1921Movie
Nobody's Fool
1921Movie
Call a Cop
The Banker's Daughter
1921Movie
Down on the Farm
The Faithful Wife
1920Movie
Love, Honor and Behave
Newlywed Bride
1920Movie
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
A Daughter of Belgium
1919Movie
Why Beaches Are Popular
Bathing Girl
1919Movie
Photoplay Magazine Screen Supplement #6
Herself
1919Movie
His Hidden Purpose
The Girl in the Case
1918Movie
She Loved Him Plenty
1918Movie
Her Nature Dance
The Cashier
1917Movie
Secrets of a Beauty Parlor
Lady Platt's Niece
1917Movie
Two Crooks
The Girl
1917Movie
Unto Those Who Sin
Celeste
1916Movie
Sunshine
1916Movie