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Eleanor Boardman
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Eleanor Boardman
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1898-08-18,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
Olive Eleanor Boardman (August 19, 1898 – December 12, 1991) was an American film actress of the silent era. Olive Eleanor Boardman was born on August 19, 1898, the youngest child to George W. Boardman and Janice Merriam "Jennie" Stockman Boardman. She had two older sisters named Merriam and Esther. In 1920, she was working as a contractor. Educated in Philadelphia, Boardman originally acted on stage, but she lost her voice while starring in The National Anthem. She then entered a nationwide contest for new actors and actresses for silent films. She was chosen from among 1,000 competitors by Goldwyn Pictures as their "New Face of 1922". Her initial screen test was unsuccessful, but a second test resulted in a contract. After several successful supporting roles, she played the lead in Souls for Sale in 1923. That same year, Boardman's growing popularity was reflected by her inclusion on the list of WAMPAS Baby Stars. 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. In 1932, after some success in sound films, she parted ways with MGM. Her final film was The Three Cornered Hat, which was made in Spain in 1935. After that production, she retired from acting and retreated from Hollywood. Her last appearances were in an interview filmed for Kevin Brownlow and David Gill's British documentary series Hollywood (1980) and the series MGM: When the Lion Roars (1992).

Filmography

7.6

The Crowd
1928-03-03

7.1

Show People
1928-11-20

The Wife of the Centaur

1

The Wife of the Centaur
1924-12-01

6.2

Souls for Sale
1923-04-22

0

The Turmoil
1924-09-14

Bardelys the Magnificent

7.8

Bardelys the Magnificent
1926-09-30

6

Proud Flesh
1925-04-27

5.4

The Squaw Man
1931-07-21

3

Redemption
1930-04-05

8

Wine of Youth
1924-09-15

The Great Meadow

5

The Great Meadow
1931-01-24

Tell It to the Marines

6.3

Tell It to the Marines
1926-12-23

5

Mamba
1930-03-09

Land of Liberty

0

Land of Liberty
1939-06-15

The Day of Faith

0

The Day of Faith
1923-10-20

0

True As Steel
1924-04-20

The Silent Accuser

0

The Silent Accuser
1924-11-24

Sinners in Silk

0

Sinners in Silk
1924-09-01

She Goes to War

6

She Goes to War
1929-06-07

Three Wise Fools

0

Three Wise Fools
1923-08-19

The Way of a Girl

0

The Way of a Girl
1925-03-29

The Strangers' Banquet

0

The Strangers' Banquet
1922-12-31

0

Gimme
1923-01-14

The Auction Block

0

The Auction Block
1926-07-19

5.4

The Circle
1925-09-22

2

The Only Thing
1925-11-22

0

Vanity Fair
1923-02-25

0

Memory Lane
1926-02-01

Diamond Handcuffs

0

Diamond Handcuffs
1928-05-05

1925 Studio Tour

6.2

1925 Studio Tour
1925-04-09

Exchange of Wives

0

Exchange of Wives
1925-10-04

So This Is Marriage?

0

So This Is Marriage?
1924-11-26