Eleanor Boardman (August 19, 1898 – December 12, 1991) was an American film actress of the silent era, married to film director King Vidor.

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Eleanor Boardman : Silent film actress

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 Profile :

#Boardman in 1923*

Born August 19, 1898, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Died December 12, 1991 (aged 93), Santa Barbara, California, U.S.

Occupation Actress

Years active 1922–1935

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Spouse(s) -   

1. King Vidor,  ​(m. 1926; div. 1933)​

2. Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast, ​(m. 1940; died 1968)​

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Children 2

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2. Introductin :

Eleanor Boardman (August 19, 1898 – December 12, 1991) was an American film actress of the silent era, married to film director King Vidor.

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3. Early life and career :

Eleanor Boardman was born on August 19, 1898, the only child of George W. Boardman and Jane Merriam Stockman Boardman. Educated in Philadelphia, Boardman originally acted on stage, but she lost her voice while starring in The National Anthem. She then entered a nationwide contest for new actors and actresses for silent films. She was chosen from among 1,000 competitors by Goldwyn Pictures as their "New Face of 1922". Her initial screen test was unsuccessful, but a second test resulted in a contract. After several successful supporting roles, she played the lead in Souls for Sale in 1923. That same year, Boardman's growing popularity was reflected by her inclusion on the list of WAMPAS Baby Stars.

She appeared in more than 30 films during her career, achieving her greatest success in director King Vidor's The Crowd (1928). Her performance in that film is widely recognized as one of the outstanding performances in American silent film. In 1932, after some success in sound films, she parted ways with MGM. Her final film was The Three Cornered Hat, which was made in Spain in 1935. After that production, she retired from acting and retreated from Hollywood. Her only subsequent appearance was in an interview filmed for Kevin Brownlow and David Gill's British documentary series Hollywood (1980).

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4. Personal life :

Boardman was married to film director King Vidor, with whom she had two daughters, Antonia and Belinda. They married in 1926 and were divorced on April 11, 1933. Fellow actors John Gilbert and Greta Garbo had allegedly planned a double wedding with them, but Garbo broke the plans at the last minute.

On May 23, 1929, a federal grand jury returned an indictment that charged Boardman with evading income tax payments in 1925, 1926, and 1927. Simultaneously, an information filed in federal court accused Vidor of income tax evasion in 1925 and 1926. J. Marjorie Berger, an income tax counselor in Hollywood, had earlier been indicted on charges of preparing a false income tax return for the couple for 1925.

Boardman's second husband was Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast, to whom she was married from 1940. She divided her time between the United States and their chateau in the Pyrenees Mountains. After her husband's death in 1968, she permanently relocated back to the United States, where she settled into Montecito, California, living in a house she designed.

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5. Death :

Boardman died in her sleep at her Santa Barbara, California, home on December 12, 1991, at the age of 93. Her ashes were scattered in Santa Barbara near her home.

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6. Recognition :

For her contributions to the film industry, Boardman has a motion pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Her star is located at 6928 Hollywood Boulevard.

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7. Filmography :

Boardman depicted in Picture Play magazine, 1923

Year Title Role Notes

1922 The Strangers' Banquet Jean McPherson

1923 Gimme Clothilde Kingsley

Vanity Fair Amelia Sedley Lost film

Souls for Sale Miss Remember Steddon

Three Wise Fools Rena Fairchild / Sydney Fairfield

The Day of Faith Jane Maynard Lost film

1924 True as Steel Ethel Parry Incomplete film

Wine of Youth Mary Hollister

Sinners in Silk Penelope Stevens Lost film

The Turmoil Mary Vertrees

The Silent Accuser Barbara Jane Lost film

So This Is Marriage? Beth Marsh Lost film

The Wife of the Centaur Joan Converse Lost film

1925 The Way of a Girl Rosamond

Proud Flesh Fernanda

The Circle Elizabeth Cheney

Exchange of Wives Margaret Rathburn

The Only Thing Thyra, Princess of Svendborg

The Auction Block Lorelei Knight Lost film

1926 Memory Lane Mary

Bardelys the Magnificent Roxalanne de Lavedan

Tell It to the Marines Nurse Norma Dale

1928 The Crowd Mary

Diamond Handcuffs Tillie

1929 She Goes to War Joan

1930 Mamba Helen von Linden

Redemption Lisa

1931 The Great Meadow Diony Hall

The Flood Joan Marshall

Women Love Once Helen Fields

The Squaw Man Lady Diana Kerhill

1935 The Three Cornered Hat The Miller's Wife

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