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Pauline Garon

Pauline Garon

From Wikipedia Pauline Garon (September 9, 1900 – August 30, 1965) was a Canadian-born American silent film, feature film and stage actress. She was associated with D.W. Griffith when she first came to Hollywood in 1920. Garon's first important role came in 1921's The Power Within. She also played the body double for Sylvia Breamer in Doubling for Romeo (1921). In 1923, she was hailed as Cecil B. DeMille's big new discovery. He cast her in only two films. One was Adam's Rib (1923). She was selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1923. Even before her "discovery", Garon had been a steadily rising star. She appeared opposite Owen Moore in Reported Missing (1922). Garon received much praise for her role in Henry King's adaptation of Sonny (1922 film) (1922). She had been chosen for this role by King after he saw her portray the role in the stage production on Broadway. In 1922 she played with Richard Barthelmess in the First National Pictures release, Sonny. Her role as Florence Crosby brought her to the brink of stardom. However the ingénue professed no real desire to be a celebrity. Garon admitted that the thought of the responsibilities of being a star frightened her. Garon was making at least five films a year after her popularity soared. She was playing many lead roles in B movies and supporting roles in more glamorous films. The 1920s was a wonderful decade for the actress. She co-starred with Gloria Swanson and John Boles in The Love of Sunya which opened the lavish Roxy Theatre in New York City on March 11, 1927. By 1928 Garon's career began to decline dramatically. By the end, She appeared mostly in French renditions of Paramount Pictures movies. She was cast in less popular English films as well. By the early 1930s, Garon was given very small uncredited roles. By 1934 she had vanished from film. Garon played a bit part in How Green Was My Valley (1941). She was in two westerns, Song Of The Saddle (1936) and The Cowboy and the Blonde (1941). Garon married three times. She wed actor Lowell Sherman in February 1926. Sherman's influence led Garon to refuse a long-term contract with Paramount. In February 1928 Garon became a citizen of the United States. She separated from Sherman in August 1927. In February 1940 she eloped with radio star and actor, Clyde Harland John Alban, to Yuma, Arizona. Garon and Alban divorced in 1942. She wed comedian Ross Forester and remained with him until she died. Garon died at Patton State Hospital, a psychiatric institution in San Bernardino, California, in 1965. The cause of death was a brain disorder. She was 63 years old.

Personal information

Birthday

1901-09-09

Birth Place

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Movies and TV shows :

Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib

1923

5.8

Movie
Becky Sharp

Becky Sharp

1935

5.6

Movie
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

1938

7.0

Movie
Bunco Squad

Bunco Squad

1950

5.9

Movie
By Appointment Only

By Appointment Only

1933

5.8

Movie
Children of Dust

Children of Dust

1923

0.0

Movie
Christine of the Big Tops

Christine of the Big Tops

1926

8.0

Movie
Colleen

Colleen

1936

5.3

Movie
Compromise

Compromise

1925

0.0

Movie
Dangerous

Dangerous

1935

6.7

Movie
Driven from Home

Driven from Home

1927

0.0

Movie
Dugan of the Dugouts

Dugan of the Dugouts

1928

0.0

Movie
Échec au roi

Échec au roi

1930

0.0

Movie
Fighting Youth

Fighting Youth

1925

0.0

Movie
Flaming Waters

Flaming Waters

1925

0.0

Movie
Folies Bergère

Folies Bergère

1935

0.0

Movie
Her Husband's Secretary

Her Husband's Secretary

1937

5.0

Movie
In the Headlines

In the Headlines

1929

0.0

Movie
Keep the Bomb

Keep the Bomb

1930

0.0

Movie
King of Hockey

King of Hockey

1936

5.0

Movie
Ladies at Ease

Ladies at Ease

1927

0.0

Movie
Lillian Russell

Lillian Russell

1940

6.1

Movie
Lost in the Stratosphere

Lost in the Stratosphere

1934

4.7

Movie
Manslaughter

Manslaughter

1922

5.4

Movie
One Year Later

One Year Later

1933

6.3

Movie
Pal o' Mine

Pal o' Mine

1924

0.0

Movie
Passionate Youth

Passionate Youth

1925

0.0

Movie
Riley of the Rainbow Division

Riley of the Rainbow Division

1928

0.0

Movie
Rose of the World

Rose of the World

1925

0.0

Movie
Satan in Sables

Satan in Sables

1925

0.0

Movie
Shall We Dance

Shall We Dance

1937

7.2

Movie
Song of the Saddle

Song of the Saddle

1936

7.0

Movie
Sonny

Sonny

1922

0.0

Movie
The Average Woman

The Average Woman

1924

6.2

Movie
The College Hero

The College Hero

1927

4.3

Movie
The Devil's Cage

The Devil's Cage

1928

0.0

Movie
The Gamblers

The Gamblers

1929

0.0

Movie
The Girl He Didn't Buy

The Girl He Didn't Buy

1928

0.0

Movie
The Great Sensation

The Great Sensation

1925

0.0

Movie
The Green Specter

The Green Specter

1930

0.0

Movie
The Love Gamble

The Love Gamble

1925

6.0

Movie
The Love of Sunya

The Love of Sunya

1927

7.1

Movie
The Marriage Market

The Marriage Market

1923

0.0

Movie
The Phantom Broadcast

The Phantom Broadcast

1933

4.8

Movie
The son of the other

The son of the other

1932

0.0

Movie
The Splendid Road

The Splendid Road

1925

0.0

Movie
The Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred

1930

4.6

Movie
The Turmoil

The Turmoil

1924

0.0

Movie
The White Cockatoo

The White Cockatoo

1935

5.3

Movie
We! We! Marie!

We! We! Marie!

1930

0.0

Movie
Where Was I?

Where Was I?

1925

0.0

Movie
Wine of Youth

Wine of Youth

1924

8.0

Movie
Wonder Bar

Wonder Bar

1934

6.1

Movie
You Can't Fool Your Wife

You Can't Fool Your Wife

1923

0.0

Movie