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{{short description|American actress, model, and dancer}} |
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| name = Olive Ann Alcorn |
| name = Olive Ann Alcorn |
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| caption = Alcorn {{circa|1925}} |
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| caption = Alcorn noting that her costume for<br>a 1922 revue in San Francisco<br>weighs only three ounces |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date |mf=yes|1900| |
| birth_date = {{Birth date |mf=yes|1900|3|10}} |
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| birth_place = [[Stillwater, Minnesota]], U.S. |
| birth_place = [[Stillwater, Minnesota]], U.S. |
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| death_date = {{death date and age |mf=yes| |
| death_date = {{death date and age |mf=yes|1972|01|08|1900|03|10}} |
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| death_place = [[Los Angeles]], California, U.S. |
| death_place = [[Los Angeles]], California, U.S. |
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| occupation = Dancer, model, silent film actress |
| occupation = Dancer, model, silent film actress |
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* {{marriage|Louis H. Scherer|1921|1925|end=div}} |
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* {{marriage|Harry Singer|1928}} |
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| ⚫ | '''Olive Ann Alcorn''' ( |
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| ⚫ | '''Olive Ann Alcorn''' (March 10, 1900 – January 8, 1972)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.presspubs.com/st_croix/news/article_1b5bf6ca-dc9e-5f9f-816a-b115ad6cf4d0.html|title=Stillwater native Olive Ann Alcorn appeared with Chaplin, Lon Chaney in silent movies|work=Press Publications|access-date=2017-10-20|language=en}}</ref> was an American dancer, [[Model (art)|model]], and [[silent film]] [[film actress|actress]] of the 1910s and 1920s. She is better remembered today for the numerous nude photographs of her from the era than for her film work. |
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==Life== |
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Olive Ann was born in [[Stillwater, Minnesota]]. She graduated from the [[Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts]], and was a member of the Denishawn Players which toured across the nation putting on performances in theaters and auditoriums. |
Olive Ann was born in [[Stillwater, Minnesota]]. She graduated from the [[Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts]], and was a member of the Denishawn Players which toured across the nation putting on performances in theaters and auditoriums. |
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She died in [[Los Angeles, California]] in 1972 after being diagnosed with [[anal cancer]]. She was cremated at Roosevelt Cemetery in [[Gardena, California|Gardena]]. Her ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean off [[Santa Monica]].<ref>Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14000 Famous Persons by Scott Wilson</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In 1923 she appeared in "The Illustrators Show", a collection of one-act plays. She modeled, mostly nude, between 1919 and 1925 for Chatiau Art Studios, and she later appeared uncredited in two more films in 1925. Those productions were ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (1925 film)|The Phantom of the Opera]]'' and ''Up the Ladder''. Most of her nude modeling was utilized in the illustration Alta Art Studies Volume I, published by Alta Studios in [[San Francisco, California]] and photographed by [[Xan (Alexander) J. Stark |
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==Works== |
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| ⚫ | She appeared in her first film ''[[Sunnyside (1919 film)|Sunnyside]]'' in 1919, a film short that starred [[Charlie Chaplin]]. She then appeared the same year in the two silent films ''The Long Arm of Mannister'', which starred [[Henry B. Walthall]] and [[Helene Chadwick]], and ''[[For a Woman's Honor]]''. |
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| ⚫ | In 1923 she appeared in "The Illustrators Show", a collection of one-act plays. She modeled, mostly nude, between 1919 and 1925 for Chatiau Art Studios, and she later appeared uncredited in two more films in 1925. Those productions were ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (1925 film)|The Phantom of the Opera]]'' and ''[[Up the Ladder]]''. Most of her nude modeling was utilized in the illustration Alta Art Studies Volume I, published by Alta Studios in [[San Francisco, California]] and photographed by [[Xan (Alexander) J. Stark]]. |
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[[File:Olive Ann Alcorn by Witzel.jpg|thumb|Alcorn in the 1920s.]] |
[[File:Olive Ann Alcorn by Witzel.jpg|thumb|Alcorn in the 1920s.]] |
