Olive thomas

@karibovee posted to Instagram: Olive Thomas won The Most Beautiful Girl in New York City contest in 1914! Tap the link in my bio for more info -> @karibovee_writer #1914 #EmpoweredWomen #womeninhistory #ziegfeldfollies #newyorkcity #funfactoftheday #funfact #newyorknewyork

This is from a collection of my Aunt Ida's photos. She worked mostly for Christie Studios and Olive Thomas worked there for a time. Olive is one of the few stars of that time that is still well known today. Here is a link to a nice website about her. www.imdb.com/name/nm0859310/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm

olivethomaspickford: Enid Bennett, 1920

Silent film actress, art model, and photo model. Born Olivia Duffy in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, she began posing for famous artists such as Harrison Fisher and Howard Chandler Christy. She was then introduced to dancer Florenz Ziegfeld, which led to wide acclaim in Broadway theatre, where she then changed her name to...

Love her! Miss Ollie Thomas. I first heard about her in the trashy "Hollywood Babylon," but then I went on and learned much more about her. She was a beautiful young girl who was living life to the fullest and enjoying her new found fame and it seems got caught up the excesses. Who could blame her though? In her short life, she had a chance to be in the Ziegfeld Follies, be a silent film star, and marry Jack Pickford. The untimely and mysterious death of Olive has caused her to live on in…

Olive Thomas

Olive Thomas

A portrait of Olive Thomas, taken by Campbell Studios (1916, New York City)

Marypickford.org is the official website of the foundation established by Mary Pickford. Here you can find the Mary Pickford Foundation's online research center featuring original videos and writings, an extensive photo gallery, a searchable database of films, rare movie clips, current events, classic film screenings, historical material and much more, as well as details of the Foundation's new partnership with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

8 posts published by marcelgomessweden during February 2012