Olive Carey
Encyclopedia
Olive Carey was an American
film
and television
actress.
Born as Olive Fuller Golden in New York City
, she appeared in more than fifty films, mostly westerns, including Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
, often playing tough tom-boy parts. In 1920, she wed actor Harry Carey, Sr., with whom she remained until his death in 1947. They had two children, a daughter Ellen and a son, actor Harry Carey, Jr. She died at the age of ninety-two in Carpinteria
, California
.
In 1956, she guest starred in the episode "Death in the Snow" of NBC
's anthology series, The Joseph Cotten Show
. From 1957-1958, Carey played Elsie, the live-in housekeeper, on the CBS sitcom, Mr. Adams and Eve
, which starred the then real-life married acting couple, Howard Duff
and Ida Lupino
. About this time, she also appeared on John Payne
's NBC western
series, The Restless Gun
.
United States
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film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
actress.
Born as Olive Fuller Golden in New York City
New York City
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, she appeared in more than fifty films, mostly westerns, including Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957 film)
The film was based on a real event which took place on October 26, 1881. It was directed by John Sturges and featuring a screenplay written by novelist Leon Uris, and the movie's supporting cast included Rhonda Fleming, John Ireland, Jo Van Fleet, Martin Milner, Dennis Hopper, Jack Elam, Lee Van...
, often playing tough tom-boy parts. In 1920, she wed actor Harry Carey, Sr., with whom she remained until his death in 1947. They had two children, a daughter Ellen and a son, actor Harry Carey, Jr. She died at the age of ninety-two in Carpinteria
Carpinteria, California
Carpinteria is a small oceanside city located in southeastern Santa Barbara County, California, east of Santa Barbara and northwest of Ventura. The population was 13,040 at the 2010 census, down from 14,194 at the 2000 census....
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
In 1956, she guest starred in the episode "Death in the Snow" of NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's anthology series, The Joseph Cotten Show
The Joseph Cotten Show
The Joseph Cotten Show is an American anthology series series hosted by and occasionally starring Joseph Cotten. The series, which first aired on NBC, aired 31 episodes from September 14, 1956, to September 13, 1957...
. From 1957-1958, Carey played Elsie, the live-in housekeeper, on the CBS sitcom, Mr. Adams and Eve
Mr. Adams and Eve
Mr. Adams and Eve is a CBS sitcom starring Howard Duff and his then wife, Ida Lupino, as a fictitious acting couple, Howard and Eve Adams, residing in Beverly Hills, California. In the television series, Lupino is known professionally as Eve Drake. The program aired sixty-six episodes from January...
, which starred the then real-life married acting couple, Howard Duff
Howard Duff
Howard Green Duff was an American actor of film, television, stage, and radio.Duff was born in Charleston, Washington, now a part of Bremerton. He graduated from Roosevelt High School in Seattle in 1932 where he began acting in school plays only after he was cut from the basketball team...
and Ida Lupino
Ida Lupino
Ida Lupino was an English-born film actress and director, and a pioneer among women filmmakers. In her 48-year career, she appeared in 59 films and directed seven others, mostly in the United States. She appeared in serial television programmes 58 times and directed 50 other episodes...
. About this time, she also appeared on John Payne
John Payne (actor)
John Payne was an American film actor who is mainly remembered as a singer in 20th Century Fox musical films, and for his leading roles in Miracle on 34th Street and the NBC western television series The Restless Gun.-Background:Payne was born in Roanoke, Virginia...
's NBC western
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
series, The Restless Gun
The Restless Gun
The Restless Gun is a western television series that appeared on NBC between 1957 and 1959, with John Payne in the role of Vint Bonner, a wandering cowboy in the era after the American Civil War. A skilled gunfighter, Bonner is an idealistic person who prefers peaceful resolutions of conflict...
.
Selected filmography
- The Sorrowful ShoreThe Sorrowful ShoreThe Sorrowful Shore is a 1913 drama film directed by D. W. Griffith.-Cast:* Harry Carey - The Widowed Father* Christy Cabanne - The Son * Olive Carey - The Orphan * Frank Opperman - The Orphan's Father...
(1913) - When the Gods Played a Badger GameWhen the Gods Played a Badger GameWhen the Gods Played a Badger Game is a 1915 silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and featuring Lon Chaney, Sr. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Pauline Bush - Nan DeVere, the chorus Girl* Lon Chaney, Sr. - Joe, the property man...
(1915) - Such Is LifeSuch Is Life (1915 film)Such Is Life is a 1915 silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and featuring Lon Chaney, Sr. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Pauline Bush - Polly* Lon Chaney, Sr. - Tod Wilkes* William C. Dowlan - Will Deming...
