Marie Prevost
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieDeath Scenes
1989
Self (archive footage)
movieHappy Times and Jolly Moments
1943
(archive footage)
Wedding Yells
1942
Winifred Snood
movieA Small Town Idol
1939
Marcelle
movieTen Laps to Go
1936
Elsie, Cafe Waitress
movie13 Hours by Air
1936
Waitress in Omaha
Tango
1936
Betty Barlow, Treasure's Roomate
movieKeystone Hotel
1935
Mrs. Clarabelle Sterling
movieOnly Yesterday
1933
Amy (Uncredited)
movieThe Eleventh Commandment
1933
Tessie Florin
movieParole Girl
1933
Jeanie
movieSlightly Married
1932
Nellie Gordon
movieSporting Blood
1931
Angela 'Angie' Ludeking
movieThe Good Bad Girl
1931
Trixie Barnes
movieIt's a Wise Child
1931
Annie Ostrom
moviePaid
1930
Agnes Lynch
movieWar Nurse
1930
Rosalie
movieLadies of Leisure
1930
Dot Lamarr
movieParty Girl
1930
Diana Hoster
movieThe Flying Fool
1929
Pat Riley
movieDivorce Made Easy
1929
Mabel Deering
movieAll Faces West
1929
Arleta Vance
movieThe Sideshow
1928
Queenie Parker
movieThe Racket
1928
Helen Hayes
movieThe Rush Hour
1927
Margie Dolan
movieThe Girl in the Pullman
1927
Irene Burton
movieGetting Gertie's Garter
1927
Gertie Darling
movieMan Bait
1927
Madge Dreyer
movieFor Wives Only
1926
Laura Rittenhaus
movieAlmost a Lady
1926
Marcia Blake
movieUp in Mabel's Room
1926
Mabel Ainsworth
movieOther Women's Husbands
1926
Kay Lambert
movieThe Cave Man
1926
Myra Gaylord
movieHis Jazz Bride
1926
Gloria Gregory
movieSeven Sinners
1925
Molly Brian
movieBobbed Hair
1925
Connemara Moore
movieKiss Me Again
1925
LouLou Fleury
movieRecompense
1925
Julie Gmelyn
movieThe Dark Swan
1924
Eve Quinn
movieThe Lover of Camille
1924
Marie Duplessis
movieThree Women
1924
Harriet
movieTarnish
1924
Nettie Dark
movieBeing Respectable
1924
Valerie Winship
movieDaughters of Pleasure
1924
Marjory Hadley
movieHow to Educate a Wife
1924
Mabel Todd
movieThe Marriage Circle
1924
Mizzi Stock
movieThe Wanters
1923
Myra Hastings
movieRed Lights
1923
Ruth Carson
movieBrass
1923
Marjorie Jones
movieHeroes of the Street
1922
Betty Benton
movieThe Married Flapper
1922
Pamela Billings
movieHer Night of Nights
1922
Molly May Mahone
movieThe Dangerous Little Demon
1922
Teddy Harmon
movieDon't Get Personal
1922
Patricia Parker
movieMoonlight Follies
1921
Nan Rutledge
movieCall a Cop
1921
The Banker's Daughter
movieShe Sighed by the Seaside
1921
The Beach Girl
movieA Small Town Idol
1921
Marcelle Mansfield
movieLove, Honor and Behave
1920
Newlywed Bride
movieDown on the Farm
1920
The Faithful Wife
movieWhy Beaches Are Popular
1919
Bathing Girl
movieYankee Doodle in Berlin
1919
A Daughter of Belgium
movieHis Hidden Purpose
1918
The Girl in the Case
Two Crooks
1917
The Girl
Secrets of a Beauty Parlor
1917
Lady Platt's Niece
movieHer Nature Dance
1917
The Cashier
movieUnto Those Who Sin
1916
Celeste