VERY RARE! 1920S AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO OF ACTRESS OLIVE BORDEN
WITH MARK OF THE PHOTOGRAPHER AUTREY IN LOWER RIGHT.
MEASURE 5\" X 7\". STORED & MAILED IN RIGID PLASTIC SLEEVE AS SEEN.
AS SHOWN IN PHOTOS. SOME WEAR, STAINING, ETC.NOTE: In lower right background you can see AUTREY. This is an original studio portrait captured by legendary Hollywood photographer Max Munn Autrey. Autrey was a chief portrait photographer forFox Film Corporationduring the 1920s and shot many of Olive Borden\'s most famous promotional and glamour images
Olive Mary Borden (July 14, 1907 – October 1, 1947) was an American film and stage actress who began her career during the silent film era. She was nicknamed \"the Joy Girl\" after playing the lead in the 1927 film of that same title. Borden was known for her jet-black hair and stunning overall beauty.
At the peak of her career in the mid-1920s, Borden was earning $1,500 a week. In 1927, she walked out on her contract with Fox after refusing to take a pay cut. By 1929, her career began to wane due to her rumored reputation for being temperamental and her difficulty transitioning to sound films. She made her last film, Chloe, Love Is Calling You, in 1934 and moved on to stage work for a time. By the late 1930s, she had declared bankruptcy and stopped acting. During World War II, she joined the Women\'s Army Corps. She was later honorably discharged with distinction after sustaining a foot injury during service. Borden attempted a comeback in films, however, she was hindered by her alcoholism and health problems.
In 1945, she began working at the Sunshine Mission, a home for impoverished women located in a formerly skidrow section of Los Angeles. She died there in October 1947 of a stomach ailment and pneumonia at the age of 40.
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