![]() ![]() ![]() "A film buff"s dream, wrapped in the decadence and glamour of a bygone era. Ollie's mysterious death in Paris’ Ritz Hotel in 1920 was one of Hollywood’s first scandals, ensuring that her legend lived on. ![]() Author photos Contact and social media links Author bio Articles about Laini Giles Interviews and interview requests. ![]() Together they developed a reputation for drinking, club-going, wrecking cars, and fighting, along with giving each other expensive make-up gifts. Love Lies Bleeding The Forgotten Flapper A Novel of Olive Thomas The It Girl and Me A Novel of Clara Bow Bathing Beauty A Novel of Marie Prevost Scheduled appearances Press Kit. When Hollywood beckoned, Ollie signed first with Triangle Pictures, and then with Myron Selznick’s new production company, becoming most well known for her work as a “baby vamp,” the precursor to the flappers of the 1920s.Īfter a stormy courtship, she married playboy Jack Pickford, Mary Pickford’s wastrel brother. From her longtime home at the theater, Ollie’s ghost tells her story from her early life in Pittsburgh to her tragic death at twenty-five.Īfter winning a contest for “The Most Beautiful Girl in New York,” shopgirl Ollie modeled for the most famous artists in New York, and then went on to become the toast of Broadway. They say she’s the ghost of Olive Thomas, one of the loveliest girls who ever lit up the Ziegfeld Follies and the silent screen. A presence lurks in New York City’s New Amsterdam Theatre when the lights go down and the audience goes home. ![]()
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