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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

84

Gender

Female

Birthday

1896-11-07

Day of Death

1937-01-23 (41 years old)

Place of Birth

Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

Also Known As

Mary Prevost

Marie Provost

Mary Bickford Dunn

Marie Prevost

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.

Known For

Acting

She Sighed by the Seaside

1921

She Sighed by the Seaside

as

The Beach Girl

The Racket

1928

The Racket

as

Helen Hayes

Wedding Yells

1942

Wedding Yells

as

Winifred Snood

The Marriage Circle

1924

The Marriage Circle

as

Mizzi Stock

Ladies of Leisure

1930

Ladies of Leisure

as

Dot Lamarr

Recompense

1925

Recompense

as

Julie Gmelyn

Keystone Hotel

1935

Keystone Hotel

as

Mrs. Clarabelle Sterling

Reckless Living

1931

Reckless Living

as

Alice

Hell Divers

1932

Hell Divers

as

Lulu

Almost a Lady

1926

Almost a Lady

as

Marcia Blake

Gentleman's Fate

1931

Gentleman's Fate

as

Mabel

His Jazz Bride

1926

His Jazz Bride

as

Gloria Gregory

Paid

1930

Paid

as

Agnes Lynch

The Flying Fool

1929

The Flying Fool

as

Pat Riley

The Eleventh Commandment

1933

The Eleventh Commandment

as

Tessie Florin

Party Girl

1930

Party Girl

as

Diana Hoster

Tango

1936

Tango

as

Betty Barlow, Treasure's Roomate

Ten Laps to Go

1936

Ten Laps to Go

as

Elsie, Cafe Waitress

Unto Those Who Sin

1916

Unto Those Who Sin

as

Celeste

The Good Bad Girl

1931

The Good Bad Girl

as

Trixie Barnes

The Runaround

1931

The Runaround

as

Margy

Sporting Blood

1931

Sporting Blood

as

Angela 'Angie' Ludeking

The Rush Hour

1927

The Rush Hour

as

Margie Dolan

Three Women

1924

Three Women

as

Harriet

Slightly Married

1932

Slightly Married

as

Nellie Gordon

Parole Girl

1933

Parole Girl

as

Jeanie

The Sideshow

1928

The Sideshow

as

Queenie Parker

Getting Gertie's Garter

1927

Getting Gertie's Garter

as

Gertie Darling

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

1919

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

as

A Daughter of Belgium

Down on the Farm

1920

Down on the Farm

as

The Faithful Wife

How to Educate a Wife

1924

How to Educate a Wife

as

Mabel Todd

Daughters of Pleasure

1924

Daughters of Pleasure

as

Marjory Hadley

Kiss Me Again

1925

Kiss Me Again

as

LouLou Fleury

Other Women's Husbands

1926

Other Women's Husbands

as

Kay Lambert

Red Lights

1923

Red Lights

as

Ruth Carson

War Nurse

1930

War Nurse

as

Rosalie

Man Bait

1927

Man Bait

as

Madge Dreyer

It's a Wise Child

1931

It's a Wise Child

as

Annie Ostrom

Carnival Boat

1932

Carnival Boat

as

Babe

Up in Mabel's Room

1926

Up in Mabel's Room

as

Mabel Ainsworth

The Dark Swan

1924

The Dark Swan

as

Eve Quinn

Seven Sinners

1925

Seven Sinners

as

Molly Brian

13 Hours by Air

1936

13 Hours by Air

as

Waitress in Omaha

Bobbed Hair

1925

Bobbed Hair

as

Connemara Moore

The Girl in the Pullman

1927

The Girl in the Pullman

as

Irene Burton

Brass

1923

Brass

as

Marjorie Jones

His Hidden Purpose

1918

His Hidden Purpose

as

The Girl in the Case

A Small Town Idol

1921

A Small Town Idol

as

Marcelle Mansfield

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

1943

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

as

(archive footage)

Tarnish

1924

Tarnish

as

Nettie Dark

On to Reno

1928

On to Reno

as

Vera

Moonlight Follies

1921

Moonlight Follies

as

Nan Rutledge

The Cave Man

1926

The Cave Man

as

Myra Gaylord

Being Respectable

1924

Being Respectable

as

Valerie Winship

The Lover of Camille

1924

The Lover of Camille

as

Marie Duplessis

Only Yesterday

1933

Only Yesterday

as

Amy (Uncredited)

Cornered

1924

Cornered

as

Her Nature Dance

1917

Her Nature Dance

as

The Cashier

Heroes of the Street

1922

Heroes of the Street

as

Betty Benton

The Wanters

1923

The Wanters

as

Myra Hastings

Kissed

1922

Kissed

as

Her Night of Nights

1922

Her Night of Nights

as

Molly May Mahone

Why Beaches Are Popular

1919

Why Beaches Are Popular

as

Bathing Girl

A Small Town Idol

1939

A Small Town Idol

as

Marcelle

Sunshine

1916

Sunshine

as

Call a Cop

1921

Call a Cop

as

The Banker's Daughter

Divorce Made Easy

1929

Divorce Made Easy

as

Mabel Deering

Secrets of a Beauty Parlor

1917

Secrets of a Beauty Parlor

as

Lady Platt's Niece

All Faces West

1929

All Faces West

as

Arleta Vance

The Married Flapper

1922

The Married Flapper

as

Pamela Billings

Two Crooks

1917

Two Crooks

as

The Girl

Production

Crew

Directing