Alexis SmithAlexis Smith (June 8, 1921 - June 9, 1993) was an actress. Born Gladys Smith in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada, she was signed to a contract by Warner Brothers Studios when seen appearing in a play. Her earliest roles were uncredited bit parts and it took several years for her career to gain momentum, but her appearance in The Constant Nymph was well received and let to bigger parts. During the forties she appeared opposite some of the most popular male stars such as Errol Flynn in San Antonio (1945). Some of her other films include Rhapsody In Blue (1945), Of Human Bondage (1946), The Two Mrs. Carrolls, (1947) and The Young Philadelphians (1959). In her later years she concentrated mainly on stage and television appearances. In 1972 she won a Tony Award for "Best Actress in a Musical" for her role in Follies, and was nominated for an Emmy Award for a guest appearance in the sitcom Cheers in 1990. She was married to the actor Craig Stevens from 1944 until her death in Los Angeles, California from brain cancer. Her final film, The Age of Innocence (1993) was released shortly after her death. This page about Alexis Smith includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Alexis Smith News stories about Alexis Smith External links for Alexis Smith Videos for Alexis Smith Wikis about Alexis Smith Discussion Groups about Alexis Smith Blogs about Alexis Smith Images of Alexis Smith |
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Her final film, The Age of Innocence (1993) was released shortly after her death. Baker premiered her documentary on Olive Thomas' short life titled Olive Thomas: The Most Beautiful Girl in the World. She was married to the actor Craig Stevens from 1944 until her death in Los Angeles, California from brain cancer. In 2004, with funding from Timeline Films and with the help of Hugh Hefner and his film preservation organization, Sarah J. In 1972 she won a Tony Award for "Best Actress in a Musical" for her role in Follies, and was nominated for an Emmy Award for a guest appearance in the sitcom Cheers in 1990. Thomas Episcopal Church in New York and she was interred in the Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York. In her later years she concentrated mainly on stage and television appearances. Olive Thomas' funeral service was held at St. Carrolls, (1947) and The Young Philadelphians (1959). Jack Pickford brought her body home to the United States and on the return trip, family friend and film director Allan Dwan had to talk him out of committing suicide. Some of her other films include Rhapsody In Blue (1945), Of Human Bondage (1946), The Two Mrs. A police investigation followed and her death was ruled accidental. Her earliest roles were uncredited bit parts and it took several years for her career to gain momentum, but her appearance in The Constant Nymph was well received and let to bigger parts. During the forties she appeared opposite some of the most popular male stars such as Errol Flynn in San Antonio (1945). She was taken to the American Hospital in the Paris suburb of Neuilly, where her husband and former in-law Owen Moore stayed by her side until she succumbed to the poison a few days later. Born Gladys Smith in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada, she was signed to a contract by Warner Brothers Studios when seen appearing in a play. Returning to their room in the Hotel Ritz at around 3:00 in the morning, an apparent drunken Olive Pickford accidentally ingested a large dose of mercury biochloride which had been prescribed for her husband's ongoing venereal disease. Alexis Smith (June 8, 1921 - June 9, 1993) was an actress. While doing film preparations mixed with a vacation in Paris, France, she and her husband went out for a night of entertainment at the famous bistros in the Montparnasse Quarter. Florenz Ziegfeld hung the painting in his New Amsterdam Theatre office, much to the chagrin of his wife, actress Billie Burke. By 1920, she had become one of the brightest young stars in America and renowned artist Alberto Vargas painted another portrait of her, nude from the waist up. The following year, gossip columnists such as Louella Parsons were gushing about her career and the name Olive Thomas was emblazoned in electric lights on Broadway while magazines were filled with stories and photos of her soaring career. In 1918, film mogul and master promoter, Myron Selznick signed her for Selznick Pictures Company. Alcohol began playing a larger and larger role in Thomas' life and in a short span crashed her automobile on three occasions. They married in October of 1916, and although Olive was the love of his life, the marriage was a stormy one sometimes filled with highly charged conflict followed by lavish making up through expensive gifts. Through her work she met actor Jack Pickford (1896-1933), an alcoholic, drug-using, womanizer who lived extravagantly off the wealth and fame of his sister, Mary Pickford. She went on to appear in more than twenty Hollywood films over the next four years. Approached by an executive from Triangle Pictures, she was put under contract and in 1916 made her motion picture debut using her married name, Thomas. Before long, the gorgeous Olive Thomas was the center of attention of the in-crowd such as those associated with Conde Nast and she was being pursued by a number of very wealthy and powerful men. She then modeled for another famous artist Harrison Fisher and eventually wound up on the cover of "Saturday Evening Post." She was hired by the Ziegfeld Follies and then worked for the much racier revue, the Ziegfeld Frolics," a show staged after hours in the roof garden of the New Amsterdam Theatre for mainly male patrons with plenty of money to bestow on the young and beautiful lady performers. In 1914 she entered and won "The Most Beautiful Girl in New York City" contest run by the celebrated commercial artist, Howard Chandler Christy. A beautiful and ambitious girl, she went to stay with an aunt in New York City where she worked in a department store. At the age of 16, she married Bernard Thomas but the marriage lasted only a short time. Born Oliva Elaine Duffy into a working class family in a Pittsburgh suburb, her father died when she was young and she had to leave school to help support her mother and siblings. Olive Thomas, born October 20, 1894 in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, United States – died September 10, 1920 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, was an actress. |