Eleanor Boardman
| Eleanor Boardman | |
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| Born | August 19, 1898 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | December 12, 1991 (aged 93) Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1922–1935 |
| Spouse | King Vidor (m. 1926–1931) Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast (m. 1940–1968) (his death) |
Eleanor Boardman (August 19, 1898 – December 12, 1991) was an American film actress, popular during the era of silent movies.
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[edit] Early life and career
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Boardman was originally on stage but, after temporarily losing her voice, in 1922, she entered silent films. There followed months of fruitless effort until one day Rupert Hughes saw her riding a horse and gave her a part in a film and she quickly began to attract audiences. She was chosen by Goldwyn Pictures as their "New Face of 1922," through which she signed a contract with the company. After several successful supporting roles, she played the lead in 1923's Souls for Sale. Her growing popularity was reflected by inclusion on the list of WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1923. She appeared in fewer than forty films during her career, achieving her greatest success in Vidor's The Crowd in 1928. Her moving performance in that film is widely recognized as one of the outstanding performances in American silent films.
[edit] 'Talkies'
Boardman was married to the film director King Vidor, with whom she had two daughters, Antonia (born 1927) and Belinda (born 1930). Their marriage lasted from 1926 until 1931. Fellow actors John Gilbert and Greta Garbo had planned a double wedding with them, but Garbo broke off the plans at the last minute.
Boardman's second husband was Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast to whom she was married from 1940 until his death in 1968.
Unable to make the transition from silent to talking pictures, Boardman retired in 1935, and retreated from Hollywood. Her only subsequent appearance was in an interview filmed for the Kevin Brownlow and David Gill documentary series Hollywood in 1980.
She died in Santa Barbara, California at the age of 93.
Eleanor Boardman has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to Motion Pictures, at 6922 Hollywood Boulevard.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1922 | The Strangers' Banquet | Jean McPherson | |
| 1923 | Gimme | Clothilde Kingsley | |
| Vanity Fair | Amelia Sedley | ||
| Souls for Sale | Miss Remember Steddon | ||
| Three Wise Fools | Rena Fairchild / Sydney Fairfield | ||
| The Day of Faith | Jane Maynard | ||
| 1924 | True As Steel | Ethel Parry | |
| Wine of Youth | Mary Hollister | ||
| Sinners in Silk | Penelope Stevens | ||
| The Turmoil | Mary Vertrees | ||
| The Silent Accuser | Barbara Jane | ||
| So This Is Marriage? | Beth Marsh | ||
| The Wife of the Centaur | Joan Converse | ||
| 1925 | The Way of a Girl | Rosamond | |
| Proud Flesh | Fernanda | ||
| The Circle | Elizabeth Cheney | ||
| Exchange of Wives | Margaret Rathburn | ||
| The Only Thing | Thyra, Princess of Svendborg | ||
| The Auction Block | Lorelei Knight | ||
| 1926 | Memory Lane | Mary | |
| Bardelys the Magnificent | Roxalanne de Lavedan | ||
| Tell It to the Marines | Nurse Norma Dale | ||
| 1928 | The Crowd | Mary | |
| Diamond Handcuffs | Tillie | ||
| 1929 | She Goes to War | Joan | |
| 1930 | Mamba | Helen von Linden | |
| Redemption | Lisa | ||
| 1931 | The Great Meadow | Diony Hall | |
| The Flood | Joan Marshall | ||
| Women Love Once | Helen Fields | ||
| The Squaw Man | Lady Diana Kerhill | ||
| 1935 | The Three Cornered Hat | The Miller's Wife |
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Eleanor Boardman |
- Eleanor Boardman at the Internet Movie Database
- Eleanor Boardman at AllRovi
- Eleanor Boardman photo gallery
- Photographs and literature
- Publicity still, Le Petit Journal (Montreal, Canada, weekly newspaper), 26 May 1926
- Eleanor Boardman at Find a Grave
- Eleanor Boardman and King Vidor in Vanity Fair on August 1927 by Edward Steichen
