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 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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  • wc Gender: Female
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1896-11-07
  • event Death Date 1937-01-23
  • school Known for: Acting
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  • info Birth Place Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
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6.8

Hands Across the Table

1935-10-18

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A Parisian Scandal

1921-12-05

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She Sighed by the Seaside

1921-05-08

6.5

The Racket

1928-11-01

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Wedding Yells

1942-03-07

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The Godless Girl

1928-08-20

6.4

The Marriage Circle

1924-02-10

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Ladies of Leisure

1930-04-05

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A Blonde for a Night

1928-02-25

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Recompense

1925-04-26

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Keystone Hotel

1935-09-21

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Reckless Living

1931-10-20

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Hell Divers

1932-01-16

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Almost a Lady

1926-09-27

5.5

Gentleman's Fate

1931-03-07

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His Jazz Bride

1926-01-15

6.8

Paid

1930-12-30

5.5

The Flying Fool

1929-07-10

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The Eleventh Commandment

1933-03-25

3.3

Party Girl

1930-01-01

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Tango

1936-02-13

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Ten Laps to Go

1936-12-05

5.1

Three Wise Girls

1932-02-10

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Unto Those Who Sin

1916-03-06

5.5

The Good Bad Girl

1931-05-20

5.3

The Hollywood Kid

1924-04-19

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The Runaround

1931-08-21

5.5

Sporting Blood

1931-08-08

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The Rush Hour

1927-12-12

3.5

Three Women

1924-08-18

5.3

Slightly Married

1932-10-15

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Sweethearts on Parade

1930-09-12

5.8

Parole Girl

1933-03-04

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The Sideshow

1928-12-11

7.3

Getting Gertie's Garter

1927-02-28

5.3

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

1919-03-02

5.5

Down on the Farm

1920-04-17

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How to Educate a Wife

1924-05-01

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Daughters of Pleasure

1924-06-15

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Kiss Me Again

1925-08-01

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Other Women's Husbands

1926-03-17

5.9

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

1931-10-23

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Red Lights

1923-09-30

5.1

War Nurse

1930-11-22

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Man Bait

1927-01-18

6.5

Hollywood on Parade No. A-8

1933-03-10

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It's a Wise Child

1931-04-10

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Carnival Boat

1932-03-19

6.5

Up in Mabel's Room

1926-06-20

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The Dark Swan

1924-11-26

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Seven Sinners

1925-11-07

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13 Hours by Air

1936-04-30

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Bobbed Hair

1925-10-25

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The Girl in the Pullman

1927-10-31

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Brass

1923-03-04

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His Hidden Purpose

1918-01-27

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A Small Town Idol

1921-02-13

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Happy Times and Jolly Moments

1943-01-01

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Tarnish

1924-08-01

6

On to Reno

1928-01-01

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Moonlight Follies

1921-09-24

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The Cave Man

1926-02-06

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Being Respectable

1924-07-01

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The Beautiful and Damned

1922-12-10

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The Lover of Camille

1924-09-15

6.8

Only Yesterday

1933-11-01

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Cornered

1924-08-01

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Her Nature Dance

1917-04-08

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Heroes of the Street

1922-12-24

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The Wanters

1923-11-26

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Nobody's Fool

1921-10-31

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Kissed

1922-05-22

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Her Night of Nights

1922-06-26

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Why Beaches Are Popular

1919-05-10

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A Small Town Idol

1939-02-11

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Photoplay Magazine Screen Supplement #6

1919-01-01

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Sunshine

1916-05-06

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Call a Cop

1921-06-26

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Divorce Made Easy

1929-07-06

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Secrets of a Beauty Parlor

1917-04-22

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All Faces West

1929-03-02

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She Loved Him Plenty

1918-08-11

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The Married Flapper

1922-07-31