Anita Garvin

Anita Garvin (February 11, 1907 - July 7, 1994) was an American actress and comedienne who appeared in both silent and sound films. She is best known for her work with comedians Laurel and Hardy and Charley Chase.

Garvin was born in New York City. Later, she moved to California where in 1924, she initially worked for Christie Film Company's comedies. She then began work for Educational Pictures and eventually, in 1926 Hal Roach, where she appeared in many silent films with Charley Chase, James Finlayson, and Max Davidson as well as playing occasional supporting roles in feature films.

In 1928, she was teamed with Marion "Peanuts" Byron as a short-lived female version of Laurel & Hardy. Garvin appeared in a total of eleven Laurel and Hardy films. In the sound era, she also appeared in comedies produced at Educational, Warner Brothers/Vitaphone, RKO Radio Pictures, and Columbia Pictures.

Garvin's last film appearance was in the Three Stooges film Cookoo Cavaliers (1940) as a customer requesting a weakfish. She then gave up acting to raise a family.

Selected filmography

• The Sleuth (1925)
• Why Girls Love Sailors (1927)
• With Love and Hisses (1927)
• Sailors Beware (1927)
• Hats Off (1927)
• The Battle of the Century (1927)
• From Soup to Nuts (1928)
• Their Purple Moment (1928)
• Trent's Last Case (1929)
• Blotto (1930)
• Be Big! (1931)
• Swiss Miss (1938)
• A Chump at Oxford (1940)
• Cookoo Cavaliers (1940)

External links

• Anita Garvin at the Internet Movie Database
• Interview angelfire.com
• 1991 Article by Jesse Green maryellenmark.com
• Anita Garvin at Findagrave.com