Marie Prevost
| Marie Prevost | |
|---|---|
| glumica | |
 Marie Prevost, o. 1921 | |
| Biografske informacije | |
| Rođenje | Marie Bickford Dunn 8. 11. 1896. Sarnia, Ontario, Canada |
| Smrt | 21. 1. 1937. (dob: 40) Hollywood, Los Angeles, Kalifornija, SAD |
| Pseudonim | Mary Prevost Marie Provost |
| Supružnik | Sonny Gerke (1918–Greška izraza: Neočekivani < operator) Kenneth Harlan (1924–Greška izraza: Neočekivani < operator) |
| Profesionalne informacije | |
| Obrazovanje | Manual Arts High School |
| Zanimanje | glumica |
| Opus | |
| Djelatni period | 1915–1936 |
Marie Prevost (8. novembar 1896 – 21. januar 1937) bila je kanadsko-američka filmska glumica, poznata kao zvijezda nijemih romantičnih komedija, ali i po tragičnoj smrti od posljedica alkoholizma.
Rodila se kao Marie Bickford Dunn u Kanadi, da bi se nakon smrti oca s majkom i očuhom preselila u SAD i konačno skrasila u Los Angelesu. Godine 1915. je dobila posao sekretarice u Sennettovoj kompaniji Keystone Studios. Sennett ju je tamo zapazio i angažirao kao jednu od svojih "kupaćih ljepotica" ("Bathing Beauties") u nizu kratkih komedija. Kasnije je počela nastupati u cjelovečernjim filmovima, prvo za Universal Pictures, a potom za Warner Bros.. Za karijeru joj se kobnim pokazao film The Beautiful and Damned iz 1922. godine. Pokušaj Jacka Warnera da stvori dodatni publicitet vijestima o njenom vjenčanju za filmskog partnera Kennetha Harlana se pretvorio u fijasko, kada se ispostavilo da je Prevost od 1918. bila u tajnom braku sa Sonnyjem Gerkeom, te je optužena za bigamiju. Warner joj je nikada nije oprostio izloženost skandalu, te joj je odlučio ne obnoviti ugovor 1926. godine. Iste je godine zapala u depresiju nakon smrti majke u prometnoj nesreći, a sljedeće godine ju je ostavio Harlan, za koga se bila u međuvremenu udala. Prevost je nakon toga odala piću te počela dobijati na težini i gubiti uloge. Umrla je 21. januara, ali je pronađena tek dva dana kasnije kada je susjede uznemirio njen pas Maxie. Kenneth Anger je kasnije u svojoj kontroverznoj knjizi Hollywood Babylon tvrdio da je gladni Maxie pojeo dio njenog trupla, ali su kasniji historičari taj navod opovrgli. U svakom slučaju, smrt Marie Prevost je potakla niz hollywoodskih glumaca da nekoliko godina kasnije osnuju Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital, instituciju posvećenu zbrinjavanju siromašnih i bolesnih kolega.
