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Marie Prevost
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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 caree…
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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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1989
Death Scenes
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1943
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
Movie (archive footage)
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1942
Wedding Yells
Movie Winifred Snood
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1939
A Small Town Idol
Movie Marcelle
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1936
Ten Laps to Go
Movie Elsie, Cafe Waitress
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1936
13 Hours by Air
Movie Waitress in Omaha
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1936
Tango
Movie Betty Barlow, Treasure's Roomate
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1935
Hands Across the Table
Movie Nona
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1935
Keystone Hotel
Movie Mrs. Clarabelle Sterling
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1933
Only Yesterday
Movie Amy (Uncredited)
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1933
The Eleventh Commandment
Movie Tessie Florin
- 1933
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1933
Parole Girl
Movie Jeanie
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1932
Slightly Married
Movie Nellie Gordon
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1932
Carnival Boat
Movie Babe
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1932
Three Wise Girls
Movie Dot
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1932
Hell Divers
Movie Lulu
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1931
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Movie Rosalie
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1931
Reckless Living
Movie Alice
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1931
The Runaround
Movie Margy
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1931
Sporting Blood
Movie Angela 'Angie' Ludeking
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1931
The Good Bad Girl
Movie Trixie Barnes
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1931
It's a Wise Child
Movie Annie Ostrom
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1931
Gentleman's Fate
Movie Mabel
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1930
Paid
Movie Agnes Lynch
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1930
War Nurse
Movie Rosalie
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1930
Sweethearts on Parade
Movie Nita
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1930
Ladies of Leisure
Movie Dot Lamarr
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1930
Party Girl
Movie Diana Hoster
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1929
The Flying Fool
Movie Pat Riley
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1929
Divorce Made Easy
Movie Mabel Deering
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1929
All Faces West
Movie Arleta Vance
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1928
The Sideshow
Movie Queenie Parker
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1928
The Racket
Movie Helen Hayes
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1928
The Godless Girl
Movie Mame
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1928
A Blonde for a Night
Movie Marie
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1928
On to Reno
Movie Vera
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1927
The Rush Hour
Movie Margie Dolan
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1927
The Girl in the Pullman
Movie Irene Burton
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1927
Getting Gertie's Garter
Movie Gertie Darling
