Pauline Garon
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Publicity photo of Garon from Stars of the Photoplay (1924)
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| Born |
Marie Pauline Garon September 9, 1900 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | August 30, 1965 (aged 64) San Bernardino, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1920–1930 |
| Spouse(s) |
Lowell Sherman (1926–1929; divorced) Clyde Harland Alban (1940–1942; divorced) Ross Forester (19??−1965) |
Pauline Garon (September 9, 1900 – August 30, 1965) was a Canadian-born American silent film, feature film and stage actress.
Born in Montreal, Quebec as Marie Pauline Garon, the daughter of Pierre and Victoria Garon, she was of French and Irish descent. Her father first worked for the Canadian postal department, then worked at an insurance agency, where he managed to gain enough money to send his youngest child (out of eleven children) to the Couvent Sacre-Coeur (Sacred Heart Convent) in Montreal, one of the most prestigious schools in the city. Garon attended this school for seven years. She was the first graduate of the institution to perform in the theater. Garon did not learn English until she was ten years old. Around age 20, Garon ran away to New York City where she began work on Broadway. She debuted in films in Remodeling Her Husband as a body double for Dorothy Gish.
She was associated with D.W. Griffith when she first came to Hollywood in 1920. Garon's first important role came in 1921's The Power Within. She also played the body double for Sylvia Breamer in Doubling for Romeo (1921).
In 1923, she was hailed as Cecil B. DeMille's big new discovery. He cast her in only two films. One was Adam's Rib (1923). She was selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1923. Even before her "discovery", Garon had been a steadily rising star. She appeared opposite Owen Moore in Reported Missing (1922). Garon received much praise for her role in Henry King's adaptation of Sonny (1922). She had been chosen for this role by King after he saw her portray the role in the stage production on Broadway. She co-starred with Richard Barthelmess in the First National Pictures release.
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