Olive Thomas, Triangle Studios Photo, circa 1917, **I.V.
Caption: Olive Thomas, Triangle Studios Photo, circa 1917, **I.V.
Actress, Writer
Born: October 20, 1894
Star sign: Libra
Known for: The Flapper (1920), Love's Prisoner (1919), Betty Takes a Hand (1918), The Follies Girl (1919)
Source: IMDB
Oliveretta Elaine Duffy was born on October 20, 1894, in Charleroi, Pennsylvania. Olive, as she was known to family and friends, did not have much of a childhood. Life in industrial Pittsburgh was depressing and grim with its smoky factories and hard living. She married Bernard Krug Thomas at the age of 16 (which wasn't uncommon at the time), but ...