Eleanor Boardman
Born	August 19 1898(1898--) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	December 12 1991 (aged 93) Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Spouse(s)	King Vidor (1926-1931)

Eleanor Boardman (August 19, 1898 – December 12, 1991) was an American film actress, popular during the era of silent movies, height 5' 6½" (1.69m)

Early life and career

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Boardman entered films in 1922 and quickly began to attract audiences. She was chosen by Goldwyn Pictures as their "New Face of 1921," through which she signed a contract with the company. After several success 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 less than forty films during her career, and achieved her greatest success in Vidor's The Crowd in 1928. Her moving performance in that film is widely recognized as one of the outstanding portrayals in American silent films.

'Talkies'

Boardman was married to the film director King Vidor from 1926 until 1931. Fellow MGM Actors John Gilbert and Greta Garbo had planned a double wedding with them, but Garbo broke off the plans at the last minute.

Unable to make the transition from silent to talking pictures, Boardman retired in 1935, and retreated from Hollywood. She returned to the screen only once, as an interview subject for the documentary series Hollywood in 1980.

She died in Santa Barbara, California.

Eleanor Boardman has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to Motion Pictures, at 6922 Hollywood Boulevard.

Filmography

• The Strangers' Banquet (1922)
• Gimme (1923)
• Vanity Fair (1923)
• Souls for Sale (1923)
• Three Wise Fools (1923)
• The Day of Faith (1923)
• True As Steel (1924)
• Wine of Youth (1924)
• Sinners in Silk (1924)
• The Turmoil (1924)
• So This Is Marriage? (1924)
• The Silent Accuser (1924)
• The Wife of the Centaur (1924)
• The Way of a Girl (1925)
• Proud Flesh (1925)
• The Circle (1925)
• Exchange of Wives (1925)
• The Only Thing (1925)
• Memory Lane (1926)
• The Auction Block (1926)
• Tell It to the Marines (1926)
• Bardelys the Magnificent (1926)
• The Crowd (1928)
• Diamond Handcuffs (1928)
• She Goes to War (1929)
• Mamba (1930)
• Redemption (1930)
• The Great Meadow (1931)
• The Flood (1931)
• Women Love Once (1931)
• The Squaw Man (1931)
• The Three Cornered Hat (1935)

External links

• Eleanor Boardman photo gallery
• Eleanor Boardman at the Internet Movie Database

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