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Olive Eleanor Boardman (August 19, 1898 – December 12, 1991) was an American film actress of the silent era. Early life and career [ edit ] Olive Eleanor Boardman was born on August 19, 1898, the youngest child to George W. Boardman and Janice Merriam "Jennie" Stockman Boardman.
Eleanor Boardman was a Philadelphia-born actress who started her career in Broadway and moved to Hollywood in 1922. She starred in films such as The Crowd, The Squaw Man, and The Circle, and was married to directors King Vidor and Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast.
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Eleanor Boardman was a Philadelphia-born actress who started her career in Broadway and moved to Hollywood in 1922. She was married twice, first to director King Vidor and then to Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast, and had two daughters.
- August 19, 1898
- December 12, 1991
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...
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.
Dec 16, 1991 · Eleanor Boardman, actress during the silent film era who was married to director King Vidor, has died. She was 93. Miss Boardman died Thursday in her sleep at her Santa Barbara home, her...
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.