| Godina | Naslov | Uloga | Napomene |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | Those Bitter Sweets | kratkometražni | |
| 1915 | His Father's Footsteps | kratkometražni | |
| 1916 | Unto Those Who Sin | Celeste | |
| 1916 | A Scoundrel's Toll | kratkometražni | |
| 1917 | Secrets of a Beauty Parlor | kratkometražni | |
| 1918 | His Hidden Purpose | The Girl in the Case | kratkometražni |
| 1918 | Her Screen Idol | kratkometražni | |
| 1919 | East Lynne with Variations | The Girl | kratkometražni |
| 1919 | Uncle Tom Without a Cabin | Eliza | kratkometražni |
| 1919 | Yankee Doodle in Berlin | Belgian Girl | |
| 1920 | Down on the Farm | The Faithful Wife | |
| 1920 | Love, Honor and Behave! | The Newlywed | |
| 1921 | A Small Town Idol | Marcelle Mansfield | |
| 1921 | Moonlight Follies | Nan Rutledge | |
| 1921 | Nobody's Fool | Polly Gordon | |
| 1921 | A Parisian Scandal | Liane-Demarest | |
| 1922 | Don't Get Personal | Patricia Parker | |
| 1922 | The Dangerous Little Demon | Teddy Harmon | |
| 1922 | The Married Flapper | Pamela Billings | |
| 1922 | The Beautiful and Damned | Gloria | izgubljeni film |
| 1923 | Brass | Marjorie Jones | |
| 1923 | The Wanters | Myra Hastings | |
| 1924 | The Marriage Circle | Mizzi Stock | |
| 1924 | Daughters of Pleasure | Marjory Hadley | alternativni naslov: Beggar on Horseback |
| 1924 | Three Women | Harriet | |
| 1924 | The Lover of Camille | Marie Duplessis | izgubljeni film |
| 1925 | Kiss Me Again | LouLou Fleury | izgubljeni film |
| 1925 | Bobbed Hair | Connemara Moore | |
| 1926 | His Jazz Bride | Gloria Gregory | |
| 1926 | The Caveman | Myra Gaylord | |
| 1926 | Nana | Gaga | van špice |
| 1926 | Broadway Rose | Mabel Ainsworth | |
| 1927 | Getting Gertie's Garter | Gertie Darling | |
| 1927 | The Girl in the Pullman | Hazel Burton | |
| 1928 | The Racket | Helen Hayes | |
| 1928 | The Rush Hour | Margie Dolan | |
| 1929 | The Godless Girl | Mame - The Other Girl | |
| 1929 | Divorce Made Easy | Mabel Deering | |
| 1930 | Party Girl | Diana Hoster | |
| 1930 | Ladies of Leisure | Dot Lamar | |
| 1931 | Sporting Blood | Angela 'Angie' Ludeking | |
| 1931 | The Runaround | Margy | |
| 1931 | The Sin of Madelon Claudet | Rosalie Lebeau | |
| 1932 | Hell Divers | Mrs. Lulu Farnsworth | |
| 1933 | Parole Girl | Jeanie Vance | |
| 1933 | Only Yesterday | Amy | van špice |
| 1935 | Keystone Hotel | Mrs. Clarabelle Sterling | kratkometražni |
| 1935 | Hands Across the Table | Nona | |
| 1936 | Thirteen Hours by Air | Waitress in Omaha | Producer |
| 1936 | Cain and Mabel | Sherman's Receptionist | van špice |
| 1936 | Ten Laps to Go | Elsie, Cafe Waitress | alternativni naslov: King of the Speedway |
- Prevost's death was featured in the book Hollywood Babylon, by Kenneth Anger. In the book, Anger claims Prevost's dog consumed her remains over the ensuing days to survive. However, Anger's claims that Prevost's dog made "mincemeat out of his mistress",[1] are false. While Prevost's pet dachshund Maxie did bite her legs in an effort to wake her, the dog did not attempt to eat her body.[2]
- Nick Lowe's song "Marie Provost" [sic] from the 1978 album Jesus of Cool details her life and Anger's account of her death. The song includes the lyric "She was a winner/Who became the doggie's dinner".[3]
- ↑ (Anger 1975, p. 146)
- ↑ (Golden 2001, p. 140)
- ↑ (Petrucelli 2009, p. 99)
- Anger, Kenneth (1975). Hollywood Babylon. Bell Publishing Company.
- Ankerich, Michael G. (2010). Dangerous Curves atop Hollywood Heels: The Lives, Careers, and Misfortunes of 14 Hard-Luck Girls of the Silent Screen. BearManor. ISBN 1-59393-605-2.
- Dumaux, Sally A. (2002). King Baggot: A Biography and Filmography of the First King of the Movies. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-1350-6
- Golden, Eve; King, Bob (2001). Golden Images: 41 Essays on Silent Film Stars. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0834-0
- Foster, Charles (2000). Stardust and Shadows: Canadians in Early Hollywood. Dundurn Press Ltd. ISBN 1-55002-348-9.
- Petrucelli, Alan W. (2009). Morbid Curiosity: The Disturbing Demises of the Famous and Infamous (1 ed.), Perigee Trade, ISBN 0-399-53527-6
