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Anita Garvin

Anita Garvin

Actor

Born February 11, 1906 in New York City, New York, USA

Died July 7, 1994

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Anita Garvin (February 11, 1907 – July 7, 1994) was an American actress and comedian who appeared in both silent and sound films. She is best known for her work with comedians Laurel and Hardy and Charley Chase.

Garvin was born in New York City.] Her two sisters who danced in vaudeville encouraged her talents. At age 12, she lied to an agent saying she was "almost sixteen" and got a job being a bathing beauty for one of Mack Sennett's stage shows. The following year she joined the Ziegfeld Follies. She took pride in being the only woman allowed to touch Will Rogers's ropes. She also appeared in Earl Carroll Vanities.

Garvin went on tour with the musical Sally staying with the show for two seasons, then decided to stay in California when the tour left that stop in 1924. In Hollywood, Garvin began working for Christie Film Company's comedies. She recalled her co-star Bobby Vernon dropping butter on the floor onto which she stepped and tumbled, cementing her career as a comedian. Charles Lamont brought her over to work for Educational Pictures. In 1926, Hal Roach took her under contract, where she appeared in many silent films with Charley Chase, James Finlayson, and Max Davidson as well as playing occasional supporting roles in feature films. Standing around 6 feet tall, "her regal countenance and deadpan expression" made her the perfect comic foil.

Roach later considered her "one of his finest actresses." Reflecting upon her frequent co-star Stan Laurel, Garvin observed: "One thing about Stan--with apologies to a lot of directors--they thought they were directing him. And they thought they were directing the picture. But Stan was the one...He was very clever about it. The director was never cognizant of the fact that he was not doing all the directing. Stan's mind was going all the time, always thinking of gags and things to do. The script didn't mean a thing." Garvin appeared in a total of eleven Laurel and Hardy films. In 1928, she was teamed with Marion Byron as a short-lived female version of Laurel and Hardy. Along with Edgar Kennedy, Byron and Garvin appeared in A Pair of Tights, an "acknowledged masterpiece."

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Classic Comedy Teams Poster

Classic Comedy Teams Documentary1986Mrs. Laurel

The Laurel and Hardy Show Poster

The Laurel and Hardy Show TV Series1986Mrs. Laurel

Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's Poster

Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's Feature Film1965

When Comedy Was King Poster

When Comedy Was King Documentary1960edited from 'A Pair of Tights'

