Eleanor Boardman

Birth Name:

Eleanor Boardman

Birth Place:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession

Actress

Got her start in film when she was invited to do a screen test with Goldwyn Pictures casting director Robert E․ McIntyre in 1922, appearing in her debut film "The Stranger's Banquet" that same year
Started out as a model for the Eastman Kodak Company, gaining recognition as the "Kodak Girl" from their advertising posters
Quote: "Yes, The Crowd, The Crowd, it haunts me in the best ways, and I suppose when I pop off, I'll be kind of happy it is what's left behind․"
Best known as a silent film actress who starred in "The Crowd" and "The Silent Accuser․"
Worked as the Paris correspondent for Harper's Bazaar for a year during the 1960s
Was a Western Associated Motion Picture Advertisers Baby star in 1922
Was named "The Most Outspoken Girl in Hollywood" by Movie Magazine in 1925

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