resting_place death_date death_place birth_place birth_date spouse yearsactive image article_title name death_cause
forest lawn memorial park , glendale 1 october 1947 los angeles , california , u.s. richmond , virginia , u.s. 14 july 1906 theodore spector 1931 1932 john moeller 1934 1941 1924 -- 1934 olive borden stars of the photoplay.jpg olive borden
 olive borden stomach ailment and pneumonia
olive borden

olive borden -lrb- july 14 , 1906 -- october 1 , 1947 -rrb- was an american film and stage actress who began her career during the silent film era .
nicknamed `` the joy girl '' , borden was known for her jet-black hair and 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 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 wacs .
she was later honorably discharged after sustaining a foot injury and attempted to make a comeback in films .
however , borden 's attempts to get back into acting were hindered by her alcoholism and health problems .
in 1945 , she began working at the sunshine mission , a home for destitute women located in the skidrow section of los angeles .
she died there in october 1947 of a stomach ailment and pneumonia at the age of 41 .
