silentmovies:

Olive Thomas

pickurselfup:

The Flapper, 1920

Olive Thomas

Olive Thomas

Christmas - 1910s

ziegfeld-follies:

Olive Thomas

c. Late 1910s

Olive Thomas in The Flapper - (1920)

In 1918, she signed with David O Selznick. “But I want to create a certain role, you see Mary is the kid in pictures; Norma does drama; Constance is the flippant, flighty wife; Dorothy the hoyden; Nazimova is exotic and steeped in mystery, my Jack plays boys, while I–I–why don’t you see, I am just nothing at all!” In fact, Olive was the first movie flapper, or “baby vamp”.

ziegfeld-follies:

Olive Thomas - (1910s)

Photo:  Napoleon Sarony

ziegfeld-follies:

Olive Thomas

Photoplay - (Late 1910s)

Olive Thomas and a four footed friend

C. Late 1910s

silentpickford:

theloudestvoice:

Olive Thomas cover of Motion Picture Magazine, June 1919

via assumption.edu

Titles from The Flapper - an Olive Thomas film

C. 1920

Titles from The Flapper, an Olive Thomas film

c. 1920

Washington D.C.’s Savoy Theatre

C.  1920

2831:

Olive Thomas

Olive Thomas

Inscribed to Mabel Normand, “Just lots of love from the bottom of my heart”.

Olive Thomas, “The Glorious Lady” lobby card

1919