Acting · Sarnia, Ontario, Canada · Born November 7, 1896
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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1989
as Self (archive footage)
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1943
as (archive footage)
Wedding Yells
1942
as Winifred Snood
MovieA Small Town Idol
1939
as Marcelle
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1936
as Elsie, Cafe Waitress
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1936
as Waitress in Omaha
Tango
1936
as Betty Barlow, Treasure's Roomate
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1935
as Nona
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1935
as Mrs. Clarabelle Sterling
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1933
as Amy (Uncredited)
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1933
as Tessie Florin
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1933
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1933
as Jeanie
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1932
as Nellie Gordon
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1932
as Babe
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1932
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1932
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1931
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1931
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1931
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1931
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1931
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1931
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1931
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1930
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1930
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1930
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1930
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1930
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1929
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1929
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1929
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1928
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1928
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1928
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1928
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1928
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1927
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1927
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1927
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1927
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1926
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1926
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1926
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1926
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1925
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1925
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1925
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1924
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1924
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1924
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1924
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1924
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1924
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1924
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1924
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1924
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1923
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1923
as Ruth Carson
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1923
as Marjorie Jones
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1922
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1922
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1922
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1922
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1922
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1922
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1922
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1921
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1921
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1921
as Nan Rutledge
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1921
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1921
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1921
as Marcelle Mansfield
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1920
as Newlywed Bride
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1920
as The Faithful Wife
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1919
as Bathing Girl
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1919
as A Daughter of Belgium
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1919
as Herself
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1918
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1918
as The Girl in the Case
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1917
as The Girl
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1917
as Lady Platt's Niece
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1917
as The Cashier
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1916
MovieUnto Those Who Sin
1916
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