A Chump at Oxford Poster

A Chump at Oxford Feature Film1940Mrs. Vandevere

Bested by a Beard Poster

Bested by a Beard Short Film1940Mrs. Vivian Errol

Cookoo Cavaliers Poster

Cookoo Cavaliers Short Film1940Weakfish Customer

He Asked for It Poster

He Asked for It Short Film1940

Sunk by the Census Poster

Sunk by the Census Short Film1940

Home Boner Short Film1939

Now It Can Be Sold Short Film1939

Truth Aches Short Film1939Mrs. Errol

Swiss Miss Poster

Swiss Miss Feature Film1938Tradesman's Wife

Topper Feature Film1937Seabreeze Hotel Guest

Sleepless Hollow Poster

Sleepless Hollow Short Film1936Harry's Wife

While the Cat's Away Poster

While the Cat's Away Short Film1936Emma

Elmer Steps Out Poster

Elmer Steps Out Short Film1934

I Am a Thief Poster

I Am a Thief Feature Film1934Train Passenger

Merry Wives of Reno Poster

Merry Wives of Reno Feature Film1934Male-Seeking Woman in Hotel Lobby

Asleep in the Feet Poster

Asleep in the Feet Short Film1933Dance Hall Hostess

His Silent Racket Poster

His Silent Racket Short Film1933Mrs. Finlayson

Les carottiers Poster

Les carottiers Feature Film1932Mme. Laurel

Show Business Poster

Show Business Short Film1932Anita Garvin

The Hollywood Handicap Short Film1932Character

The Millionaire Cat Short Film1932Natalie

Yoo-Hoo Short Film1932Anita

Be Big! Short Film1931Mrs. Laurel

Los calaveras Poster

Los calaveras Feature Film1931Señora Laurel

Murder at Midnight Poster

Murder at Midnight Feature Film1931Party Guest

Blotto Short Film1930Mrs. Laurel

Night Work Poster

Night Work Feature Film1930Bit Part

The Big Jewel Case Short Film1930

The Virtuous Sin Poster

The Virtuous Sin Feature Film1930Undetermined Secondary Role

Trouble for Two Short Film1930

Whispering Whoopee Poster

Whispering Whoopee Short Film1930Miss Garvin

A Pair of Tights Poster

A Pair of Tights Short Film1929Anita

All Steamed Up Poster

All Steamed Up Short Film1929The Wife

Dynamite Poster

Dynamite Feature Film1929Undetermined Role

Going Ga-Ga Short Film1929Anita

Hunting the Hunter Short Film1929

Modern Love Poster

Modern Love Feature Film1929Mrs. Weston - the Brunette

Movie Night Poster

Movie Night Short Film1929

Off to Buffalo Short Film1929Mrs. Brown

On with the Show! Poster

On with the Show! Feature Film1929Chorine

Our Modern Maidens Poster

Our Modern Maidens Feature Film1929Bridesmaid

Red Hot Rhythm Poster

Red Hot Rhythm Feature Film1929Mable

Sally Feature Film1929Party Guest

Stepping Out Poster

Stepping Out Short Film1929Anita - beautician

The Charlatan Poster

The Charlatan Feature Film1929Mrs. Paynter

The Single Standard Poster

The Single Standard Feature Film1929Packy's Jealous Girlfriend at Art Exhibition

Trent's Last Case Poster

Trent's Last Case Feature Film1929Ottilie Dunois

Always a Gentleman Short Film1928

Fandango Short Film1928Señorita

Feed 'em and Weep Poster

Feed 'em and Weep Short Film1928Anita

From Soup to Nuts Poster

From Soup to Nuts Short Film1928Mrs. Culpepper

Imagine My Embarrassment Poster

Imagine My Embarrassment Short Film1928

Night Watch Poster

Night Watch Feature Film1928Ann

Old Wives Who Knew Short Film1928

Roaming Romeo Poster

Roaming Romeo Short Film1928The princess

That Night Short Film1928

The Play Girl Poster

The Play Girl Feature Film1928Millie

Their Purple Moment Poster

Their Purple Moment Short Film1928Oliver's Girlfriend

Assistant Wives Poster

Assistant Wives Short Film1927Gwendolyn - the Flapjack Queen

Baby Brother Poster

Baby Brother Short Film1927Amorous Nursemaid

Brunettes Prefer Gentlemen Short Film1927

Fighting Fathers Short Film1927Mrs. Sniffleblaster

Forgotten Sweeties Poster

Forgotten Sweeties Short Film1927

Hats Off Poster

Hats Off Short Film1927Customer at top of stairs

Live News Short Film1927The Queen of the Underworld

Many Scrappy Returns Poster

Many Scrappy Returns Short Film1927Wellington's Wife

Never the Dames Shall Meet Poster

Never the Dames Shall Meet Short Film1927Edna's Sister

Sailors, Beware! Poster

Sailors, Beware! Short Film1927Madame Ritz

Suite Homes Poster

Suite Homes Short Film1927

The Battle of the Century Poster

The Battle of the Century Short Film1927Woman Who Slips on Pie

The Lighter That Failed Poster

The Lighter That Failed Short Film1927Undetermined Secondary Role

The Motor Boat Demon Short Film1927Colleen Ginsberg

The Old Wallop Poster

The Old Wallop Short Film1927Wheezer's mother

The Valley of Hell Poster

The Valley of Hell Feature Film1927

Two-Time Mama Poster

Two-Time Mama Short Film1927Mrs. Dazzle

Upstream Poster

Upstream Feature Film1927Theatre Audience Admirer at Stage Door

Wedding Yells Poster

Wedding Yells Short Film1927The Interloper

Why Girls Love Sailors Poster

Why Girls Love Sailors Short Film1927Captain's Wife

With Love and Hisses Poster

With Love and Hisses Short Film1927Captain Bustle's First Girlfriend

Bertha, the Sewing Machine Girl Poster

Bertha, the Sewing Machine Girl Feature Film1926Flo Mason

Close Shaves Short Film1926The Vamp

Creeps Short Film1926Scheming Cousin

For Sadie's Sake Short Film1926

Going Crazy Poster

Going Crazy Short Film1926Mean Nurse

Kiss Papa Short Film1926Wife Substitute

Move Along Poster

Move Along Short Film1926Rich Girl With Roses

Nothing Matters Poster

Nothing Matters Short Film1926Hortense

Raggedy Rose Poster

Raggedy Rose Feature Film1926Janice

Should Husbands Pay? Poster

Should Husbands Pay? Short Film1926The Judge's Wife

The Humdinger Short Film1926The Vamp

A Dangerous Peach Short Film1925Mrs. Wilson

A Taxi War Short Film1925

Book Bozo Short Film1925

Fair But Foolish Poster

Fair But Foolish Short Film1925

In the Grease Short Film1925Physical Culture Teacher

My Swedie Short Film1925Ethel Lorraine

Sweet and Pretty Short Film1925

The Sleuth Poster

The Sleuth Short Film1925The Other Woman

Bright Lights Short Film1924

The Last Man on Earth Poster

The Last Man on Earth Feature Film1924A Millionairess

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