I am preparing to help out with the annual classic film festival Cinecon which is held every Labor Day Weekend in Hollywood at the Grauman's Egyptian Theatre.
One actress who worked heaps and heaps in the 20's and 30's- Marie Prevost- will have several of her films screened there
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I have become so intrigued and fascinated with her story and appeal that I decided she needed a thread.
She may be a forgotten star now but her credits are astounding as you will see.
Here is an vintage article from Blue Book of the Screen (1923) about Marie when her star was only beginning to shine:
Marie above as a Mack Sennett Bathing Beauty (these films and the Sennett Studio were located within 5 minutes of where I live here in Echo Park LA was then called Edendale).
silent-movies.com
One actress who worked heaps and heaps in the 20's and 30's- Marie Prevost- will have several of her films screened there
flapperjane.com
I have become so intrigued and fascinated with her story and appeal that I decided she needed a thread.
She may be a forgotten star now but her credits are astounding as you will see.
Here is an vintage article from Blue Book of the Screen (1923) about Marie when her star was only beginning to shine:
LIKE the Florodora girls, the original Sennett bathing girls not only became famous in the public eye, but several of them wafted to stardom and made good indeed. One of these was Marie Prevost, today a leading lady in special screen production.
She was born in Sarnia, Canada, November 8th, about twenty-two years ago. Brought up in a home of plenty, she was given the best education which money could provide. She was sent to the Laurette Sisters at Denver, St. Mary's in Los Angeles, and the Glen Taylor at Alameda, Calif.
Then she proceeded to enjoy the out-of-door life in "the land of sunshine." Her introduction to pictures occurred in 1917, when a girl friend took her to the Sennett studio on a visit. Ford Sterling, who was directing a comedy, asked the girls to enter the crowd as "atmosphere." Later, when she was asked to take a role in "East Lynne With Variations," she accepted and, in a short time was playing featured parts with Keystone.
Being a lively outdoor girl, an expert swimmer and rider, she achieved a name as a "bathing beauty" during this period. While with the Sennett organization she played prominent roles in the following: "Yankee Doodle in Berlin," a six-reel special; "Sleuths," "Reilly's Wash Day," "When Love Is Blind," "Love's False Faces," "The Dentist," "Uncle Tom With a Cabin," "The Speak-Easy" and "Down on the Farm." She achieved drama later when she was starred by Universal. Important among these features were: "Nobody's Fool," "Don't Get Personal" and "The Butterfly."
Following this engagement, Miss Prevost was called into the "special" field, one of her greater roles being that of "Marjorie Jones," the feminine lead in the production, "Brass," at Warners' studio.
Her recent success was in F. Scott Fitzgerald's picturized novel, "The Beautiful and Damned," in which Miss Prevost was starred with Kenneth Harlan.
She is under contract with Warner Brothers' organization and will continue playing featured roles in recent "best sellers." She is fast gaining the recognition of the public.
Miss Prevost never has entered stage life, nor has she attempted any other vocation save that of screen work. She still is a girl of the outdoors. Although golf gets a portion of her spare time, swimming is the more frequent recreation, winter as well as summer. Her hobbies are dancing and reading.
Marie above as a Mack Sennett Bathing Beauty (these films and the Sennett Studio were located within 5 minutes of where I live here in Echo Park LA was then called Edendale).
silent-movies.com
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