Cast

Marie Prevost

Acting

Cast

Marie Prevost

Known for

Acting

Born

1896-11-07

From

Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

Died

1937-01-23

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.

Marie Prevost

Marie Prevost

Biography

Man Bait

Ladies of Leisure

Party Girl

The Godless Girl

It's a Wise Child

Sunshine

Tango

Only Yesterday

The Runaround

Kissed

The Flying Fool

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

Bobbed Hair

For Wives Only

Love, Honor and Behave

Wedding Yells

The Married Flapper

Her Night of Nights

Almost a Lady

The Marriage Circle

Down on the Farm

His Jazz Bride

Recompense

The Good Bad Girl

Other Women's Husbands

Unto Those Who Sin

Her Nature Dance

Hands Across the Table

A Parisian Scandal

Hell Divers

Getting Gertie's Garter

Three Wise Girls

The Racket

Parole Girl

Death Scenes

Sporting Blood

13 Hours by Air

Paid

Slightly Married

Gentleman's Fate

War Nurse

A Small Town Idol

Three Women

The Girl in the Pullman

The Wanters

The Eleventh Commandment

A Small Town Idol

The Beautiful and Damned

Kiss Me Again

Heroes of the Street

The Hollywood Kid

A Blonde for a Night

Red Lights

Hollywood on Parade No. A-8

Carnival Boat

His Hidden Purpose

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

Seven Sinners

The Dark Swan

Up in Mabel's Room

Sweethearts on Parade

Brass

Moonlight Follies

The Cave Man

The Lover of Camille

Nobody's Fool

Divorce Made Easy

She Loved Him Plenty

Reckless Living

The Sideshow

Why Beaches Are Popular

Keystone Hotel

Cornered

How to Educate a Wife

The Dangerous Little Demon

Ten Laps to Go

Two Crooks