From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Olivia Joyce Compton January 27 1907 October 13 1997 was an American actress Compton was born in Lexington Kentucky Despite frequent reports to the contrary her name was not originally Eleanor Hunt she had appeared in the film Good Sport 1931 with Hunt and this confusion in an early press article followed Compton throughout her career After graduating high school she spent two years studying at the University of Tulsa studying dramatics art music and dancing She won a personality and beauty contest and spent two months in a film studio as an extra Compton first made a name for herself when she was named one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1926 alongside Mary Brian Dolores Costello Joan Crawford Dolores del Río Janet Gaynor and Fay Wray Compton appeared in a long string of mostly Bmovies from the 1920s through the 1950s She was a comedy actress and protested at being stereotyped as a dumb blonde Among her over two hundred films were Imitation of Life Magnificent Obsession The Awful Truth Mildred Pierce and The Best Years of Our Lives A devout Christian on her gravestone just beneath her dates of birth and death is written Christian Actress She died from natural causes aged 90 and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills
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