(1915) - Just JimJust JimJust Jim is a 1915 drama film featuring Harry Carey.-Cast:* Harry Carey - Jim * Jean Taylor - Rose* William A. Crinley - Undetermined Role * Albert Edmondson - Undetermined Role...
(1915) - The Millionaire PaupersThe Millionaire PaupersThe Millionaire Paupers is a 1915 silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and featuring Lon Chaney, Sr. Only a fragment of the film survives.-Cast:* Grace Thompson - Enid* Gretchen Lederer - Mabel* Lon Chaney, Sr. - Martin - landlord...
(1915) - A Knight of the RangeA Knight of the RangeA Knight of the Range is a 1916 Western film featuring Harry Carey.-Cast:* Harry Carey - Cheyenne Harry* Olive Carey - Bess Dawson* Hoot Gibson - Bob Graham* William Canfield - Gentleman Dick* Bud Osborne - Sheriff* A.D. Blake - Nick...
(1916) - Stampede in the NightStampede in the NightStampede in the Night is a 1916 short Western film directed by Jacques Jaccard.-Cast:* Hoot Gibson* Olive Carey - * Neal Hart* William Canfield* Peggy Coudray...
(1916) - The Night RidersThe Night Riders (1916 film)The Night Riders is a 1916 silent Western film featuring Harry Carey.-Cast:* Harry Carey* Olive Carey - * Peggy Coudray* Hoot Gibson* Neal Hart* Joe Rickson...
(1916) - The Passing of Hell's CrownThe Passing of Hell's CrownThe Passing of Hell's Crown is a 1916 silent Western film featuring Harry Carey.-Cast:* Harry Carey* Olive Carey - * G. Raymond Nye - * Neal Hart* Hoot Gibson* Peggy Coudray...
(1916) - The Wedding GuestThe Wedding GuestThe Wedding Guest is a 1916 silent drama film featuring Harry Carey.-Cast:* Harry Carey* William Canfield* Hoot Gibson* Olive Carey - * Joe Rickson* Peggy Coudray...
(1916) - The Committee on CredentialsThe Committee on CredentialsThe Committee on Credentials is a 1916 silent film featuring Harry Carey. It is based on the novel, The Pride of Palomar, by Peter Bernard Kyne...
(1916) - For the Love of a GirlFor the Love of a GirlFor the Love of a Girl is a 1916 silent film featuring Harry Carey.-Cast:* Harry Carey* Bessie Arnold* Joe Rickson* Olive Carey - * Neal Hart...
(1916) - Love's LariatLove's LariatLove's Lariat is a 1916 silent film featuring Harry Carey.-Cast:* Harry Carey - Sky High* Neal Hart - Skeeter* William Quinn - Allan Landers* Olive Carey - Goldie Le Croix * Pedro León - Cowboy* Joe Rickson - Cowboy...
(1916) - A Woman's EyesA Woman's EyesA Woman's Eyes is a 1916 silent film featuring Harry Carey.-Cast:* Harry Carey* Olive Carey - * Joe Rickson* Doc Crane...
(1916) - The Devil's OwnThe Devil's Own (1916 film)The Devil's Own is a 1916 silent drama film featuring Harry Carey.-Cast:* Harry Carey* Olive Carey - * Joe Rickson...
(1916) - Trader HornTrader Horn (1931 film)Trader Horn is the first non-documentary film shot on location in Africa. The 1931 movie tells of the adventures of real-life trader and adventurer Alfred Aloysius "Trader" Horn on safari in Africa. It featured many authentic shots of African wildlife and a great deal of inauthentic plot. It was...
(1931) - The Vanishing LegionThe Vanishing LegionThe Vanishing Legion is a 1931 Mascot film serial directed by Ford Beebe and B. Reeves Eason.The stars Harry Carey and Edwina Booth were originally intended to be in the studio's previous serial, King of the Wild, but had to be re-cast when the MGM film Trader Horn overran its schedule...
(1931) - Rogue CopRogue CopRogue Cop is a film noir directed by Roy Rowland, based on the novel by William P. McGivern , and starring Robert Taylor, Janet Leigh, and George Raft.-Plot:...
(1954) - The SearchersThe Searchers (film)The Searchers is a 1956 American Western film directed by John Ford, based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May, and set during the Texas–Indian Wars...
(1956) - Two Rode TogetherTwo Rode TogetherTwo Rode Together is a western film directed by John Ford, and starring James Stewart, Richard Widmark, and Shirley Jones. The supporting cast includes Linda Cristal, Andy Devine, and John McIntire...
(1961) - Billy the Kid vs. DraculaBilly the Kid vs. DraculaBilly the Kid vs. Dracula is a 1966 American low-budget horror/western film directed by William Beaudine. It was released theatrically as part of a double bill, along with Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter...
(1966)