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In popular culture. See also. References. Works cited. External links. Marie Prevost (born Mary Bickford Dunn; November 8, 1896 [1] – January 21, 1937) was a Canadian-born film actress. During her 20-year career, she made 121 silent and sound films . Prevost began her career during the silent film era.
Marie Prevost was a Canadian-born actress who rose to fame in silent films and became a star of light comedies. Learn about her tragic childhood, her scandalous marriages, her career struggles, and her untimely death.
Marie Prevost was a Canadian-born actress who starred in dozens of light comedies in the 1920s and 1930s. She died of malnutrition and alcoholism in 1937, after her career declined due to her weight gain and sound problems.
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- Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
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- Hollywood, California, USA
Marie Prevost was a Canadian actress who starred in dozens of light comedies in Hollywood from 1917 to 1936. She died of alcoholism and malnutrition in 1937, after her career declined due to her weight and accent problems.
- November 8, 1896
- January 23, 1937
Marie Prevost (1896-1937) was a Canadian-born actress who appeared in 121 silent and talking pictures, including three Ernst Lubitsch comedies. She struggled with personal and financial problems and died of alcoholism at age 38.
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Marie Prevost (born Mary Bickford Dunn; November 8, 1896 – January 21, 1937) was a Canadian-born film actress. During her 20-year career, she made 121 silent and sound films.
A star just a decade earlier was now, in her mid-thirties, an "old-timer" and a has-been who was killing herself. On January 23, 1937, police were called to a rundown apartment building in Los Angeles after neighbors complained of a dog barking. Inside, they found Prevost dead on her bed.
