American actress Olive Borden, born Sybil Tinkle in Richmond Virginia, played leads in many silent and early sound films. At age 19, she became a Mack Sennett Bathing Beauty and by 1925 had become the on-screen love interest for cowboy-star Tom Mix. Known for her flamboyance and exotic looks, she went on to appear in silent films by Ford, Howard Hawks, and Allan Dwan. Unfortunately, her career was destroyed with the advent of sound, and Borden never appeared in film again.
Borden had two failed marriages. She married a stockbroker named Theodore Spector in March 1931. He was arrested for bigamy in 1932 when it was discovered he had married Borden before divorcing his first wife. The marriage was annulled. She married her second husband, electrician John Moeller, in 1934. That marriage ended in divorce seven years later. From 1926 until 1930 she had been romantically involved with actor George O'Brien and the press reported they were engaged. She also dated director Marshall Neilan and producer Paul Bern. For most of her life Borden lived with her mother, Sibbie. She died at the early age of 41.