Olive Ann Alcorn

Olive Ann Alcorn
Alcorn c. 1925
Born	(1900-03-10)March 10, 1900 Stillwater, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	January 8, 1972(1972-01-08) (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)

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

Olive Ann was born in

, 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

Works

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

.

References

1. ^ "Stillwater native Olive Ann Alcorn appeared with Chaplin, Lon Chaney in silent movies". Press Publications. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
2. ^ 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

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Olive Ann Alcorn.

• Alta Art Studies, San Francisco: Alta Studios at the Historical Ziegfeld Group (photographs)