Now, aren't you glad they invented the internet? - Olive Thomas
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Commence a travesty into the world of Olive Thomas..
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Welcome to our little tribe! Have a nice tall glass of Kool-aid and put on your Nikes. The mothership is coming to pick us up real soon!
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Olive Thomas was born and raised near Pittsburgh PA in 1894. At age 20 she left her first husband Bernard Thomas and moved to New York City, doing modeling work before being discovered by Florenz Ziegfeld and put in several of his shows. She then moved onto silent films and married Jack Pickford, brother of silent star Mary Pickford. Her career was tragically cut short in 1920, when she died, whilst honeymooning in Paris, of accidental poisoning.
Yes!? That's the photo.? For some reason I didn't think it really was Olive.? It's so period posed and her photos seem so fresh and lively.? I have the one of
I was reading a book on Ziegfield (rather large - written by a cousin? or nephew? Richard with a forward by Patricia) and there was a photo of Olive--now for
TV Pitchman Billy Mays was a native of McKees Rock PA. Olive, who was born in Charleroi PA, moved with her family to McKees Rock after the death of her father.