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==Personal life== |
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| ⚫ | After 1928 little is known about Olive Ann Alcorn, though it is believed she continued her involvement in dance. She married twice |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* [http://www.silentera.com/people/actresses/Alcorn-OliveAnn.html Olive Ann Alcorn] at silentera.com |
* [http://www.silentera.com/people/actresses/Alcorn-OliveAnn.html Olive Ann Alcorn] at silentera.com |
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* [http://dawnschickflicks.blogspot.com/2011/05/silent-film-star-olive-ann-alcorn.html Silent Film Star: Olive Ann Alcorn] at Noir and Chick Flicks |
* [http://dawnschickflicks.blogspot.com/2011/05/silent-film-star-olive-ann-alcorn.html Silent Film Star: Olive Ann Alcorn] at Noir and Chick Flicks |
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* [http://www.lonchaney.org/filmography/141.html The Phantom of the Opera 1925] |
* [http://www.lonchaney.org/filmography/141.html ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (1925)] at www.lonchaney.org |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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{{commons category|Olive Ann Alcorn}} |
{{commons category|Olive Ann Alcorn}} |
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*{{IMDb name|0017286}} |
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*{{IBDB name|29522|name=Olive Ann Alcorn}} |
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*[http://historicalzg.piwigo.com/index?/category/275-san_francisco_alta_studios_vlad ''Alta Art Studies'', San Francisco: Alta Studios] at the Historical Ziegfeld Group (photographs) |
*[http://historicalzg.piwigo.com/index?/category/275-san_francisco_alta_studios_vlad ''Alta Art Studies'', San Francisco: Alta Studios] at the Historical Ziegfeld Group (photographs) |
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[[Category:Female models from Minnesota]] |
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[[Category:Deaths from anal cancer]] |
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[[Category:20th-century American dancers]] |
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[[Category:Deaths from cancer in California]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:46, 15 May 2024
Olive Ann Alcorn | |
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 Alcorn c. 1925 | |
| Born | March 10, 1900 Stillwater, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | January 8, 1972 (aged 71) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Dancer, model, silent film actress |
| Spouses | Louis H. Scherer
(m. 1921; div. 1925)Harry Singer (m. 1928) |
Olive Ann Alcorn (March 10, 1900 – January 8, 1972)[1] was an American dancer, model, and silent film actress of the 1910s and 1920s. She is better remembered today for the numerous nude photographs of her from the era than for her film work.
Life
[edit]Olive Ann was born in Stillwater, Minnesota. She graduated from the Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts, and was a member of the Denishawn Players which toured across the nation putting on performances in theaters and auditoriums.
After 1928 little is known about Olive Ann Alcorn, though it is believed she continued her involvement in dance. She married twice. Her first husband was Louis H. Scherer (divorced 1925) and her second husband was Harry Singer (married May 22, 1928).
She died in Los Angeles, California in 1972 after being diagnosed with anal cancer. She was cremated at Roosevelt Cemetery in Gardena. Her ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean off Santa Monica.[2]
Works
[edit]She appeared in her first film Sunnyside in 1919, a film short that starred Charlie Chaplin. She then appeared the same year in the two silent films The Long Arm of Mannister, which starred Henry B. Walthall and Helene Chadwick, and For a Woman's Honor.
In 1923 she appeared in "The Illustrators Show", a collection of one-act plays. She modeled, mostly nude, between 1919 and 1925 for Chatiau Art Studios, and she later appeared uncredited in two more films in 1925. Those productions were The Phantom of the Opera and Up the Ladder. Most of her nude modeling was utilized in the illustration Alta Art Studies Volume I, published by Alta Studios in San Francisco, California and photographed by Xan (Alexander) J. Stark.
References
[edit]- ^ "Stillwater native Olive Ann Alcorn appeared with Chaplin, Lon Chaney in silent movies". Press Publications. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14000 Famous Persons by Scott Wilson
- Olive Ann Alcorn at silentera.com
- Silent Film Star: Olive Ann Alcorn at Noir and Chick Flicks
- The Phantom of the Opera (1925) at www.lonchaney.org
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Olive Ann Alcorn.
- Olive Ann Alcorn at IMDb
- Olive Ann Alcorn at the Internet Broadway Database
- Alta Art Studies, San Francisco: Alta Studios at the Historical Ziegfeld Group (photographs)