Olive Thomas: The Life and Death of a Silent Film Beauty

by Michelle Vogel

Overview

Olive Thomas was one of Hollywood's first true movie stars. Born in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, in 1894, she moved to New York at age sixteen and began to pursue an acting career. By 1915, she had landed a job as one of Ziegfeld's famous "Follies" girls. Before long her beauty was discovered by Hollywood, where she quickly became one of the biggest names in motion pictures. Her marriage to film star Jack Pickford further enhanced her popularity. Olive's death by poison on September 10, 1920, created a media circus.

This biography begins with Olive's birth, follows her trip to stardom, and covers in detail the circumstances surrounding her mysterious death at age 25. Rare and beautiful photographs and a complete filmography are included.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786429080
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date:	04/04/2007
Pages:	212
Sales rank:	684,098
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.42(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Film historian Michelle Vogel lives in Victoria, Australia. Her popular blog can be found at mvozus.wordpress.com.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     
Introduction     
Prologue     

1. Rags to Riches     
2. Follies and Frolics and Film... Oh My!     
3. Jack and Ollie     
4. Selznick Pictures     
5. Paris     
6. The Investigation     
7. What Jack Told Mary...     
8. A Broken Man and His Women     
9. Memories of a Lost Love     
10. Ghostly Encounters     

Epilogue     
Stage and Film Appearances     
Bibliography     
Index     

Editorial Reviews

full of beautiful photography and rare candids...this is the perfect tribute to a woman that many have long forgotten”—The Midnight Palace.

From the Publisher

full of beautiful photography and rare candids...this is the perfect tribute to a woman that many have long forgotten

The Midnight Palace