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Eleanor Boardman cover art from June 1926 issue of Picture-Play Magazine. She appeared in more than 30 films during her career, including director King Vidor's The Crowd (1928). Her performance in that film is widely recognized as one of the outstanding performances in American silent film.
Eleanor Boardman. Actress: Bardelys the Magnificent. Philadelphia-born Eleanor Boardman had always wanted to be an actress, and as soon as she graduated high school she headed for New York to conquer Broadway. When Broadway proved not quite ready to be conquered yet, she took whatever jobs she could find, including one as an artist's model. In that capacity she heard that the Selwyn ...
Eleanor Boardman. Actress: Bardelys the Magnificent. Philadelphia-born Eleanor Boardman had always wanted to be an actress, and as soon as she graduated high school she headed for New York to conquer Broadway. When Broadway proved not quite ready to be conquered yet, she took whatever jobs she could find, including one as an artist's model. In that capacity she heard that the Selwyn ...
Eleanor Boardman, a star of silent films, is best known as the second wife of famed director King Vidor and the star of arguably his finest film, The Crowd (1928). Born in 1898 in Philadelphia, Eleanor Boardman was modeling for a local photography company from an early age.
Charming, gentle-featured leading actress of the silent screen. A former model and 'Kodak Girl', Boardman typically played well-bred flappers or troubled heroines in "women's pictures," though she was able to surpass star glamour and add a note of sympathetic ordinariness to her screen roles. Joining MGM upon its consolidation in 1924, Boardman ...
Clad in black-and-white stripes against a field of daisies, 16-year-old Eleanor Boardman gained national attention as the Kodak girl on publicity posters for Eastman Kodak. A few years later, she left her home in Philadelphia for New York, thinking more of a career as a costume or set designer than as an actress. Her elegant beauty, however ...
Oct 27, 2021 · Olive Eleanor Boardman was an American film actress of the silent era.Early life and careerOlive Eleanor Boardman was born on August 19, 1898, the youngest ...
Dec 17, 1991 · Eleanor Boardman, who starred in silent movies after gaining attention as a model for the Eastman Kodak Company, died at her home on Thursday. She was 93 years old. She died in her sleep, said her ...
Jun 13, 2024 · Dec 17, 1991. 0. Eleanor Boardman, who starred in several silent movies after gaining attention as a "Kodak Girl" model, has died at age 93. Hot Off The Wire. Summer camps during heat waves,...
E leanor Boardman was an actress during the silent film era who was married to director King Vidor.. A native of Philadelphia, Boardman won nationwide fame as the "Kodak Girl" on posters that advertised Eastman Kodak photographic products. Her subsequent Hollywood career, which included few talkies, peaked with her leading role in "The Crowd" in 1928.
