Marie Pauline Garon (September 9, 1900 â€" August 30, 1965) was a
Canadian American silent film, feature film and stage actress.Marie
Pauline Garon was born in Montreal, Quebec on September 9, 1900, 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 made her film debut 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).
Canadian American silent film, feature film and stage actress.Marie
Pauline Garon was born in Montreal, Quebec on September 9, 1900, 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 made her film debut 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).
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